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Tax havens and reputational costs

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  • DePaul, Adrienne
  • Murphy, Frank
  • Vernon, Mary E.

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In 2017, the European Commission (EC) published a list of non-cooperative tax havens. We study whether country-level tourism and foreign direct investment (FDI) change as a result of this list. Consistent with a reputational cost of the EC's “name and shame” campaign, there is a modest reduction in EU tourism among listed countries compared to unlisted ones. This relative reduction is concentrated among tourists from countries that view cheating on taxes as less justifiable. In contrast, listed countries experience a general increase in FDI following the list, a benefit potentially offsetting the costs of reduced tourism.

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  • DePaul, Adrienne & Murphy, Frank & Vernon, Mary E., 2025. "Tax havens and reputational costs," Journal of Accounting and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 79(2).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jaecon:v:79:y:2025:i:2:s0165410124000910
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2024.101761
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    Keywords

    Tax havens; Reputational costs; Foreign direct investment;
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    JEL classification:

    • F4 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance
    • G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • H20 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - General

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