1/ Big news! Today, we officially launch the International Tax Observatory (#ITO)🚀

Building on the foundation of the EUTO, we are expanding our mission to address global tax evasion, wealth concentration, illicit financial flows & the intersection of taxation & the environment.

Tax on ultra-rich: 'France has the opportunity to lead the way,' say Nobel Prize-winning economists OP-ED. As public deficits balloon and extreme wealth explode, creating a minimum tax on the assets of billionaires should be a priority, argue seven Nobel Prize-winning economists in an op-ed for Le M...

An international call for action just got louder:

Today, 7 Nobel Laureates have issued a powerful call for a minimum tax on the ultra-wealthy in Le Monde

Here’s a quick breakdown of the debate—and where things stand globally

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www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...

The Mysteries of Cities and Economic Growth It’s impossible to think about economic growth without also thinking about cities’ vital role in connecting the world

Ed Glaeser and I wrote about the future of cities for the IMF. Fun topic to think about. www.imf.org/en/Publicati...

A very useful note on why ownership of U.S. real estate is difficult to establish below.

tldr: NY register records the nominal owners firm name but the address of the financial service provider.
by @mattcollin.bsky.social , @osafarnama.bsky.social , and @andokl.bsky.social .

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Since my employer EU Tax Obsevatory isn't here yet, reposting:

Join our webinar thursday on the updated #AtlasoftheOffshoreWorld!
🔹Get to know the Atlas & access its datasets
🔹Learn how it informs global tax reform debates
🔹Hear from dataset coordinators on their latest updates

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Check out our new website mapping the Offshore World
👉 atlas-offshore-world.org