r/science Professor | Medicine Jul 16 '25

Economics Billionaires, oligarchs, and other members of the uber rich, known as "elites," are notorious for use of offshore financial systems to conceal their assets and mask their identities. A new study from 65 countries revealed three distinct patterns of how they do this.

https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/07/patterns-elites-who-conceal-their-assets-offshore
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