A Social Network Analysis of The Portuguese Connection in Panama Papers

Daniel Barbosa (), Nuno Filipe () and João Gama ()
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Daniel Barbosa: NOS
Nuno Filipe: Lipor
João Gama: FEP

FEP Working Papers from Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Economia do Porto

Abstract: Panama Papers refers to a recent scandal of fraudulent financial transactions. This paper presents an economic network analysis of Portuguese companies and individuals with connections to offshore companies. Using Social Network Analysis techniques was possible to characterize the level of connections, the number of communities and the actors that play a central role in the network. We were able to assess the Portuguese network and identify its central actors of the network, i.e., companies with high influence in the network, in which any eventual investigation of legal compliance by Portuguese authorities should be focused on.

Keywords: Panama Papers; Social Network Analysis; Offshores; Money Laundering (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D85 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 12 pages
Date: 2017-08
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-soc
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