Pandora Papers: Why Celebrities Avoid Taxes So Often – Economy

Power, ego, narcissism: when prominent multimillionaires evade taxes, it often has something to do with the feeling of inviolability, says tax psychologist Erich Kirchler.

For years, politicians around the world have asserted that they want to fight tax havens. But the Pandora Papers reveal clandestine offshore dealings by more than 330 politicians and officials from nearly 100 countries. The business psychologist Erich Kirchler talks about the morals of tax evaders and the reasons for their behavior.