Hiding Control: Oligarchs, Predation, and Political Connection

• In Event: Midwest Eurasia Political Economy Workshop -- Corruption & Oligarchy

Brief Overview

Focusing on Ukraine before the 2004 Orange Revolution, we examine the mechanisms by which wealthy, politically connected businessmen (“oligarchs”) hide their control of key enterprises, using data from firm registries and investigative journalists.

Authors

• John S Earle, George Mason University

• Scott Gehlbach, University of Chicago

• Anton Shirikov, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Solomiya Shpak, George Mason University