We build a theoretical framework for cross-border fraud in which international fraud complaints follow a gravity model. Using several large databases of consumer complaints, we find that complaints exhibit gravity; compared to trade volumes, cultural distance is more important for complaints and...

We build a theoretical framework for cross-border fraud in which fraud complaints follow a gravity model. Using several large databases of consumer complaints, we show empirically that complaints do exhibit gravity; compared to trade volumes, cultural distance is more important and physical...

We build a theoretical framework for cross-border fraud in which fraud complaints follow a gravity model. Using several large databases of consumer complaints, we show empirically that complaints do exhibit gravity; compared to trade volumes, cultural distance is more important and physical...