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Illicit financial flows : illicit narcotics transiting West Africa

Shaw, Mark - 2019

This paper explores the flow of illicit narcotics transiting West Africa. It is divided into four sections, providing an overview of the nature and scope of the illicit narcotic economy, the networks and actors involved and its development impacts, including its resulting illicit financial...

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Illicit financial flows : illicit trade in counterfeit, pirated and substandard goods in Ghana

Lallerstedt, Karl - 2019

Illicit trade in goods that displace normally legal goods is an extensive global problem, which carries considerable development risks and losses for developing countries. Focusing on pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and consumer goods (which in itself consists of a broad range of goods), this...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012137029

Crime and conflicts in Africa : consequences of corruption?

Asongu, Simplice A.; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2013

With earthshaking and jaw-breaking levels of corruption in the African continent, the question on the extent to which … corruption influences crime still remains unanswered. This paper assesses the effect of corruption (corruption-control) in 38 … African countries using updated data. We find that, crime is highly positively (negatively) correlated with corruption …

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Crime and Conflicts in Africa : Consequences of Corruption?

Asongu, Simplice - 2015

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Illicit financial flows : the role of Al Qaeda and its affiliates in the Islamic Maghreb

Kouts, Theodore - 2019

Illicit financial flows (IFFs) in West Africa have long contributed to the region’s instability, partly due to their links to regional terrorist organisations such as Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). AQIM has directly and indirectly participated in and perpetuated illicit financial...

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The Shadow Economy and Corruption in Greece

Katsios, Stavros - 2016

The paper highlights the interaction between the underground economy and corruption, focusing on the regional …

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Why Do Firms Hide? Bribes and Unofficial Activity after Communism

Johnson, Simon; Kaufmann, Daniel; McMillan, John; … - 2002

Ukraine face higher effective tax rates, worse bureaucratic corruption, greater incidence of mafia protection, and have less … corruption is significantly associated with hiding output …

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Vulnerability and Exposure to Illicit Financial Flows Risk in Africa

Abugre, Charles - 2019

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Size and Development of the Shadow Economy and of Do-it-Yourself Activities in Germany

Buehn, Andreas - 2007

This paper presents the first MIMIC (multiple indicator multiple causes) model estimate of the size and development of the shadow economy and of do-it-yourself (DIY) activities in Germany from 1970 to 2005. By 2005, they reached a level of about 17% and 4.94%. While the shadow economy has...

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Uncovering Illegal and Underground Economies : The Case of Mafia Extortion Racketeering

Piemontese, Lavinia - 2020

This paper proposes a new approach for quantifying the economic cost of hidden economies. I specifically apply the method to the case of mafia racketeering in Northern Italy, and in so doing, provide the first explicit estimate of the economic cost of mafia spread in this area. I show both...

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