This report discusses concerns raised by participants of Thematic Area 4 (Force, Fraud and Coercion) of the … on intercountry adoption practices over the past 30 years; force, fraud, and coercion have been identified in a small but …

, identity theft, consumer fraud, and malicious software. The damage in these areas together amounts to approximately 3.4 billion …

We test the predictability of investment fraud using a panel of mandatory disclosures filed with the U.S. Securities … have significant power to predict fraud. Avoiding the 5% of firms with the highest ex ante predicted fraud risk would allow … an investor to avoid 29% of fraud cases and over 40% of the total dollar losses from fraud. We examine the ability of …

customers. As experts provide both diagnosis and treatment, this leaves scope for fraud. We experimentally investigate how … to defraud his customers when the expert can build up reputation. We show that the level of fraud is significantly higher … competition. More customer information does not necessarily decrease the level of fraud. …

corrupt agents, and easy to evade because of corrupt agents' familiarity with detection procedures. Current fraud detection …