Combating trade‐related fraud: do the Financial Action Task Force recommendations bite?
研究了金融行动特别工作组2012年建议在16个东非和南非国家逐步实施的效果，发现其与贸易相关欺诈减少15.3%相关，且效果取决于国家能力和合规水平。
Abstract We evaluate the efficacy of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations 2012, which set the global standard on combating money laundering and terrorist financing, by exploiting its staggered adoption in 16 East and South African countries. Using the trade gap as a proxy for trade‐related fraud activities, such as trade‐based money laundering, we find that the adoption of the FATF recommendations is correlated with a 15.3% reduction in trade‐related fraud. The FATF is particularly effective within countries with capable state and low corruption. The amount by which FATF adoption can reduce trade‐related fraud depends on a country's compliance level. Our results are robust to a series of robustness checks and contribute to a lively policy debate surrounding the role of international organizations in combating the financing of organized crimes.