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Joras Ferwerda

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Tjalling C. Koopmans Research Institute
School of Economics
Universiteit Utrecht

Utrecht, Netherlands
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Working papers

  1. L.F.M. Groot & J. Ferwerda, 2014. "Soccer jersey sponsors and the world cup," Working Papers 14-07, Utrecht School of Economics.
  2. J. Ferwerda & M.A.C. Kattenberg & H.-S. Chang & B. Unger & L.F.M. Groot & J.A. Bikker, 2011. "Gravity Models of Trade-based Money Laundering," Working Papers 11-16, Utrecht School of Economics.
  3. J. Ferwerda & I. Deleanu & B. Unger, 2010. "Revaluating the Tanzi-Model to Estimate the Underground Economy," Working Papers 10-04, Utrecht School of Economics.
  4. J. Ferwerda, 2008. "The Economics of Crime and Money Laundering: Does Anti-Money Laundering Policy Reduce Crime?," Working Papers 08-35, Utrecht School of Economics.
  5. B. Unger & J. Ferwerda, 2008. "Regulating Money Laundering and Tax Havens: The Role of Blacklisting," Working Papers 08-12, Utrecht School of Economics.

Articles

  1. Peter Gerbrands & Brigitte Unger & Joras Ferwerda, 2022. "Bilateral responsive regulation and international tax competition: An agent‐based simulation," Regulation & Governance, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 16(3), pages 760-780, July.
  2. Lucia Rossel & Brigitte Unger & Joras Ferwerda, 2022. "Shedding light inside the black box of implementation: Tax crimes as a predicate crime for money laundering," Regulation & Governance, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 16(3), pages 781-800, July.
  3. Imanpour, Maryam & Rosenkranz, Stephanie & Westbrock, Bastian & Unger, Brigitte & Ferwerda, Joras, 2019. "A microeconomic foundation for optimal money laundering policies," International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 60(C).
  4. Joras Ferwerda & Ioana Sorina Deleanu & Brigitte Unger, 2019. "Strategies to avoid blacklisting: The case of statistics on money laundering," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(6), pages 1-13, June.
  5. Joras Ferwerda & Mark Kattenberg & Han-Hsin Chang & Brigitte Unger & Loek Groot & Jacob A. Bikker, 2013. "Gravity models of trade-based money laundering," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(22), pages 3170-3182, August.
  6. Ferwerda Joras, 2009. "The Economics of Crime and Money Laundering: Does Anti-Money Laundering Policy Reduce Crime?," Review of Law & Economics, De Gruyter, vol. 5(2), pages 903-929, December.

Chapters

  1. Joras Ferwerda, 2017. "The fight against money laundering: a public task?," Chapters, in: Brigitte Unger & Daan van der Linde & Michael Getzner (ed.), Public or Private Goods?, chapter 3, pages 37-47, Edward Elgar Publishing.
  2. Joras Ferwerda, 2014. "Collection of statistics," Chapters, in: The Economic and Legal Effectiveness of the European Union’s Anti-Money Laundering Policy, chapter 10, pages iii-iii, Edward Elgar Publishing.
  3. Joras Ferwerda, 2014. "Definitions of money laundering in practice," Chapters, in: The Economic and Legal Effectiveness of the European Union’s Anti-Money Laundering Policy, chapter 6, pages iii-iii, Edward Elgar Publishing.
  4. Ioana Deleanu & Joras Ferwerda, 2014. "Effectiveness: threat and corresponding policy response," Chapters, in: The Economic and Legal Effectiveness of the European Union’s Anti-Money Laundering Policy, chapter 11, pages iii-iii, Edward Elgar Publishing.
  5. Brigitte Unger & Joras Ferwerda, 2014. "Threat of money laundering," Chapters, in: The Economic and Legal Effectiveness of the European Union’s Anti-Money Laundering Policy, chapter 2, pages iii-iii, Edward Elgar Publishing.
  6. Joras Ferwerda, 2014. "Cost-benefit analysis," Chapters, in: The Economic and Legal Effectiveness of the European Union’s Anti-Money Laundering Policy, chapter 12, pages iii-iii, Edward Elgar Publishing.
  7. Joras Ferwerda, 2013. "The effects of money laundering," Chapters, in: Brigitte Unger & Daan van der Linde (ed.), Research Handbook on Money Laundering, chapter 3, pages 35-46, Edward Elgar Publishing.
  8. Joras Ferwerda & Brigitte Unger, 2013. "Detecting money laundering in the real estate sector," Chapters, in: Brigitte Unger & Daan van der Linde (ed.), Research Handbook on Money Laundering, chapter 21, pages 268-282, Edward Elgar Publishing.

Books

  1. Brigitte Unger & Joras Ferwerda & Melissa van den Broek & Ioana Deleanu, 2014. "The Economic and Legal Effectiveness of the European Union’s Anti-Money Laundering Policy," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 15683.
  2. Brigitte Unger & Joras Ferwerda, 2011. "Money Laundering in the Real Estate Sector," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 13952.

Citations

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Working papers

  1. J. Ferwerda & M.A.C. Kattenberg & H.-S. Chang & B. Unger & L.F.M. Groot & J.A. Bikker, 2011. "Gravity Models of Trade-based Money Laundering," Working Papers 11-16, Utrecht School of Economics.

    Cited by:

    1. Mohammed Ahmad Naheem, 2016. "Money laundering: A primer for banking staff," International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 13(2), pages 135-156, May.
    2. Mario Gara & Michele Giammatteo & Enrico Tosti, 2018. "Magic mirror in my hand�. how trade mirror statistics can help us detect illegal financial flows," Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers) 445, Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area.
    3. Valentina Gullo & Pierluigi Montalbano, 2018. "Where does “dirty” money go? A gravity analysis," Working Papers 5/18, Sapienza University of Rome, DISS.
    4. Bebonchu Atems & John K Mullen, 2016. "Outward FDI from the USA and host country financial transparency," The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(8), pages 1122-1143, November.
    5. Christian Friedrich & Reiner Quick, 2019. "An analysis of anti-money laundering in the German non-financial sector," Journal of Management & Governance, Springer;Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale (AIDEA), vol. 23(4), pages 1099-1137, December.
    6. Canh Phuc Nguyen & Binh Nguyen Quang & Thanh Dinh Su, 2023. "Institutional frameworks and the shadow economy: new evidence of colonial history, socialist history, religion, and legal systems," Economia e Politica Industriale: Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, Springer;Associazione Amici di Economia e Politica Industriale, vol. 50(3), pages 647-675, September.
    7. Emma Galli & Ilde Rizzo & Carla Scaglioni, 2018. "Is transparency spatially determined? An empirical test for the Italian Municipalities," Working Papers 6/18, Sapienza University of Rome, DISS.
    8. Brigitte Unger, 2013. "Introduction," Chapters, in: Brigitte Unger & Daan van der Linde (ed.), Research Handbook on Money Laundering, chapter 1, pages 3-16, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    9. Gullo, Valentina & Montalbano, Pierluigi, 2022. "Financial transparency and anomalous portfolio investment flows: A gravity analysis," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 128(C).
    10. Acciai, Elia & Belloni, Michele & Della Giusta, Marina & Segre, Giovanna, 2023. "Illicit Shadows: An Economic Analysis of Trade Gaps in Cultural Goods through the Italian Market," IZA Discussion Papers 16282, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

  2. J. Ferwerda & I. Deleanu & B. Unger, 2010. "Revaluating the Tanzi-Model to Estimate the Underground Economy," Working Papers 10-04, Utrecht School of Economics.

    Cited by:

    1. Guerino Ardizzi & Carmelo Petraglia & Massimiliano Piacenza & Gilberto Turati, 2014. "Measuring the Underground Economy with the Currency Demand Approach: A Reinterpretation of the Methodology, With an Application to Italy," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 60(4), pages 747-772, December.
    2. Guerino Ardizzi & Carmelo Petraglia & Massimiliano Piacenza & Gilberto Turati, 2011. "Measuring the Shadow Economy with the Currency Demand Approach - A Reinterpretation of the methodology, with an application to Italy," Working papers 22, Former Department of Economics and Public Finance "G. Prato", University of Torino.
    3. Dennis Nchor & Tomáš Konderla, 2016. "The Shadow Economy of Czech Republic and Tax Evasion: The Currency Demand Approach," Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, Mendel University Press, vol. 64(6), pages 2081-2086.
    4. Abroskin A.S. (Аброскин, А.С.) & Abroskina N.A. (Аброскина, Н.А.), 2016. "Methods of Analysis of Shadow of Cross-Border Capital Flows [Методы Анализа Теневых Трансграничных Потоков Капитала]," Working Papers 2134, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
    5. Guerino Ardizzi & Eleonora Iachini, 2013. "Why are payment habits so heterogeneous across and within countries? Evidence from European countries and Italian regions," Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers) 144, Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area.
    6. Abroskin A.S. (Аброскин, А.С.) & Abroskina N.A. (Аброскина, Н.А.), 2016. "Shadow Cross-Border Capital Flows: Contemporary Concepts, Principles and Information Base of Accounting and Measurement [Теневые Трансграничные Потоки Капитала: Современные Концепции, Принципы И Ин," Working Papers 2135, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
    7. Hana Zídková, 2012. "Discussion of Methods for Estimating the Shadow Economy [Diskuse k metodám odhadů stínové ekonomiky]," Acta Oeconomica Pragensia, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2012(6), pages 3-17.

  3. J. Ferwerda, 2008. "The Economics of Crime and Money Laundering: Does Anti-Money Laundering Policy Reduce Crime?," Working Papers 08-35, Utrecht School of Economics.

    Cited by:

    1. Unger Brigitte, 2009. "Money Laundering - A Newly Emerging Topic on the International Agenda," Review of Law & Economics, De Gruyter, vol. 5(2), pages 807-819, December.
    2. Tomas Williams & Pablo Slutzky & Mauricio Villamizar-Villegas, 2019. "Drug Money and Bank Lending: The Unintended Consequences of Anti-Money Laundering Policies," Working Papers 2019-5, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy, revised May 2020.
    3. Lucia dalla Pellegrina & Giorgio Di Maio & Donato Masciandaro & Margherita Saraceno, 2017. "Vulnerability to Money Laundering and Crime Deterrence: Evidence from Italy," BAFFI CAREFIN Working Papers 1766, BAFFI CAREFIN, Centre for Applied Research on International Markets Banking Finance and Regulation, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy.
    4. Chemin, Matthieu & Mbiekop, Flaubert, 2015. "Addressing child sex tourism: The Indian case," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 38(C), pages 169-180.
    5. Imanpour, Maryam & Rosenkranz, Stephanie & Westbrock, Bastian & Unger, Brigitte & Ferwerda, Joras, 2019. "A microeconomic foundation for optimal money laundering policies," International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 60(C).
    6. Abroskin A.S. (Аброскин, А.С.) & Abroskina N.A. (Аброскина, Н.А.), 2016. "Methods of Analysis of Shadow of Cross-Border Capital Flows [Методы Анализа Теневых Трансграничных Потоков Капитала]," Working Papers 2134, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
    7. Unger Brigitte & van Waarden Frans, 2009. "How to Dodge Drowning in Data? Rule- and Risk-Based Anti Money Laundering Policies Compared," Review of Law & Economics, De Gruyter, vol. 5(2), pages 953-985, December.
    8. Christian Friedrich & Reiner Quick, 2019. "An analysis of anti-money laundering in the German non-financial sector," Journal of Management & Governance, Springer;Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale (AIDEA), vol. 23(4), pages 1099-1137, December.
    9. Patrycja Chodnicka, 2012. "Geographical Risk Of Money Laundering In The European Banking System," Oeconomia Copernicana, Institute of Economic Research, vol. 3(3), pages 103-123, September.
    10. Zhang, Guike & Gao, Zengan & Dong, June & Mei, Dexiang, 2023. "Machine learning approaches for constructing the national anti-money laundering index," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 52(C).
    11. Abroskin A.S. (Аброскин, А.С.) & Abroskina N.A. (Аброскина, Н.А.), 2016. "Shadow Cross-Border Capital Flows: Contemporary Concepts, Principles and Information Base of Accounting and Measurement [Теневые Трансграничные Потоки Капитала: Современные Концепции, Принципы И Ин," Working Papers 2135, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
    12. Patrycja Chodnicka, 2012. "Money laundering risk management in banking system (Zarzadzanie ryzykiem prania pieniedzy w systemie bankowym)," Problemy Zarzadzania, University of Warsaw, Faculty of Management, vol. 10(39), pages 206-222.
    13. Premti, Arjan & Jafarinejad, Mohammad & Balani, Henry, 2021. "The impact of the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive on the valuation of EU banks," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 57(C).
    14. Carmela D’Avino, 2023. "Money laundering and AML regulatory and judicial system regimes: investigation of FinCEN files," European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 55(2), pages 195-223, April.
    15. Fanta, F & Mohsin, H, 2010. "Anti-Money Laundry regulation and Crime: A two-period model of money-in-the-utility-function," MPRA Paper 25773, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    16. Ferrante, Livio & Reito, Francesco & Spagano, Salvatore & Torrisi, Gianpiero, 2021. "Shall we follow the money? Anti-mafia policies and electoral competition," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 43(5), pages 1110-1130.
    17. Brigitte Unger, 2013. "Introduction," Chapters, in: Brigitte Unger & Daan van der Linde (ed.), Research Handbook on Money Laundering, chapter 1, pages 3-16, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    18. Daehan Kim & Mehmet Huseyin Bilgin & Doojin Ryu, 2021. "Are suspicious activity reporting requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges effective?," Financial Innovation, Springer;Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, vol. 7(1), pages 1-17, December.
    19. Tim Krieger & Daniel Meierrieks, 2011. "Terrorist Financing and Money Laundering," Working Papers CIE 40, Paderborn University, CIE Center for International Economics.
    20. Arnoldo R. Camacho, 2013. "Modelling the Risk Profiles of Clients in the Fight Against Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing," International Journal of Business and Economics, School of Management Development, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan, vol. 12(2), pages 97-120, December.

  4. B. Unger & J. Ferwerda, 2008. "Regulating Money Laundering and Tax Havens: The Role of Blacklisting," Working Papers 08-12, Utrecht School of Economics.

    Cited by:

    1. Brigitte Unger, 2013. "Can Money Laundering Decrease?," Public Finance Review, , vol. 41(5), pages 658-676, September.
    2. Gnutzmann, Hinnerk & McCarthy, Killian J. & Unger, Brigitte, 2010. "Dancing with the devil: Country size and the incentive to tolerate money laundering," International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 30(3), pages 244-252, September.
    3. J. Ferwerda, 2008. "The Economics of Crime and Money Laundering: Does Anti-Money Laundering Policy Reduce Crime?," Working Papers 08-35, Utrecht School of Economics.
    4. Ioana Sorina Deleanu, 2017. "Do Countries Consistently Engage in Misinforming the International Community about Their Efforts to Combat Money Laundering? Evidence Using Benford’s Law," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(1), pages 1-19, January.
    5. Carmela D’Avino, 2023. "Money laundering and AML regulatory and judicial system regimes: investigation of FinCEN files," European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 55(2), pages 195-223, April.

Articles

  1. Lucia Rossel & Brigitte Unger & Joras Ferwerda, 2022. "Shedding light inside the black box of implementation: Tax crimes as a predicate crime for money laundering," Regulation & Governance, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 16(3), pages 781-800, July.

    Cited by:

    1. James Alm & Peter Gerbrands & Erich Kirchler, 2022. "Using “responsive regulation” to reduce tax base erosion," Regulation & Governance, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 16(3), pages 738-759, July.

  2. Imanpour, Maryam & Rosenkranz, Stephanie & Westbrock, Bastian & Unger, Brigitte & Ferwerda, Joras, 2019. "A microeconomic foundation for optimal money laundering policies," International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 60(C).

    Cited by:

    1. Rasmus Ingemann Tuffveson Jensen & Joras Ferwerda & Christian Remi Wewer, 2023. "Searching for Smurfs: Testing if Money Launderers Know Alert Thresholds," Papers 2309.12704, arXiv.org.
    2. Lucia Dalla Pellegrina & Giorgio Di Maio & Donato Masciandaro & Margherita Saraceno, 2020. "Are Bankers "Crying Wolf"? The Risk-Based Approach to Money-Laundering Regulation and its Effects," Working Papers 444, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics, revised Feb 2021.

  3. Joras Ferwerda & Ioana Sorina Deleanu & Brigitte Unger, 2019. "Strategies to avoid blacklisting: The case of statistics on money laundering," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(6), pages 1-13, June.

    Cited by:

    1. Raffaella Barone & Donato Masciandaro & Friedrich Schneider, 2022. "Corruption and money laundering: You scratch my back, i’ll scratch yours," Metroeconomica, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 73(1), pages 318-342, February.
    2. Bartolozzi, D. & Gara, M. & Marchetti, D.J. & Masciandaro, D., 2022. "Designing the anti-money laundering supervisor: The governance of the financial intelligence units," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 80(C), pages 1093-1109.
    3. Carmela D’Avino, 2023. "Money laundering and AML regulatory and judicial system regimes: investigation of FinCEN files," European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 55(2), pages 195-223, April.

  4. Joras Ferwerda & Mark Kattenberg & Han-Hsin Chang & Brigitte Unger & Loek Groot & Jacob A. Bikker, 2013. "Gravity models of trade-based money laundering," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(22), pages 3170-3182, August.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  5. Ferwerda Joras, 2009. "The Economics of Crime and Money Laundering: Does Anti-Money Laundering Policy Reduce Crime?," Review of Law & Economics, De Gruyter, vol. 5(2), pages 903-929, December. See citations under working paper version above.

Chapters

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Books

  1. Brigitte Unger & Joras Ferwerda & Melissa van den Broek & Ioana Deleanu, 2014. "The Economic and Legal Effectiveness of the European Union’s Anti-Money Laundering Policy," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 15683.

    Cited by:

    1. Imanpour, Maryam & Rosenkranz, Stephanie & Westbrock, Bastian & Unger, Brigitte & Ferwerda, Joras, 2019. "A microeconomic foundation for optimal money laundering policies," International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 60(C).
    2. Lucia Rossel & Brigitte Unger & Joras Ferwerda, 2022. "Shedding light inside the black box of implementation: Tax crimes as a predicate crime for money laundering," Regulation & Governance, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 16(3), pages 781-800, July.
    3. Raffaella Barone & Donato Masciandaro & Friedrich Schneider, 2022. "Corruption and money laundering: You scratch my back, i’ll scratch yours," Metroeconomica, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 73(1), pages 318-342, February.
    4. Joras Ferwerda & Ioana Sorina Deleanu & Brigitte Unger, 2019. "Strategies to avoid blacklisting: The case of statistics on money laundering," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(6), pages 1-13, June.

  2. Brigitte Unger & Joras Ferwerda, 2011. "Money Laundering in the Real Estate Sector," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 13952.

    Cited by:

    1. Brigitte Unger, 2013. "Can Money Laundering Decrease?," Public Finance Review, , vol. 41(5), pages 658-676, September.
    2. John Cullis & Bruce Morley, 2017. "A methodology for determining the ‘cash economy’ in the European Union via an announcement effect," European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 44(1), pages 113-129, August.
    3. Fabrizio Battisti, 2023. "SDGs and ESG Criteria in Housing: Defining Local Evaluation Criteria and Indicators for Verifying Project Sustainability Using Florence Metropolitan Area as a Case Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(12), pages 1-37, June.
    4. Brigitte Unger, 2013. "Introduction," Chapters, in: Brigitte Unger & Daan van der Linde (ed.), Research Handbook on Money Laundering, chapter 1, pages 3-16, Edward Elgar Publishing.

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  1. NEP-CBA: Central Banking (2) 2008-06-21 2009-01-03
  2. NEP-IFN: International Finance (1) 2011-09-22
  3. NEP-INT: International Trade (1) 2011-09-22
  4. NEP-IUE: Informal and Underground Economics (1) 2011-09-22
  5. NEP-LAW: Law and Economics (1) 2009-01-03
  6. NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (1) 2010-02-27
  7. NEP-PBE: Public Economics (1) 2010-02-27
  8. NEP-SEA: South East Asia (1) 2008-06-21
  9. NEP-SPO: Sports and Economics (1) 2014-12-29

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