How Strong are Anti-Money Laundering Regulations in Practice? Evidence from Cryptocurrency Transactions

• In Event: Securitizing Economics - Globalization in an Era of Mistrust

Brief Overview

The study of money laundering has been held back by a lack of reliable data. I address this gap in the literature by collecting a new dataset of cryptocurrency transactions and measuring cross-national enforcement of a new anti-money laundering law.

Author

• Karen Nershi, University of Pennsylvania