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Scripting the evasions of sanctions: A case analysis of the circumvention of sanctions on the supply of goods to Russia from the Netherlands 规避制裁：以荷兰向俄罗斯供应货物规避制裁为例分析

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-06-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100177

Victor Daniël van Santvoord , Nina Visser

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Irregular deposits in Norway: Systemic economic crime in the rental market 挪威的不规则存款：租赁市场的系统性经济犯罪

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100174

Johannes Pippidis Lorentzen

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Self inflicted wounds: Financial crime and judicial system in a semi-authoritarian Zimbabwe 自残之伤：半独裁的津巴布韦的金融犯罪和司法系统

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100173

Munjeyi Edmore

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Investigating art experts and appraisers as potential white-collar criminals: Theorizing art fraud convenience 调查艺术专家和鉴定人作为潜在的白领罪犯：理论化艺术欺诈便利

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100167

Federica De Molli, Petter Gottschalk

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Therapeutic but toxic spaces: Romance fraud victimization from a psychosocial perspective 治疗但有毒的空间：从社会心理角度看浪漫欺诈的受害者

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100168

Yutaka Yoshida

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Combating money laundering in the age of digital transformation: A comparative study between Türkiye and Nigeria 数字转型时代的反洗钱斗争：<s:1>刚果民主共和国与尼日利亚的比较研究

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-05-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100165

Mouhamed Bachir DIOP

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“The view from below”: Resistance and change in Authorised Push Payment Fraud “从下面看”：授权推送支付欺诈的阻力和变化

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-05-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100166

Jane Ngan

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Grand corruption in the global south: Legal, political and economic analysis of assets recovery in Nigeria 全球南方的大腐败：尼日利亚资产回收的法律、政治和经济分析

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-05-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100164

Simeon A. Igbinedion , Anthony Osobase

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Implementation of the risk-based approach in CDD and its impact on the financial inclusion of Nigerian and Pakistani students 基于风险的CDD方法的实施及其对尼日利亚和巴基斯坦学生普惠金融的影响

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-04-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100163

Emilia Aguele

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Impact of FinTech and control of corruption on environmental sustainability 金融科技和腐败控制对环境可持续性的影响

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-04-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100162

Muhammad Naeem Shahid , Zareen Zahid , Falak Sher , Muhammad Ishtiaq

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