Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop reflections on the contribution that innovative research and proper methodology can give to the fight against financial and economic crime, mentioning some potential instances of concrete application deriving from the Italian financial...

Purpose – The paper aims to address regulators, enforcers and the academy, presenting reflections on some research‐driven innovative approaches, strategies and tools in the fight against financial and economic crime, with reference to some instances of concrete application deriving from the...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to stimulate a reflection on some issues concerning the measurement of the magnitude of money laundering. Design/methodology/approach – A survey of various research works devoted to the measurement of the volume of laundered funds is presented. Focussing...