Document Type : Original Article
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Ph.D. Student, Department of Economics, Kho.C., Islamic Azad University, Khomeinishahr, Iran.
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Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Isf.C., Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran. (Corresponding Author)
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Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Isf.C., Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
Abstract
Although various studies have investigated the economic effects of money laundering, there is a lack of studies, especially in the country, on the impact of macroeconomic variables on money laundering. Therefore, in this study, the impact of negative shocks to macroeconomic variables on the volume of money laundering in Iran was investigated using the structural vector auto-regression (SVAR) model during the period 1994-2023. The results showed that shocks of -10, -20 and -50 percent in real GDP growth increase the volume of money laundering by a maximum of 4.01, 7.66 and 13.44 percent, respectively. Also, shocks of +10, +20 and +50 percent in the inflation rate increase the volume of money laundering by a maximum of 3.29, 4.49 and 7.59 percent, respectively. In addition, exchange rate shocks of +10, +20, and +50 percent increase the volume of money laundering by a maximum of 2.09, 3.14, and 6.07 percent, respectively. Gini coefficient shocks of +10, +20, and +50 percent also increase the volume of money laundering by a maximum of 1.04, 2.01, and 5.09 percent, respectively. According to the research results, when economic growth is low and inflation, exchange rate fluctuations, and income inequality are high, money laundering grows as a natural reaction of the informal market. Accordingly, simultaneous economic (inflation and currency control), social (reducing inequality and building culture), institutional (laws and supervision), and technological (artificial intelligence and blockchain) solutions were proposed.
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