Empirical Investigation on the Illicit Financial Flows from Mena Region

Kamal Lahlou and Anas Mossadak

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Abstract: This paper aims to define measure and identify the determinants of illicit financial flows from MENA region. Various indicators were used to evaluate the level of illicit financial flows and a panel data model was estimated on the basis of 160 observations covering 16 countries and 10 years (2000-2010). The results shown that the growth of GDP, the current account balance, corruption and public debt are the mean determinants of illicit financial outflows from MENA region.

Keywords: Illicit financial outflows; MENA region; Panel Data. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F38 G28 K42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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Published in British Journal of Social Sciences No. 9.1(2013): pp. 1-11

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