Stumbling into Crime: Stochastic Process Models of Accounting Fraud
RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON THE ECONOMICS OF CRIMINAL LAW, A. Harel, K. Hylton, eds., Edward Elgar, 2011
31 Pages Posted: 4 Feb 2011 Last revised: 13 Feb 2011
Date Written: February 4, 2011
Abstract
This book chapter introduces the use of stochastic process modeling to the analysis of how a sequence of minor and seemingly innocuous transgressions may lead to accounting fraud.
Keywords: accounting fraud, stochastic process, behavioral economics
JEL Classification: C19, K14, K22, K42, M40
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Guttentag, Michael D., Stumbling into Crime: Stochastic Process Models of Accounting Fraud (February 4, 2011). RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON THE ECONOMICS OF CRIMINAL LAW, A. Harel, K. Hylton, eds., Edward Elgar, 2011, Loyola-LA Legal Studies Paper No. 2011-08, UCLA School of Law Research Paper No. 11-06, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1755290
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