Effect of Money Laundering on Nigerian Economy
Research Journal of Financial Sustainability Reporting, Vol. 1(2), p. 143-156, July-December 2016
14 Pages Posted: 21 Jul 2017
Date Written: July 2016
Abstract
This study sets out to determine the effect of money laundering (proxy by fraud) on the Nigerian economy (decomposed into gross domestic product, federal government revenue, gross fixed capital formation). Ex-post facto research design was adopted. Secondary data were used in this study from Ministry of Finance, Budget office of the Federation and Central Bank of Nigeria statistical bulletin. The Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) was used to test the time series data for stationarity. The co-efficient of regression was used to determine the significance of the relationship and direction of the variables used in the study. The result revealed that money laundering has a negative significant relationship with the Nigerian economy at 5% level of significance. The study recommends that there is need to re-appraise the re-established institutions (such as economic and financial crimes commission and independent corrupt practices and other related offences commission) fighting economic crimes particularly, their statutory functions
Keywords: Money Laundering, Fraud, Gross Domestic Product, Nigeria Economy
JEL Classification: G14, M40, O10
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