dc.contributor.author | Findley, Michael | |
dc.contributor.author | Nielson, Daniel | |
dc.contributor.author | Sharman, JC | |
dc.contributor.editor | K.W. Abbott, P. Genschel, D. Snidal and B. Zangl | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-26T12:30:30Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-07-26T12:30:30Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-107-44269-6 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/CBO9781139979696.015 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/141462 | |
dc.description.abstract | The world’s leading governments fight money laundering and terrorist financing through the intergovernmental FATF. To prevent anonymous incorporation, an important FATF rule requires that private corporate-service providers demand certified identification documents when incorporating new companies. But serious questions arise over the FATF’s effectiveness at inducing compliance with this rule. To investigate, this study employs a randomized field experiment. Using aliases and posing as consultants, we sent requests for confidential incorporation to corporate-service providers in 180 countries. We informed them about FATF rules, invoked a threat of legal penalties (hierarchy), and appealed to global norms (collaboration). A fourth condition attributed the standards to a private intermediary, the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists. We found that ACAMS significantly increased compliance compared to the other conditions; information about FATF rules, penalties and norms did not significantly reduce the ease of anonymous incorporation. The results measure the relative ability of an orchestrator and a complementary intermediary to affect target behavior. Together, these factors predict orchestration: a case study reveals that the FATF strongly endorses private certification bodies. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press | |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | |
dc.relation.ispartofbooktitle | International Organizations as Orchestrators | |
dc.relation.ispartofchapter | 12 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 286 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 312 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | International relations | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 440808 | |
dc.title | Orchestrating the fight against anonymous incorporation: A field experiment | |
dc.type | Book chapter | |
dc.type.description | B1 - Chapters | |
dc.type.code | B - Book Chapters | |
dc.description.version | Accepted Manuscript (AM) | |
gro.rights.copyright | © 2015 Cambridge University Press. This material has been published as Orchestrating the fight against anonymous incorporation: A field experiment by Michael G. Findley, Daniel Nielson and Jason Sharman. This version is free to view and download for personal use only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works. | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Sharman, Jason C. | |