Are their collars still white? White-collar crime: Evidence from Paraguay 2000 - 2016

Study analyzing white-collar crime in Paraguay using fraud and violation of trust cases.

research
crime
white-collar crime
time series analysis
english
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May 2018

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Abstract

This research paper contributes to the literature of white-collar crime by using a unique data set of aggregated monthly white-collar crime incidents for Paraguay. The time series includes data from 2000 to 2016. Furthermore, a seasonal ARIMA model is presented to model the data. Findings show that white-collar crime has increased more than 800 percent and crime rate more than 640 percent respectively, with a peak in 2015. Fraud and violation of trust contribute to over 91 percent of aggregated white-collar crime. A prediction for 2017 indicates a slight decrease of 5.7 percent compared to 2016.

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(a) The data show a clear non-linear series with no consistent trend.
Figure 1: White collar crime Paraguay: 2000 - 2016
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