This book deals with the widespread economic and financial crime issues of corruption, the shadow economy and money laundering. It investigates both the theoretical and practical aspects of these crimes, identifying their effects on economic, social and political life.
This book presents these causes and effects with a state of the art review and with recent empirical research. It compares the international and transnational aspects of these economic and financial crimes through discussion and critical analysis. This volume will be of interest to researchers and policy makers working to study and prevent economic and financial crime, white collar crime, and organized crime.

Chapter 1 . Economic and financial crime:theoretical and methodological approaches.- Chapter 2. Economic and political determinants of economic and financial crime.- Chapter 3. Behavioural determinants of economic and financial crime.- Chapter 4. Effects of economic and financial crimes: ways of fighting against.

Monica Violeta Achim is affiliated at Babe¿-Bolyai University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Department of Finance Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She obtained her PhD. In the Accounting field on 2004, at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Since 2017, she has been full professor at Department of Finance, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania. In the same year she became Phd supervisor in the field of Finance within Doctoral School of Economics, the same faculty. She teaches the disciplines "Diagnosis and Financial Analysis", "Financial analysis in banks" and "Economic and financial crime" at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babe¿-Bolyai University, Romania. She has many research concerns in the area of economic and financial crime, business performances, and corporate governance. On February 2020, she won the Prize for Excellence in Scientific Research 2019, at Babe¿-Bolyai University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, as a recognition of the hard work in the research activity.

Sorin Nicolae Borlea is affiliated at two Romanian universities as follow: University of Oradea, Faculty of Economics Science, Doctoral Scool of Economics, Oradea, Romania and 'Vasile Goldis' Western University of Arad, Faculty of Economics, Informatics and Engineering, Department of Economics, Arad, Romania. He obtained his Ph.D. in Finance on 2008 at Babe¿-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Since 2015, he has been full professor at "Vasile Goldi¿" Western University of Arad, Faculty of Economics, Informatics and Engineering, Department of Economics, where he teaches disciplines related to the areas of Accounting & Finance. Since 2018 he has been a Phd. supervisor at Oradea University, Faculty of Economics, Doctoral School of Economics, Oradea, Romania, where he teaches the discipline "Economic and financial crime".