TITLE:
The Correlation and Linear Regression Analysis between Annual GDP Growth Rate and Money Laundering in Albania during the Period 2007-2011*
AUTHORS:
Llambrini Sota, Fejzi Kolaneci
KEYWORDS:
Illicit Money; Money Laundering; GDP Growth Rate; Linear Regression; Illicit Money; Money Laundering; GDP Growth Rate; Linear Regression;
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Computational Mathematics,
Vol.3 No.4,
December
20,
2013
ABSTRACT: This study is the first attempt to investigate the relationship between the annual GDP growth rate and money laundering in the Republic of Albania during the period 2007-2011. The main result of the study: there is a negative correlation between money laundering process and economic growth rate in Albania during the specified period; there is a negative correlation between money laundering and import, but there is a positive correlation between money laundering and the government expenditure, as well a positive correlation between money laundering and export.