Money Laundering and its economic implications. An approach to the conceptualization of this crime

Money laundering is a criminal phenomenon of international dimensions, crystallizes effort by organized crime to give a legal appearance money obtained through illegal activities. In order to meet this phenomenon, the present study aimed to investigate money laundering and its economic implications, considering the theoretical constructs established by the authors Cano and Lugo (2010), Perotti (2009), Rebolledo (2009) and Del Cid (2007). Methodologically, the study is a literature review, as data collection instrument was turned to the use of analytical summary and critical analysis. Among the final considerations, this regulatory breach has adverse effects on the economy of a nation, which vary according to the particular characteristics of each country, in the most striking consequences are: affects the volatility of the economy affects the establishment of economic policies, as well as in the national productive capacity, promotes unfair competition, creates dissatisfaction among the productive sectors, diminishes the credibility of the institutions, deteriorates the free supply and demand for consumer products. However, you can fictitiously represent solutions to economic problems, such as employment generation, increased application of new technology in agricultural production, growth in infrastructure construction and visible economic development of the country that suffers.