Money Laundering Simulation - Transcripts and Data.docx

PhD: The Potential of Risk and Uncertainty to Combat Money Laundering

How and why money laundering behaviours are adapted to changes in money laundering risk and uncertainty was the primary research question and focus of the study.

The study adopted an exploratory sequential mixed methods research design. As part of this approach, a simulation game was developed as a purpose-built research instrument, drawing from the theoretical domains of complex adaptive systems, decision science and criminology. The simulation game provided a suitable lived experience to the strategic gamers serving as proxy participants in lieu of actual money launderers. The simulation game also formed the online quasi-experimental basis for the in-depth interviews and quantitative data collection.

Refer to the thesis for detailed information on the design of the simulation game.

Attached are the transcripts of 21 participants, as well as the quantitative data that was recorded by the money laundering simulation game. The latter includes demographic data, transaction data and summarised results that were obtained from the participants, in addition to the variable values and settings that were uploaded before the simulation game commenced.