Purpose
The purpose of the study is to investigate the impact of economic and financial crimes on the economies of emerging and developing countries.
Design/methodology/approach
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines and meta-analysis of economics research reporting guidelines were used to conduct a quantitative synthesis of empirical evidence on the impact of economic and financial crimes in developing and emerging countries.
Findings
A total of 103 studies were searched, out of which 6 met the selection/eligibility criteria of this systematic review. The six selected studies indicated that economic and financial crimes have a negative impact in emerging and developing countries.
Originality/value
To the best knowledge of the authors, no published systematic review of the impact of economic and financial crimes in developing countries has been conducted to date.