econ crime lab
A research hub based at University of Montreal focused on uncovering and understanding new profit-driven crimes

New Study on DeFi

A new research paper focused on understanding how DeFi actors’ attributes influence target attractiveness was just published in Crime Science. Congrats to Catherine for getting this through !

06-04-2026

New lab member

Welcome to Wendy Liu, who is joining the Lab for her final bachelor’s internship. She will be working on our project focused on understanding the online market for the sale of shell companies.

22-12-2025

New research paper

A new research paper focused on understanding the economic impact of DeFi crime events on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) was just published in the Journal of Data Science and Finance. Congrats to Stefan for getting this through !

17-12-2025