The Economics of Cybercrime: A Complexity Science Approach (Routledge Studies in the Economics of Business and Industry)

Cybercrime is a multi-level phenomenon that affects various industries and aspects of life.Economic research in this field requires stepping beyond a mainstream economic approach.Complexity economics shows that every economic phenomenon is influenced by a plethora of factors rooted in various fields of science.This book utilizes a complexity economics approach as the main framework for cybercrime research; whereby economic problems are analysed in a complex manner not constrained by tradition or a body of work limited to one discipline. It presents concepts related to the cybercrime market to familiarize readers with the impact of the digital sphere on individuals’ lives and the risks associated with these markets.It provides information on the challenges of regulating the digital economy and the difficulties in analysing the cybercrime market.It also outlines the methodological approach, from meta-science to agent-based modelling, and explains why case studies were employed as an addi