Abstract

RAMIREZ-ERAZO, Pablo Efraín; PROANO-REYES, Gladis Margot  and  CASTRO-SANCHEZ, Fernando de Jesús. Abuse of market power and money laundering in Ecuador. Noesis [online]. 2025, vol.7, n.esp2, pp.907-923.  Epub Dec 31, 2025. ISSN 2739-0365.  https://doi.org/10.35381/noesisin.v7i2.624.

Money laundering is a global concern that seriously affects the financial system and economic development of countries by violating essential legal rights. Therefore, this research aims to determine how market power abuse and money laundering are linked, considering the economic, legal, and social effects that arise from the interaction between the two phenomena. Through documentary review and analysis, practices such as predatory or exploitative pricing are identified, which demonstrate this connection. These practices allow illicit funds to be hidden and dominant market positions to be consolidated, affecting consumers, distorting competition, and weakening the national economy. The research concludes that this relationship is verified in practice, generating negative impacts on both the financial system and social welfare.

Keywords : Money laundering; abuse of market power; predatory or exploitative pricing..

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