Are U.S. sanctions off-target: evidence from the Magnitsky act

Djankov, Simeon ORCID: 0000-0002-0822-6456 and Su, Meng (2024) Are U.S. sanctions off-target: evidence from the Magnitsky act. Economics Letters, 242. ISSN 0165-1765

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Abstract

We compile data on US sanctions under the Magnitsky Act from 2017 to 2024 and find that such sanctions are weakly corelated with human rights abuses in the home countries of the sanctioned persons but are uncorrelated with perceptions of corruption.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/economics-le...
Additional Information:	© 2024 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Financial Markets Group
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory J Political Science H Social Sciences > HG Finance
JEL classification:	F - International Economics > F5 - International Relations and International Political Economy > F51 - International Conflicts; Negotiations; Sanctions K - Law and Economics > K3 - Other Substantive Areas of Law > K33 - International Law F - International Economics > F5 - International Relations and International Political Economy > F52 - National Security; Economic Nationalism
Date Deposited:	30 Jul 2024 09:51
Last Modified:	13 Aug 2024 16:24
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/124415

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