The targeting of economic sanctions

Djankov, Simeon ORCID: 0000-0002-0822-6456 and Su, Meng (2025) The targeting of economic sanctions. Economics Letters. ISSN 0165-1765 (In Press)

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Abstract

We use a comprehensive dataset of economic sanctions over the past 30 years to show that US unilateral sanctions are often off the mark, while United Nations sanctions tend to be well-targeted. Sanctions that target democratic stability and conflict resolution are best correlated with their stated goals.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Financial Markets Group
Subjects:	J Political Science H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Date Deposited:	11 Feb 2025 10:57
Last Modified:	11 Feb 2025 10:57
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/127240

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