The targeting of economic sanctions

Simeon Djankov and Meng Su

Economics Letters, 2025, vol. 248, issue C

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.

Keywords: Economic sanctions; Unilateral vs multilateral; Human rights abuse; Perceptions of corruption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112235

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