The Impact of Economic Sanctions on Income Inequality of Target States
By S. Afesorgbor, R. Mahadevan. 2016
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In this paper, we draw on established theoretical work to analyze empirically which segments of the population in the target states bear the most cost when economic sanctions are imposed. Using a cross-country analysis of 68 target states from 1960 to 2008, we find robust empirical evidence that the imposition of sanctions have a deleterious effect on income inequality. Focusing on various sanction instruments, financial and trade sanctions were found to have different impacts on income inequality. Lastly, the adverse effect of the sanctions was more severe on income inequality when sanctions span longer duration.
Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Management Science and Operations Research, Political Science and International Relations
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- The impact of economic sanctions on international trade: How do threatened sanctions compare with imposed sanctions? (2019, background): “ISSN 1830-7728 © Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor, 2016 Printed in Italy European University Institute Badia Fiesolana I – 50014 San Domenico di Fiesole (FI) Italy www.eui.eu cadmus.eui.eu Abstract In this paper, we draw on established theoretical works in international political economy to compare the…”
- When Do Imposed Economic Sanctions Work? A Critical Review of the Sanctions Effectiveness Literature (2019, background): “…conditions (Weiss et al. 1997; Gibbons 1999; Gordon 2010; Peksen 2011; Allen and Lektzian 2013; Neuenkirch and Neumeier 2016), income equality (Afesorgbor and Mahadevan 2016), and wellbeing of disadvantaged segments of society such as women (Drury and Peksen 2014) and ethnic minority groups…”