Gutmann, Jerg; Neuenkirch, Matthias; Neumeier, Florian - 2016 - This version: 7 July 2016
We use endogenous treatment-regression models to estimate the causal average treatment effect of US economic sanctions … on four types of human rights. In contrast to previous studies, we find no support for adverse effects of sanctions on … a positive relationship. Emancipatory rights are, on average, strengthened when a country faces sanctions by the US. Our …