Study: Sanctions boost foreign military more than they hurt economy

Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 16:01 in Mathematics & Economics

The available evidence indicates that economic sanctions are not effective tools for achieving specific policy goals in foreign nations. New research from North Carolina State University argues that increased military spending caused by economic sanctions counterbalances the adverse impact of the sanctions - and points to Iran as a case study in how this can happen.

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