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Impacts of EU Sanctions Levied in 2014 on Individual European Countries' Exports to Russia: Winners and Losers

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  • Morad Bali

    (Duke University)

  • Thanh T. Nguyen

    (Leibniz Universität Hannover)

  • Lincoln F. Pratson

    (Duke University)

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We analyse the effects of sanctions implemented by the European Union against Russia following the latter’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. Indirect effects of sanctions on its non-prohibited exports to Russia are examined using a gravity model of trade that includes a time varying sanction index. A per country analysis is also incorporated to increase the granularity of the results. We find that sanctions led to a decrease in exports of non-prohibited products from certain European countries (i.e., the “losers”) while increasing such exports from others (i.e., the “winners”), an outcome that qualifies as an “unintended consequence” of the sanctions.

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  • Morad Bali & Thanh T. Nguyen & Lincoln F. Pratson, 2024. "Impacts of EU Sanctions Levied in 2014 on Individual European Countries' Exports to Russia: Winners and Losers," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, vol. 50(2), pages 154-194, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:easeco:v:50:y:2024:i:2:d:10.1057_s41302-024-00266-5
    DOI: 10.1057/s41302-024-00266-5
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