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Good Intentions Gone Bad? The Dodd-Frank Act and Conflict in Africa’s Great Lakes Region

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The Dodd-Frank Act imposes reporting requirements on US companies regarding supply chain links to conflict minerals. Previous research uses within–Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) variation in the location of mineral mines to identify the act’s effect on conflict. Due to the presence of spillovers, these previous studies may underestimate the effect. Moreover, the act regulates reporting on minerals mined in the DRC and all surrounding countries. To fully evaluate this legislation, I estimate the effect on the prevalence of conflict events in the DRC and all covered countries. Difference-in-differences estimates suggest that the unintended consequences of this legislation within the DRC are larger than previously reported and that there is no evidence of any effect within all covered countries pooled together. Supplemental analyses (i) investigate possible mechanisms that drive these results and (ii) find that suspending enforcement of the legislation is unlikely to reduce conflict in the DRC.

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  • Jeffrey R. Bloem, 2023. "Good Intentions Gone Bad? The Dodd-Frank Act and Conflict in Africa’s Great Lakes Region," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 71(2), pages 621-666.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:ecdecc:doi:10.1086/715618
    DOI: 10.1086/715618
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    1. Michael Addaney & Emma Charlene Lubaale, 2021. "An Unintended Legacy: The External Policy Responses of the USA and European Union to Conflict Minerals in Africa," Laws, MDPI, vol. 10(2), pages 1-17, June.
    2. von Heyden, Jürgen & von Bülow, Vicco & Iweala, Sarah & Spiller, Achim, . "Effects of the German Due Diligence Act on Supplier Selection in the Agri-Food Sector," German Journal of Agricultural Economics, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, Department for Agricultural Economics, vol. 74.
    3. Marty, Justine & Ruel, Salomée, 2025. "Unpacking the interconnected challenges of rare metals supply chains: A systematic literature network analysis and conceptual framework," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 106(C).

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