Beyond Trade Losses: Sanctions and the Resilience of Productive Economies
Journal: ThinkTech (Texas Tech University)
Year: 2025

This dissertation examines the impact of economic sanctions on the productive capacity of targeted economies. While sanctions are designed to impose economic costs that weaken industries and constrain long-term development, systematic evidence on their effect on production, diversification, and sophistication remains limited. Existing research has primarily focused on trade flows, by contrast, this study analyzes sanctions through the lens of production, providing a more direct assessment of whe