Although economic sanctions have become a prominent response to mass atrocity, there has been relatively little scholarship assessing the impact of economic sanctions on genocidal violence. This article examines whether and how economic sanctions are associated with both the magnitude and the duration of state-led genocide. We analyze 39 genocides that occurred between 1955 and 2005. Results indicate that economic sanctions are not significantly associated with decreased magnitude or duration of genocide. These findings contribute to theory regarding the impact of sanctions on state behavior and hold significance for policy decisions in the face of genocide.

尽管经济制裁已成为对大规模暴行的重要反应，但评估经济制裁对种族灭绝暴力的影响的学术研究相对较少。本文研究了经济制裁是否以及如何与国家主导的种族灭绝的规模和持续时间相关联。我们分析了1955年至2005年发生的39起种族灭绝事件。结果表明，经济制裁与种族灭绝的幅度或持续时间没有明显关系。这些发现为关于制裁对国家行为的影响的理论做出了贡献，并在面对种族灭绝的情况下对政策决策具有重要意义。