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Interestingly, the sanctions literature has failed to answer convincingly a seemingly simple but fundamental question: Why are sanctions used in the first place? To fill this gap, we build on developments in the conflict and bargaining literatures to propose a theory that motivates the imposition of economic sanctions. 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