# An op-ed by Prof. Hal Hershfield on boosting the effectiveness of Iranian sanctions

1 Faculty News October 22, 2012 ![Huffington Post logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/huffpost192x144.jpg?itok=sF2Y0c9v)>

Excerpt from [The Huffington Post](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hal-e-hershfield/iranian-sanctions-more-effective_b_2002872.html?utm_hp_ref=elections-2012) -- "Recent research in behavioral economics may help shed some light on why robust sanctions have not yet produced nuclear concessions from the regime. ... there is a widespread international norm against nuclear weapons acquisition, and Iran may well view economic punishment as a 'fee' for its nuclear pursuits."

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