Scandinavian Journal of Economics
Volume 116, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 429-454

Determinants of anti-trafficking policies: Evidence from a new index (Article)

Cho S.-Y. , Dreher A. , Neumayer E.
  • a Philipps-University of Marburg, DE-35037 Marburg, Germany
  • b Heidelberg University, DE-69115 Heidelberg, Germany
  • c London School of Economics and Political Science, London, WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom

Abstract

We develop an index measuring the three main dimensions - prosecution, protection, and prevention - of the anti-trafficking policies of the governments of up to 180 countries over the 2000-2010 period. Overall, developed countries perform better than the rest of the world; compliance with prosecution policy is highest, while governmental efforts to protect victims of human trafficking remain weakest. We employ the new indices to investigate which factors determine anti-trafficking policies. We find that compliance with anti-trafficking policies significantly decreases with corruption and is higher in countries that also respect the rights of women. We also find some tentative evidence for spatial dependence in anti-trafficking policies. © The editors of The Scandinavian Journal of Economics 2014.

Author Keywords

Human trafficking Compliance Anti-trafficking policies human rights

Index Keywords

policy implementation compliance index method corruption human rights trafficking womens status
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84896033520&doi=10.1111%2fsjoe.12055&partnerID=40&md5=ca9c87f061acecab0ec2173cb7d6f14e
DOI: 10.1111/sjoe.12055
ISSN: 03470520
Cited by: 37
Original Language: English