Evidence about the link between education, poverty and terrorism among Palestinians

Claude Berrebi

doi:10.2202/1554-8597.1101

Evidence about the link between education, poverty and terrorism among Palestinians

Claude Berrebi^*

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Abstract

This paper investigates the ways in which terrorism is linked to education and poverty using data newly culled from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) documentary sources. The paper presents a statistical analysis of the determinants of participation in terrorist activities by members of the Hamas and PIJ between the late 1980s and May 2002. The resulting evidence suggests that both higher education and standard of living are positively associated with participation in Hamas or PIJ and with becoming a suicide bomber, while being married significantly reduces the probability of participation in terrorist activities.

Original language	English
Article number	2
Journal	Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2202/1554-8597.1101
State	Published - 6 Dec 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Education
Hamas
Poverty
Suicide attacks
Suicide bomber
Terrorism

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Evidence about the link between education, poverty and terrorism among Palestinians

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