Human Capital and the Supply of Home-Grown Islamic Terrorists in the UK
Posted: 22 Oct 2010
Date Written: December 2009
Abstract
We compare the characteristics of 77 convicted home-grown Islamic terrorists in the UK to a representative sample of 858 UK Muslims. UK Muslims are more likely to be convicted of terrorism if they are better educated and young, which accords with findings from recent research on the behaviour of Muslims in the US. Other predictors of UK Muslims being convicted of terrorism are employment, marital status, citizenship, and ethnic origin.
Keywords: Terrorism, Home-grown terrorism, Human capital
JEL Classification: H56, J24
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Thornton, John and Altunbas, Yener, Human Capital and the Supply of Home-Grown Islamic Terrorists in the UK (December 2009). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1695371
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