Citation

Berrebi C. Peace Econ. Peace Sci. Publ. Policy 2007; 13(1).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Walter de Gruyter)

DOI

10.2202/1554-8597.1101

PMID

unavailable

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. Copyright ©2007 The Berkeley Electronic Press. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Education; Poverty; Terrorism; Suicide bomber; Suicide attacks; Hamas