TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Should I stay or should I go? The effect of London's terrorist attack on the educational choices of Muslims
JO  - SERIEs
A1  - Astorga-Rojas, Diego
SP  - 463
EP  - 501
VL  - 14
IS  - 3-4
N2  - This paper evaluates how the July 2005 London terrorist attacks affected Muslim teenagers' education plans and decisions. The attacks triggered a violent backslash against the Muslim community, which could have affected their incentives to continue in full-time education. I examine panel data on educational attitudes from the "Next Steps" Survey in England and use the month the survey was administered to divide individuals into treatment and control groups. I find that the attacks negatively affected the education plans of Muslims, but not those of any other major religious group. The probability of planning to continue in non-compulsory full-time education decreased by around 4.4% points for Muslims after the attacks. This corresponds to a 69% increase in individuals who were not sure whether to continue or drop out of full-time education. However, this change in plans appears to be a temporary reaction, since it did not affect students' actual decisions two years later.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1869-4187
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13209-023-00282-2
ID  - ref1
ER  -