What makes a homegrown terrorist? Human capital and participation in domestic Islamic terrorist groups in the U.S.A.

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Journal: Economics Letters

Year: 2008

Volume: 101

Issue: 3

Pages: 293-296

Authors (1)

Krueger, Alan B.

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1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

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Abstract

This paper compares the characteristics of 63 alleged homegrown Islamic terrorists in the U.S.A. to a representative sample of 1000+ Muslim Americans. The alleged terrorists have about average level of education. Those with higher education were judged closer to succeeding.

What makes a homegrown terrorist? Human capital and participation in domestic Islamic terrorist groups in the U.S.A.

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