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Title: The Long-run Effect of 9/11: Terrorism, Backlash, and the Assimilation of Muslim Immigrants in the West

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2016

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Abstract: This article investigates whether the 9/11 attacks affected the assimilation rate of Muslims in the US. Terror attacks by Islamic groups are likely to induce a backlash against Muslims, thereby raising their costs of assimilation. We find that Muslim immigrants living in states with the sharpest increase in hate crimes also exhibit: greater chances of marrying within their own ethnic group; higher fertility; lower female labour force participation; and lower English proficiency. These findings shed light on the increasing use of terror and concurrent rise in social tensions surrounding Muslim immigrants in the West.

Url: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecoj.12219/abstract

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Authors: Gould, Eric D; Klor, Esteban F

Periodical (Full): The Economic Journal

Issue: 597

Volume: 126

Pages: 2064-2114

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Migration and Immigration, Other

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