We provide empirical support for a positive relationship between social safety spending and the phenomenon of ISIS foreign fighters, particularly among OECD countries. We argue that the problem with social safety spending is not its abuse by recipients but the way it is distributed. When examining the nature of social safety spending, we find that OECD countries that prioritize passive rather than active labor market programs have, on average, proportionally more ISIS foreign fighters. We conclude that social safety spending that supports socioeconomic immobility is significantly associated with radicalization and terrorism.

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社会福利与ISIS外国战斗人员

我们为社会安全支出与ISIS外国战斗人员现象之间的积极关系提供实证支持，尤其是在OECD国家之间。我们认为，社会安全支出的问题不在于接受者滥用它，而是它的分配方式。在考察社会安全支出的性质时，我们发现，优先考虑被动劳动力市场计划而不是主动劳动力市场计划的经合组织国家平均而言具有比例的ISIS外国战斗人员。我们得出的结论是，支持社会经济停滞的社会安全支出与激进化和恐怖主义密切相关。