&gt; <i>&quot;Members of Hezbollah&#x27;s militant wing who were killed in action in the 1980s and early 1990s were at least as likely to come from economically advantaged families and have a relatively high level of education as they were to come from impoverished families without educational opportunities.&quot;</i><p>&gt; <i>&quot;Instead of viewing terrorism as a direct response to low market opportunities or ignorance, we suggest it is more accurately viewed as a response to political conditions and long-standing feelings (either perceived or real) of indignity and frustration that have little to do with economics.&quot;</i><p>quoted in <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nber.org&#x2F;digest&#x2F;sep02&#x2F;w9074.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nber.org&#x2F;digest&#x2F;sep02&#x2F;w9074.html</a>