Danny Klinenberg

Danny Klinenberg is a Nonresident Fellow at the UC Institute of Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC). Danny obtained his PhD in economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara in August 2023. He also holds a B.S. and M.S. in quantitative economics from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. His job market paper studies the demand for membership in violent extremist organizations using leaked membership data on the Oath Keepers, America’s largest paramilitary organization and a key participant in the January 6^th insurrection. Other active projects include (1) developing the econometric framework for the theory of deterrence and (2) estimating how far-right content creators vary their language across platforms when faced with different terms and conditions. While working as a postdoctoral research fellow with IGCC, Danny helped finalize the econometric analysis associated with the theory of deterrence culminating in a draft of Deterrence by Reaction Curves: An Empirical Analysis of the Israeli-Gaza Conflict joint with Eli Berman, Esteban Klor, and Prabin Khadka.