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Jens J. Krüger
Researcher at Technische Universität Darmstadt
Publications - 81
Citations - 1717
Jens J. Krüger is an academic researcher from Technische Universität Darmstadt. The author has contributed to research in topics: Productivity & Total factor productivity. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 81 publications receiving 1607 citations. Previous affiliations of Jens J. Krüger include Schiller International University & University of Augsburg.
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The Origins of Terrorism - Cross-Country Estimates on Socio-Economic Determinants of Terrorism
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined social and economic conditions in the country of origin of terrorist attacks, and claimed that low opportunity costs of terror, e.g., approximated by slow growth and poor institutions raise the likelihood of terror and the willingness in the population to support terror.
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The origins of terrorism: Cross-country estimates of socio-economic determinants of terrorism
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined social and economic conditions in the country of origin of terrorist attacks, claiming that low opportunity costs of terror, e.g. approximated as slow growth and poor institutions raise the propensity of terror and the willingness in the population to support terror.
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Productivity and structural change: a review of the literature
TL;DR: A survey of the existing research on structural change at various levels of aggregation with a special focus on the relation to productivity and technological change is presented in this paper, where the authors emphasize the crucial interaction of supply-and demand-side forces in shaping structural change.
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Barriers To Entry And Returns To Capital In Informal Activities: Evidence From Sub-Saharan Africa
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the patterns of capital entry barriers and capital returns in informal Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE's) using a unique micro data set seven West-African countries.
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The Global Trends of Total Factor Productivity Evidence from the Nonparametric Malmquist Index Approach
TL;DR: In this article, the Malmquist index of total factor productivity is applied to a sample of 87 countries observed over the period 1960-90 and the results are reported both in the form of growth rates and measures of relative productivity levels.