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Silicon Mountains, Silicon Molehills: Geographic Concentration and Convergence of Internet Industries in the US

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This paper investigates the effect of information technology on industrial patterns of concentration and convergence. Information-technology intensive industries exhibit slower employment convergence than other industries. The regression estimates suggest that the highest-IT industries exhibit employment convergence at only half the average rate for all industries. However, it is not the information-technology usage per se that is associated with slower convergence.

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  • Jed Kolko, 2001. "Silicon Mountains, Silicon Molehills: Geographic Concentration and Convergence of Internet Industries in the US," WIDER Working Paper Series DP2001-02, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    • Handle: RePEc:unu:wpaper:dp2001-02
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