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A moving target: The geographic evolution of Silicon Valley, 1953–1990

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  • Stephen B. Adams
  • Dustin Chambers
  • Michael Schultz

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This article provides an empirical examination of high-tech firm location data from 1953 to 1990 to show a dramatic shift in geographic centre of what is now called Silicon Valley. Universities (most notably Stanford), venture capital and law firms acted as magnets for divisions of established firms and local start-ups. These institutions combined with the Santa Clara County’s available land to pull the high-tech region’s epicentre south-eastwards from San Francisco, an early source of investment capital and legal expertise. These findings add another element (spatial change) for consideration in explaining the evolution of industry clusters.

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  • Stephen B. Adams & Dustin Chambers & Michael Schultz, 2018. "A moving target: The geographic evolution of Silicon Valley, 1953–1990," Business History, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 60(6), pages 859-883, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:bushst:v:60:y:2018:i:6:p:859-883
    DOI: 10.1080/00076791.2017.1346612
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    1. Jonathan Labbe, 2021. "Study of The Relationship Between Public and Private Venture Capitalists in France: A Qualitative Approach," Post-Print hal-03381477, HAL.
    2. Jonathan Labbe, 2021. "Study of The Relationship Between Public and Private Venture Capitalists in France: A Qualitative Approach," Papers 2110.09098, arXiv.org.

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