The legislative road to Silicon Valley

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 596-635

  Armour, John ^a   Cumming, Douglas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

G24; G28; G33; G38; H25

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; ECONOMIC POLICY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; POLICY REFORM; STOCK MARKET; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SILICON VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749632310     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: 14643812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpl007     Document Type: Article

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