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What data source was used to measure research and development intensity by industry?
What data source was used to measure research and development intensity by industry?
- National Science Foundation 2017 (correct)
- Venture capital investment data
- Patenting data
- 2014–2018 American Community Survey
What does the table in the text provide measures for?
What does the table in the text provide measures for?
- Population density in rural areas
- Education level by industry
- Tech activity in rural areas
- Venture capital investment in metropolitan statistical areas (correct)
What is the implied purpose of using consolidated metropolitan statistical areas in the table and figures?
What is the implied purpose of using consolidated metropolitan statistical areas in the table and figures?
- To compare the tech activity across cities (correct)
- To document R&D intensity by industry
- To analyze education level by industry
- To measure population share in rural areas
What does the approach using industry- and occupation-level employment data aim to avoid?
What does the approach using industry- and occupation-level employment data aim to avoid?
What percentage of the world’s population does Silicon Valley house?
What percentage of the world’s population does Silicon Valley house?
How many US cities entered Amazon’s bidding process for establishing a second headquarters?
How many US cities entered Amazon’s bidding process for establishing a second headquarters?
What are some of the examples of US locations branded as “Silicon Something”?
What are some of the examples of US locations branded as “Silicon Something”?
What metrics are used to illustrate the definition of a tech cluster in the paper?
What metrics are used to illustrate the definition of a tech cluster in the paper?
What is a key characteristic of tech clusters?
What is a key characteristic of tech clusters?
What contributes to the growth of leading US tech centers?
What contributes to the growth of leading US tech centers?
What suggests a challenge to Silicon Valley's dominance?
What suggests a challenge to Silicon Valley's dominance?
What has been the outcome of top-down attempts to recreate Silicon Valley?
What has been the outcome of top-down attempts to recreate Silicon Valley?
What makes developing a formal definition of tech clusters challenging?
What makes developing a formal definition of tech clusters challenging?
What is the impact of tech clusters on the economy?
What is the impact of tech clusters on the economy?
What does US economic history indicate about tech clusters?
What does US economic history indicate about tech clusters?
What does the example of Detroit transitioning from a tech cluster to a matured auto industry illustrate?
What does the example of Detroit transitioning from a tech cluster to a matured auto industry illustrate?
What poses challenges in defining tech clusters?
What poses challenges in defining tech clusters?
What is a common feature of emerging tech clusters?
What is a common feature of emerging tech clusters?
What is a strategy for local officials in relation to tech clusters?
What is a strategy for local officials in relation to tech clusters?
What is a characteristic of the best designs in tech clusters?
What is a characteristic of the best designs in tech clusters?
What are some common measures used in empirical study of tech clusters?
What are some common measures used in empirical study of tech clusters?
What is a central liability of focusing on patents and venture capital data?
What is a central liability of focusing on patents and venture capital data?
Which type of economic linkage should researchers consider when making choices in empirical analyses?
Which type of economic linkage should researchers consider when making choices in empirical analyses?
What is used to measure research and development intensity by industry?
What is used to measure research and development intensity by industry?
What is difficult to acquire according to the text?
What is difficult to acquire according to the text?
What is used to measure spatial concentration and learn how clusters operate?
What is used to measure spatial concentration and learn how clusters operate?
What does Table 1 document measures for cities using data from around 2015–2018?
What does Table 1 document measures for cities using data from around 2015–2018?
What does the table imply about the density of tech efforts across cities?
What does the table imply about the density of tech efforts across cities?
What should researchers carefully consider when using patents and venture capital data?
What should researchers carefully consider when using patents and venture capital data?
What are the geographic units for empirical analyses of the US economy?
What are the geographic units for empirical analyses of the US economy?
What is being studied to analyze frontier activity by sector?
What is being studied to analyze frontier activity by sector?
What are choices in empirical analyses based on?
What are choices in empirical analyses based on?
Study Notes
Measuring US Tech Clusters and Economic Linkages
- "Talent clusters" in human capital-focused industries are being studied to analyze frontier activity by sector.
- Empirical study of tech clusters involves choices about what to measure and the appropriate scale of activity.
- Most analyses use patents, high-growth entrepreneurship, and employment in research and development intensive industries or occupations.
- Geographic units for empirical analyses of the US economy include full distribution of states or cities or case studies of recognized tech clusters like Silicon Valley.
- Patents and venture capital data are popular for measuring spatial concentration and learning how clusters operate.
- Central liability of focusing on patents and venture capital data is that many forms of innovative activity are not captured.
- Location-specific data on research and development are difficult to acquire.
- Industry and occupation-level employment data from the American Community Survey is used to measure research and development intensity by industry.
- Table 1 documents measures for cities using data from around 2015–2018, ranking the top 15 metropolitan statistical areas by venture capital investment in R&D-intensive fields.
- The table speaks to the scale of tech activity across cities and implies the density of tech efforts through a comparison to the population share.
- Choices in empirical analyses should follow the type of economic linkage under study, such as focusing on knowledge spillovers or labor mobility.
- Researchers must carefully consider comparability across industries and longitudinally when using patents and venture capital data.
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Test your knowledge of measuring US tech clusters and economic linkages with this quiz. Explore the use of patents, venture capital, and employment data to analyze the spatial concentration and operation of tech clusters. Delve into the challenges and choices involved in empirical studies and gain insights into measuring research and development intensity by industry.
