Technology Centres During The Economic Downturn: What Have We Learned

This paper documents and assesses the economic performance of metropolitan technology centres in the U.S. during the business downturn of the early 2000s. The authors find that many of the U.S.s leading high-technology centres have performed at or near the national average, but that some of the nations most prominent technology centres have fared poorly during the downturn, including Silicon Valley.