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Role of Clustering in the Growth (and survival) of Fast Growing U.S High-Tech Firms

The authors develop a framework to explain the differential benefits accruing to firms that locate in or near a relevant cluster. The results indicate that distance from a relevant cluster is negatively related to growth for all firms in the sample, but clustering has a greater impact on firms that rely heavily on tacit knowledge spillovers.