Evolution, Process Variety, and Regional Trajectories of Technological Change in U.S. ManufacturingFootnote

* This research was supported by an Academic Senate Grant from the University of California, Los Angeles. The authors thank three referees for suggesting changes that improved the quality of the manuscript.

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