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The authors thank Mike Van Roo for his assistance with preparing this manuscript for publication. Portions of this chapter appeared in the Journal of Management under the title, “The Importance of Prices and Opportunities to Entrepreneurship.”

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Shane, S., Eckhardt, J. (2003). The Individual-Opportunity Nexus. In: Acs, Z.J., Audretsch, D.B. (eds) Handbook of Entrepreneurship Research. International Handbook Series on Entrepreneurship, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-24519-7_8

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