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Verheul, I., Bosmaa, N., van der Nol, F., Wong, T. (2002). Determinants of Entrepreneurship in The United States of America. In: Audretsch, D., Thurik, R., Verheul, I., Wennekers, S. (eds) Entrepreneurship: Determinants and Policy in a European-US Comparison. Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation, vol 27. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47556-1_6
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