Zeitschrift für Nationalökonomie

, Volume 36, Issue 3–4, pp 247–267 | Cite as

Theory absorption and the testability of economic theory

  • Raymond Dacey
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Economic Theory International Economic Theory Absorption 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Raymond Dacey
    • 1
  1. 1.College of Business AdministrationUniversity of OklahomaNormanUSA

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