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I would like to acknowledge the helpful criticisms and suggestions of John Kagel, Illka Niiniluoto, Joseph Pitt, and especially Oskar Morgenstern.
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Dacey, R. Theory absorption and the testability of economic theory. Zeitschr. f. Nationalökonomie 36, 247–267 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01287513
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