Figure · FIG:economics-and-market-foundations/institutional-evidence-layer-map

Institutions create different kinds of economic evidence

A deterministic map distinguishing statutes, agencies, statistical releases, decisions, historical accounts, and analytical conclusions.

Updated Aug 7, 2026 Review due Nov 7, 2026
Statutes, institutions, releases, decisions, histories, and analyst conclusions occupy distinct evidence layers even when they describe one episode.
Detailed visual description

The table separates laws from institutions, statistical releases from analyses, legal complaints from holdings, and historical sequence from causal inference. The final row requires bridge evidence, uncertainty, alternatives, authority, and decision ownership for an analyst conclusion.

Review apparatus

Visual provenance and review

Technique
deterministic svg
Role
explanatory
Review state
candidate
Rights
CC0-1.0 · Project-authored deterministic teaching diagram

Review notes

  • Desktop raster inspection confirmed readable wrapping, stable row separation, contrast, and no clipping after adaptive table-row sizing. Narrow viewport, grayscale print, and screen-reader adjacent text remain acceptance gates.