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A policy arrow is a chain of testable checkpoints

A deterministic comparison table preserving authority, instrument, financial conditions, private response, aggregate outcomes, identification, and decision boundaries.

Updated Aug 7, 2026 Review due Nov 7, 2026
A six-row table compares monetary and fiscal policy checkpoints from authority through channels and outcomes to evidence and a final stop line.
Monetary and fiscal transmission use different authorities and first channels, but both require lags, exposure, counterfactual evidence, and a stop before entity or decision claims.
Detailed visual description

The monetary column begins with mandate and instrument, then financial conditions and private contract responses. The fiscal column begins with legislation or rule, then taxes, purchases, transfers, budget timing, and private incidence. Both proceed to aggregate outcomes, require counterfactual evidence, and stop before forecasts, advice, welfare verdicts, or accounting entries.

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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 a clear checkpoint hierarchy, balanced monetary/fiscal comparison, readable wrapping, contrast, and no clipping. Narrow viewport, grayscale print, and screen-reader adjacent text remain acceptance gates.

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