Why Do Changes in Institutional Design Alter Outcomes

question 18

Multiple Choice

Why do changes in institutional design alter outcomes?

• A) Outcomes are outside the scope of institutions, and thus have no effect.
• B) Outcomes are only possible to be changed through elections, and thus changes to election laws will produce much change.
• C) Institutions are only collections of rules, and thus have no effect on outcomes.
• D) Outcomes are determined by institutional structures and rules, and thus changing the institution changes outcomes.
• E) Institutions are equal to outcomes; thus, changing one completely undermines the other.

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