According to the Capture Hypothesis

question 302

Multiple Choice

According to the capture hypothesis

• A) regulators eventually support the views of consumers instead of the firms or the taxpayers, regardless of the reasons why the regulatory agency was established.
• B) regulators support the view of the regulated firms all along because that is the reason the regulatory agency was established.
• C) regulators eventually support the views of the regulated firms instead of the consumers or taxpayers, regardless of why the regulatory agency was established.
• D) regulators eventually support the views of either the firms or the consumers, but at the expense of the taxpayers, regardless of the reasons why the regulatory agency was established.

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