According to the Capture Hypothesis, It Appears That Regulators Eventually

question 141

Multiple Choice

According to the capture hypothesis, it appears that regulators eventually end up

• A) adopting policies that benefit the firms being regulated.
• B) adopting policies that benefit consumers at the expense of the regulated firms.
• C) adopting policies that benefit no one.
• D) satisfying neither producers nor consumers, but striving to control as much as possible.

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