How to read applications
Same material. Two analytical resolutions.
SITI — Sectional Institutional Tension Index (Intensity View)
Use when asking how strong a pattern is.
• Compute only on the core cluster
• Produces a stable, auditable intensity signal
SIDI — Sectional Institutional Distortion Interpretation (Structure View)
Use when asking where and why divergence appears.
• Read tails, boundaries, and peripheral points
• Interprets interface crossings and procedural friction
Computation is performed only on structurally stable core clusters; peripheral structures support interpretation rather than measurement.
This guide clarifies how to read evidence. It does not rank institutions, infer causality, or replace professional judgment.
Fiscal Geometry is used to observe how rule-based systems behave once fiscal rules are put into operation.
It focuses on how formal rules translate into observable patterns across institutions, rather than on individual actors or outcomes.
In practice, this perspective is applied across systems where fiscal rules, administrative interfaces, and structural constraints interact over time—such as education finance, taxation, public budgeting, administrative systems, and intergenerational wealth.
Helps teams align rule design with implementation realities by rendering complex fiscal environments into shared, readable structural maps that surface recurring patterns, enable cross-system comparison, and support clearer policy–operations–compliance dialogue.