- 2026-10-30 P0 passed: contract written.
- 2026-10-30 P1 passed: data audit, no exclusions.
- 2026-10-30 Decision: VFI uses discrete choice of y' on the grid (c = y - y'^(1/alpha)); policy at eval points linearly interpolated in y, V(1) linearly in ln y.
- 2026-10-30 P2 passed: closed-form baseline. P3 passed: VFI 361 iterations.
- 2026-10-30 P4 passed: reproducible, checks ok; gate run 1 (P5 items pending).
- 2026-10-30 P5 passed: report, claims written; final gate PASSED (20261030T044049.257087Z).