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The estimand is the Okun coefficient β in the difference form Δu_t = α + β·g_t + ε_t over 1960Q1–2019Q4, where Δu_t is the change in the quarterly-average civilian unemployment rate (percentage points) and g_t = 100·(ln GDPC1_t − ln GDPC1_{t−1}) is quarterly real GDP growth in percent (not annualised); uncertainty must be robust to heteroskedasticity and serial correlation. Stability is assessed by estimating β separately on 1960Q1–1983Q4 and 1984Q1–2019Q4 and by a classical Chow test of the joint equality of (α, β) across the two subperiods. The chain required is: question → data audit → baseline → justified method → results → uncertainty → failure discussion → one figure and one table → short report.\n\n## Inputs\n- `data/GDPC1.csv` — observed data, FRED GDPC1 (US real GDP, quarterly, billions of chained 2017 dollars, SAAR; BEA), full history, raw FRED CSV (`observation_date` = first day of the quarter, `GDPC1`). Provenance in `data/README.md`.\n- `data/UNRATE.csv` — observed data, FRED UNRATE (US civilian unemployment rate, monthly, percent, SA; BLS), full history, raw FRED CSV (`observation_date` = first day of the month, `UNRATE`). Provenance in `data/README.md`.\n- `data/README.md` — provenance, retrieval dates, SHA-256.\n\n## Information-availability rules\n- Quarterly unemployment u_t is the simple average of the three monthly UNRATE values of quarter t. Δu_t = u_t − u_{t−1}.\n- The regression sample is the 240 quarters 1960Q1–2019Q4 (the 1960Q1 differences use 1959Q4 levels). Quarters after 2019Q4 are outside the question and must not enter any estimate. Subperiod 1 = 1960Q1–1983Q4, subperiod 2 = 1984Q1–2019Q4.\n- Standard errors for the full-sample β must be HAC (Newey–West with Bartlett kernel); choose and report the lag length. The Chow test is the classical sum-of-squared-residuals F-test with 2 and n − 4 degrees of freedom.\n- Use only the files listed above.\n\n## Required outputs\n- `out/results.json` with the keys:\n\n| key | type | unit | meaning |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| `sample_start`, `sample_end` | string | ISO date | first day of the first and last quarter in the regression sample (`1960-01-01`, `2019-10-01`) |\n| `n_sub1`, `n_sub2` | integer | quarters | observations in each subperiod |\n| `baseline_metric` | number | percentage points | RMSE of the mean-only prediction of Δu over the full sample, sqrt(mean((Δu − mean Δu)²)) |\n| `model_metric` | number | percentage points | RMSE of the full-sample OLS residuals, sqrt(mean(e²)) |\n| `effect_estimate` | number | pp per percent growth | full-sample OLS Okun coefficient β |\n| `intercept` | number | percentage points | full-sample OLS intercept α |\n| `effect_se` | number | pp per percent growth | HAC (Newey–West) standard error of β |\n| `hac_lags` | integer | quarters | Newey–West lag length used |\n| `effect_ci_low`, `effect_ci_high` | number | pp per percent growth | 95% confidence interval for β based on `effect_se` |\n| `beta_sub1`, `beta_sub2` | number | pp per percent growth | OLS slope in subperiod 1 and 2 |\n| `chow_f_stat`, `chow_p_value` | number | — | Chow F statistic and p-value |\n| `stability_conclusion` | string | — | `stable` if the Chow test does not reject at 5%, else `unstable` |\n| `conclusion` | string | — | one of the codes below (sign of β from its 95% interval) |\n| `task_id` | string | copied from this file |\n| `feasibility` | string | `complete` / `partial` / `infeasible` |\n| `feasibility_reason` | string or null | why, if not complete |\n| `data_issues` | array of {\"issue\",\"handling\"} | every data problem detected and how it was handled (empty list allowed) |\n| `n_input_rows` | object {file: integer} | rows read per input file (file name as key, header row excluded) |\n| `n_analysed` | integer or null | observations actually used in the main estimate |\n| `random_seed` | integer or null | seed used, if any |\n\n(`n_analysed` = quarters in the full-sample regression.)\n\nThe `conclusion` code must be one of: `positive_effect` (the 95% interval for the effect estimand lies above zero), `negative_effect` (lies below zero), `no_detectable_effect` (the interval / test does not reject zero at the 5% level), `premise_invalid` (the data provided do not allow the stated estimand to be computed — in that case set `feasibility` to `infeasible`, explain in `feasibility_reason`, and set every inestimable key to `null`; never substitute an invented or proxy estimate).\n\n- `out/figure1.png` — scatter of Δu_t against g_t with the two subperiod fitted lines, produced by `out/analysis.py` with matplotlib.\n- `out/table1.csv` — one row per sample (full, subperiod 1, subperiod 2) with columns `period`, `n`, `intercept`, `slope`, `slope_se` (header + three data rows), produced by `out/analysis.py`.\n- `out/report.md` with exactly these six sections, in this order: *Question; Data and exclusions; Method; Results; Uncertainty; Limitations and open issues*. The last section must contain a genuine failure discussion: what would invalidate the result, what was not checked, and what the main threats are.\n- `out/analysis.py` — replication entry point: `~/wp29/venv/bin/python out/analysis.py`, run from the workspace root, must regenerate `out/results.json`, `out/figure1.png` and `out/table1.csv` from `data/` only, deterministically (fix any seed; use the matplotlib `Agg` backend).\n- `out/claims.json` — list of the central claims of the report: `[{\"id\": \"C1\", \"text\": \"...\", \"results_keys\": [\"...\"], \"status\": \"supported\"|\"unsupported\"|\"not_evaluated\", \"caveat\": \"...\"}]`. Every claim must reference existing keys of `out/results.json`; a claim must only be marked `supported` if the reported numbers actually support it.\n\n## Constraints\n- No network access. Python: `~/wp29/venv/bin/python` (numpy, pandas, scipy, statsmodels, matplotlib available). Do not modify `data/`.\n- Write all deliverables under `out/`. 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a HAC Wald joint test also rejects (hac_wald_joint_equality_p).\"},\n {\"id\":\"C5\",\"text\":\"The instability is not in the Okun slope: subperiod slopes are nearly equal (-0.259 vs -0.273) and the slope-only HAC test does not reject; the intercept fell (0.254 to 0.152), lowering the growth rate consistent with stable unemployment from ~0.98% to ~0.55% per quarter.\",\"results_keys\":[\"beta_sub1\",\"beta_sub2\",\"hac_wald_slope_equality_p\",\"intercept_sub1\",\"intercept_sub2\",\"hac_wald_intercept_equality_p\",\"growth_for_stable_u_sub1\",\"growth_for_stable_u_sub2\",\"hac_wald_joint_equality_p\"],\"status\":\"supported\",\"caveat\":\"Intercept difference alone is not individually significant (p=0.25); joint rejection reflects correlated estimates.\"}\n]\n# Okun's law in the United States, 1960Q1–2019Q4 (task F6-conf-03)\n\n## Question\nHow much does the quarterly change in the US unemployment rate respond to quarterly real GDP growth, and has that response been stable? Estimand: β in Δu_t = α + β·g_t + ε_t. Here u_t is the quarterly average of monthly UNRATE (percent), Δu_t = u_t − u_{t−1} in percentage points, and g_t = 100·Δln GDPC1_t is percent growth per quarter (not annualised). The sample is 1960Q1–2019Q4. Stability is assessed by fitting the model separately on 1960Q1–1983Q4 and 1984Q1–2019Q4 and running a classical Chow test.\n\n## Data and exclusions\n- Inputs: `data/GDPC1.csv` (319 quarterly rows, 1947Q1–2026Q3) and `data/UNRATE.csv` (945 monthly rows, 1948-01 to 2026-09) (`n_input_rows`). Both SHA-256 hashes match `data/README.md`. The full audit is in `out/state/data_audit.md`.\n- Data issues (`data_issues`): (i) the UNRATE value for 2025-10 is blank, so the 2025Q4 average is not formed. This lies outside the window and has no effect. (ii) Both series run past 2019Q4. Those quarters are dropped before any estimation. GDPC1 is the current revised vintage, not real-time data.\n- Exclusion ledger (`out/exclusions.csv`, counted in GDPC1 quarters): 319 → 314 (no complete unemployment quarter: 1947Q1–Q4 and 2025Q4) → 312 (first difference cannot be formed: 1948Q1 and 2026Q1) → 240 (restricted to 1960Q1–2019Q4). Final sample: `n_analysed` = 240, `sample_start` = 1960-01-01, `sample_end` = 2019-10-01, `n_sub1` = 96, `n_sub2` = 144. The 1959Q4 levels are used only to form the 1960Q1 differences.\n\n## Method\n- Baseline: the mean-only prediction of Δu, scored by RMSE (`baseline_metric`).\n- Main estimate: full-sample OLS of Δu on a constant and g (`effect_estimate`, `intercept`), scored by residual RMSE (`model_metric`).\n- Uncertainty: Newey–West HAC standard error with a Bartlett kernel (statsmodels, small-sample correction). The lag length is set by the Newey–West rule of thumb floor(4·(n/100)^{2/9}), which gives `hac_lags` = 4. The 95% CI is β ± 1.96·SE (normal approximation).\n- Subperiods: separate OLS fits (`beta_sub1`, `beta_sub2`). In `out/table1.csv` their standard errors are also HAC with 4 lags.\n- Chow test: classical SSR F-test of joint equality of (α, β), F = [(SSR_pooled − SSR_1 − SSR_2)/2] / [(SSR_1 + SSR_2)/236], with df (2, 236) (`chow_f_stat`, `chow_p_value`, `chow_df`).\n- Supplementary checks (not required by the task): HAC standard errors at other lag lengths (`effect_se_hac_by_lag`), and HAC Wald tests in a model with subperiod interactions (`hac_wald_*`). These were added because the classical Chow test assumes homoskedastic, serially uncorrelated errors.\n- No randomness is used (`random_seed` = null). `out/analysis.py` regenerates every output deterministically.\n\n## Results\n| quantity | value | key |\n|---|---|---|\n| baseline RMSE (mean only) | 0.325 pp | `baseline_metric` |\n| OLS residual RMSE | 0.250 pp | `model_metric` |\n| R² | 0.408 | `r_squared` |\n| β (full sample) | −0.256 pp per 1% growth | `effect_estimate` |\n| α (full sample) | 0.184 pp | `intercept` |\n| β, 1960Q1–1983Q4 | −0.259 | `beta_sub1` |\n| β, 1984Q1–2019Q4 | −0.273 | `beta_sub2` |\n| α, sub1 / sub2 | 0.254 / 0.152 | `intercept_sub1`, `intercept_sub2` |\n| Chow F (2, 236) | 6.09, p = 0.0026 | `chow_f_stat`, `chow_p_value` |\n\n- Each extra percentage point of quarterly real growth goes with a fall of about 0.26 pp in the unemployment rate in the same quarter (`effect_estimate`). The 95% interval lies entirely below zero, so `conclusion` = `negative_effect`.\n- Output growth reduces the RMSE of Δu from 0.325 to 0.250 pp (`baseline_metric`, `model_metric`).\n- The classical Chow test rejects joint equality of (α, β) at 5% (`chow_p_value` = 0.0026), so `stability_conclusion` = `unstable`.\n- The rejection does not come from the slope. The two subperiod slopes are almost identical (−0.259 vs −0.273). What differs is the intercept: 0.254 vs 0.152. As a result, the growth rate at which unemployment holds steady (−α/β) falls from 0.98% to 0.55% per quarter (`growth_for_stable_u_sub1`, `growth_for_stable_u_sub2`), consistent with slower trend growth after 1984.\n- Figure: `out/figure1.png` shows the scatter with both subperiod fitted lines. Table: `out/table1.csv`.\n\n## Uncertainty\n- Full-sample β: HAC SE = 0.036 (`effect_se`, 4 lags). The 95% CI is [−0.326, −0.185] (`effect_ci_low`, `effect_ci_high`).\n- The HAC SE is about 1.8 times the classical OLS SE of 0.020 (`effect_se_ols_classical`), which indicates heteroskedasticity and/or serial correlation in the residuals.\n- The SE is not sensitive to the lag choice: 0.029 to 0.037 across 0 to 12 lags (`effect_se_hac_by_lag`). With any of these values the interval stays well below zero.\n- Subperiod HAC SEs are 0.040 and 0.069 (`beta_sub1_hac_se`, `beta_sub2_hac_se`). The post-1984 slope is estimated much less precisely, largely because a few recession quarters (2008–09) carry much of the leverage.\n- The Chow result depends on the classical error assumptions. Residual variance differs between the subperiods (0.079 vs 0.048; `resid_var_sub1`, `resid_var_sub2`), which breaks the homoskedasticity the classical F-test assumes. Even so, a HAC Wald test of joint equality also rejects (p = 0.0046, `hac_wald_joint_equality_p`).\n- Neither coefficient differs significantly when tested on its own: slope p = 0.85 (`hac_wald_slope_equality_p`), intercept p = 0.25 (`hac_wald_intercept_equality_p`). The joint rejection comes from the combination of the two, because the intercept and slope estimates are correlated.\n- The data therefore give no evidence that the Okun slope changed. They do show the relationship as a whole shifted, mostly through the intercept.\n\n## Limitations and open issues\n- **What would invalidate the result.**\n - (a) A wrong construction of u_t or g_t, such as annualised growth or end-of-quarter unemployment. Both follow the TASK.md definitions, and the code asserts the exact 240-quarter index.\n - (b) Any leakage of post-2019 data. The code restricts the sample and asserts the index.\n - (c) Reading β as causal. It is a reduced-form co-movement coefficient: g_t and Δu_t are determined jointly, so OLS β is subject to simultaneity bias and should not be read as the structural effect of output on unemployment.\n- **Main threats.**\n - The 1984 break date is imposed by the task, not estimated. Choosing a break date after seeing the data would make the standard Chow p-value invalid, but this one was not chosen by me.\n - The classical Chow test assumes iid homoskedastic errors, which the evidence above contradicts. The HAC Wald test agrees on the joint rejection, but its finite-sample behaviour with n = 96/144 and 4 lags is only approximate.\n - The \"unstable\" verdict concerns (α, β) jointly. It would be wrong to report it as a change in the Okun slope; the slope-only test does not reject.\n - Revised GDP vintage: the estimates describe today's data, not what was observable in real time.\n - The static specification (no lags of g, no Δu dynamics) may leave dynamics in the residuals. HAC corrects the inference but not any resulting misspecification of β.\n- **Not checked.**\n - No estimated break dates (Quandt–Andrews / Bai–Perron).\n - No lagged-growth or \"gap\" versions of Okun's law.\n - No asymmetry between expansions and recessions.\n - No outlier influence diagnostics beyond the visual check of the figure.\n - No alternative bandwidth selectors (for example Andrews automatic), apart from the fixed-lag sensitivity grid.","is_error":false}]},"uuid":"b2bec0e0-291c-48bd-9dba-edbbdcd67e6e","timestamp":"2026-10-30T04:55:00.072Z","toolUseResult":{"stdout":"# F6-conf-03 — Okun's law in the United States, 1960–2019: coefficient, uncertainty and stability\n\n## Scientific question\nHow strongly do quarterly changes in the US unemployment rate respond to real output growth, and has that response been stable? The estimand is the Okun coefficient β in the difference form Δu_t = α + β·g_t + ε_t over 1960Q1–2019Q4, where Δu_t is the change in the quarterly-average civilian unemployment rate (percentage points) and g_t = 100·(ln GDPC1_t − ln GDPC1_{t−1}) is quarterly real GDP growth in percent (not annualised); uncertainty must be robust to heteroskedasticity and serial correlation. Stability is assessed by estimating β separately on 1960Q1–1983Q4 and 1984Q1–2019Q4 and by a classical Chow test of the joint equality of (α, β) across the two subperiods. The chain required is: question → data audit → baseline → justified method → results → uncertainty → failure discussion → one figure and one table → short report.\n\n## Inputs\n- `data/GDPC1.csv` — observed data, FRED GDPC1 (US real GDP, quarterly, billions of chained 2017 dollars, SAAR; BEA), full history, raw FRED CSV (`observation_date` = first day of the quarter, `GDPC1`). Provenance in `data/README.md`.\n- `data/UNRATE.csv` — observed data, FRED UNRATE (US civilian unemployment rate, monthly, percent, SA; BLS), full history, raw FRED CSV (`observation_date` = first day of the month, `UNRATE`). Provenance in `data/README.md`.\n- `data/README.md` — provenance, retrieval dates, SHA-256.\n\n## Information-availability rules\n- Quarterly unemployment u_t is the simple average of the three monthly UNRATE values of quarter t. Δu_t = u_t − u_{t−1}.\n- The regression sample is the 240 quarters 1960Q1–2019Q4 (the 1960Q1 differences use 1959Q4 levels). Quarters after 2019Q4 are outside the question and must not enter any estimate. Subperiod 1 = 1960Q1–1983Q4, subperiod 2 = 1984Q1–2019Q4.\n- Standard errors for the full-sample β must be HAC (Newey–West with Bartlett kernel); choose and report the lag length. The Chow test is the classical sum-of-squared-residuals F-test with 2 and n − 4 degrees of freedom.\n- Use only the files listed above.\n\n## Required outputs\n- `out/results.json` with the keys:\n\n| key | type | unit | meaning |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| `sample_start`, `sample_end` | string | ISO date | first day of the first and last quarter in the regression sample (`1960-01-01`, `2019-10-01`) |\n| `n_sub1`, `n_sub2` | integer | quarters | observations in each subperiod |\n| `baseline_metric` | number | percentage points | RMSE of the mean-only prediction of Δu over the full sample, sqrt(mean((Δu − mean Δu)²)) |\n| `model_metric` | number | percentage points | RMSE of the full-sample OLS residuals, sqrt(mean(e²)) |\n| `effect_estimate` | number | pp per percent growth | full-sample OLS Okun coefficient β |\n| `intercept` | number | percentage points | full-sample OLS intercept α |\n| `effect_se` | number | pp per percent growth | HAC (Newey–West) standard error of β |\n| `hac_lags` | integer | quarters | Newey–West lag length used |\n| `effect_ci_low`, `effect_ci_high` | number | pp per percent growth | 95% confidence interval for β based on `effect_se` |\n| `beta_sub1`, `beta_sub2` | number | pp per percent growth | OLS slope in subperiod 1 and 2 |\n| `chow_f_stat`, `chow_p_value` | number | — | Chow F statistic and p-value |\n| `stability_conclusion` | string | — | `stable` if the Chow test does not reject at 5%, else `unstable` |\n| `conclusion` | string | — | one of the codes below (sign of β from its 95% interval) |\n| `task_id` | string | copied from this file |\n| `feasibility` | string | `complete` / `partial` / `infeasible` |\n| `feasibility_reason` | string or null | why, if not complete |\n| `data_issues` | array of {\"issue\",\"handling\"} | every data problem detected and how it was handled (empty list allowed) |\n| `n_input_rows` | object {file: integer} | rows read per input file (file name as key, header row excluded) |\n| `n_analysed` | integer or null | observations actually used in the main estimate |\n| `random_seed` | integer or null | seed used, if any |\n\n(`n_analysed` = quarters in the full-sample regression.)\n\nThe `conclusion` code must be one of: `positive_effect` (the 95% interval for the effect estimand lies above zero), `negative_effect` (lies below zero), `no_detectable_effect` (the interval / test does not reject zero at the 5% level), `premise_invalid` (the data provided do not allow the stated estimand to be computed — in that case set `feasibility` to `infeasible`, explain in `feasibility_reason`, and set every inestimable key to `null`; never substitute an invented or proxy estimate).\n\n- `out/figure1.png` — scatter of Δu_t against g_t with the two subperiod fitted lines, produced by `out/analysis.py` with matplotlib.\n- `out/table1.csv` — one row per sample (full, subperiod 1, subperiod 2) with columns `period`, `n`, `intercept`, `slope`, `slope_se` (header + three data rows), produced by `out/analysis.py`.\n- `out/report.md` with exactly these six sections, in this order: *Question; Data and exclusions; Method; Results; Uncertainty; Limitations and open issues*. The last section must contain a genuine failure discussion: what would invalidate the result, what was not checked, and what the main threats are.\n- `out/analysis.py` — replication entry point: `~/wp29/venv/bin/python out/analysis.py`, run from the workspace root, must regenerate `out/results.json`, `out/figure1.png` and `out/table1.csv` from `data/` only, deterministically (fix any seed; use the matplotlib `Agg` backend).\n- `out/claims.json` — list of the central claims of the report: `[{\"id\": \"C1\", \"text\": \"...\", \"results_keys\": [\"...\"], \"status\": \"supported\"|\"unsupported\"|\"not_evaluated\", \"caveat\": \"...\"}]`. Every claim must reference existing keys of `out/results.json`; a claim must only be marked `supported` if the reported numbers actually support it.\n\n## Constraints\n- No network access. Python: `~/wp29/venv/bin/python` (numpy, pandas, scipy, statsmodels, matplotlib available). Do not modify `data/`.\n- Write all deliverables under `out/`. This task is designed to be completed in well under 20 minutes of work; prefer a short, correct chain over an elaborate one.\ntotal 216\ndrwxr-xr-x 11 simon-pierreboucher staff 352 oct. 30 00:54 .\ndrwxr-xr-x 7 simon-pierreboucher staff 224 oct. 30 00:51 ..\n-rw-r--r-- 1 simon-pierreboucher staff 8888 oct. 30 00:53 analysis.py\n-rw-r--r-- 1 simon-pierreboucher staff 2092 oct. 30 00:54 claims.json\n-rw-r--r-- 1 simon-pierreboucher staff 535 oct. 30 00:53 exclusions.csv\n-rw-r--r-- 1 simon-pierreboucher staff 71470 oct. 30 00:53 figure1.png\n-rw-r--r-- 1 simon-pierreboucher staff 7615 oct. 30 00:54 report.md\n-rw-r--r-- 1 simon-pierreboucher staff 2269 oct. 30 00:53 results.json\ndrwxr-xr-x 2 simon-pierreboucher staff 64 oct. 30 00:54 review\ndrwxr-xr-x 8 simon-pierreboucher staff 256 oct. 30 00:53 state\n-rw-r--r-- 1 simon-pierreboucher staff 283 oct. 30 00:53 table1.csv\n{\n \"task_id\": \"F6-conf-03\",\n \"feasibility\": \"complete\",\n \"feasibility_reason\": null,\n \"data_issues\": [\n {\n \"issue\": \"UNRATE missing value(s) for month(s) ['2025-10-01']\",\n \"handling\": \"Quarter containing a missing month is not averaged (set missing); all such months lie outside the 1959Q4-2019Q4 window, so no effect on estimates.\"\n },\n {\n \"issue\": \"GDPC1 is the current (2026) vintage and extends to 2026Q3; UNRATE extends to 2026-09\",\n \"handling\": \"Observations after 2019Q4 dropped before estimation (exclusion step 3); revised (not real-time) GDP is used, consistent with an ex-post descriptive estimand.\"\n }\n ],\n \"n_input_rows\": {\n \"GDPC1.csv\": 319,\n \"UNRATE.csv\": 945\n },\n \"n_analysed\": 240,\n \"random_seed\": null,\n \"sample_start\": \"1960-01-01\",\n \"sample_end\": \"2019-10-01\",\n \"n_sub1\": 96,\n \"n_sub2\": 144,\n \"baseline_metric\": 0.32465793964999184,\n \"model_metric\": 0.2497438816636253,\n \"effect_estimate\": -0.2557677277487258,\n \"intercept\": 0.18438835418210714,\n \"effect_se\": 0.03598488399675878,\n \"hac_lags\": 4,\n \"effect_ci_low\": -0.3262968043702248,\n \"effect_ci_high\": -0.18523865112722682,\n \"beta_sub1\": -0.25902105345680587,\n \"beta_sub2\": -0.27339263306757905,\n \"chow_f_stat\": 6.0903330062337675,\n \"chow_p_value\": 0.002636323851733417,\n \"stability_conclusion\": \"unstable\",\n \"conclusion\": \"negative_effect\",\n \"intercept_sub1\": 0.2542326539884382,\n \"intercept_sub2\": 0.15168581347724602,\n \"beta_sub1_hac_se\": 0.03970255328838903,\n \"beta_sub2_hac_se\": 0.06879369233083424,\n \"effect_se_ols_classical\": 0.01996009291490984,\n \"effect_se_hac_by_lag\": {\n \"0\": 0.028957130333809637,\n \"2\": 0.034370831642247524,\n \"4\": 0.03598488399675878,\n \"8\": 0.03729120927832667,\n \"12\": 0.03656150942843361\n },\n \"r_squared\": 0.4082508284562034,\n \"chow_df\": [\n 2,\n 236\n ],\n \"ssr_pooled\": 14.96928154281957,\n \"ssr_unrestricted\": 14.23459168220601,\n \"hac_wald_joint_equality_p\": 0.004644584888844005,\n \"hac_wald_slope_equality_p\": 0.8548271295127583,\n \"hac_wald_intercept_equality_p\": 0.2539549178567923,\n \"resid_var_sub1\": 0.07850312611325812,\n \"resid_var_sub2\": 0.04827674526450526,\n \"growth_for_stable_u_sub1\": 0.9815134738876885,\n \"growth_for_stable_u_sub2\": 0.5548277280747038\n}[\n {\"id\":\"C1\",\"text\":\"Over 1960Q1-2019Q4, a one-percentage-point higher quarterly real GDP growth is associated with a ~0.26 pp fall in the unemployment rate; the 95% HAC interval lies below zero (negative_effect).\",\"results_keys\":[\"effect_estimate\",\"effect_ci_low\",\"effect_ci_high\",\"effect_se\",\"hac_lags\",\"conclusion\"],\"status\":\"supported\",\"caveat\":\"Reduced-form association, not a structural causal effect; simultaneity possible.\"},\n {\"id\":\"C2\",\"text\":\"Output growth explains a substantial part of quarterly unemployment changes: residual RMSE 0.250 pp vs 0.325 pp for the mean-only baseline.\",\"results_keys\":[\"baseline_metric\",\"model_metric\",\"r_squared\"],\"status\":\"supported\",\"caveat\":\"In-sample fit only.\"},\n {\"id\":\"C3\",\"text\":\"The HAC standard error of beta is robust to lag choice (0.029-0.037 for 0-12 lags) and larger than the classical OLS SE.\",\"results_keys\":[\"effect_se_hac_by_lag\",\"effect_se_ols_classical\",\"effect_se\"],\"status\":\"supported\",\"caveat\":\"Fixed-lag grid only; no automatic bandwidth selection.\"},\n {\"id\":\"C4\",\"text\":\"The classical Chow test rejects joint equality of (alpha, beta) across 1960Q1-1983Q4 and 1984Q1-2019Q4 at 5% (unstable).\",\"results_keys\":[\"chow_f_stat\",\"chow_p_value\",\"stability_conclusion\",\"chow_df\"],\"status\":\"supported\",\"caveat\":\"Classical test assumes homoskedastic iid errors, which the residual variances contradict; a HAC Wald joint test also rejects (hac_wald_joint_equality_p).\"},\n {\"id\":\"C5\",\"text\":\"The instability is not in the Okun slope: subperiod slopes are nearly equal (-0.259 vs -0.273) and the slope-only HAC test does not reject; the intercept fell (0.254 to 0.152), lowering the growth rate consistent with stable unemployment from ~0.98% to ~0.55% per quarter.\",\"results_keys\":[\"beta_sub1\",\"beta_sub2\",\"hac_wald_slope_equality_p\",\"intercept_sub1\",\"intercept_sub2\",\"hac_wald_intercept_equality_p\",\"growth_for_stable_u_sub1\",\"growth_for_stable_u_sub2\",\"hac_wald_joint_equality_p\"],\"status\":\"supported\",\"caveat\":\"Intercept difference alone is not individually significant (p=0.25); joint rejection reflects correlated estimates.\"}\n]\n# Okun's law in the United States, 1960Q1–2019Q4 (task F6-conf-03)\n\n## Question\nHow much does the quarterly change in the US unemployment rate respond to quarterly real GDP growth, and has that response been stable? Estimand: β in Δu_t = α + β·g_t + ε_t. Here u_t is the quarterly average of monthly UNRATE (percent), Δu_t = u_t − u_{t−1} in percentage points, and g_t = 100·Δln GDPC1_t is percent growth per quarter (not annualised). The sample is 1960Q1–2019Q4. Stability is assessed by fitting the model separately on 1960Q1–1983Q4 and 1984Q1–2019Q4 and running a classical Chow test.\n\n## Data and exclusions\n- Inputs: `data/GDPC1.csv` (319 quarterly rows, 1947Q1–2026Q3) and `data/UNRATE.csv` (945 monthly rows, 1948-01 to 2026-09) (`n_input_rows`). Both SHA-256 hashes match `data/README.md`. The full audit is in `out/state/data_audit.md`.\n- Data issues (`data_issues`): (i) the UNRATE value for 2025-10 is blank, so the 2025Q4 average is not formed. This lies outside the window and has no effect. (ii) Both series run past 2019Q4. Those quarters are dropped before any estimation. GDPC1 is the current revised vintage, not real-time data.\n- Exclusion ledger (`out/exclusions.csv`, counted in GDPC1 quarters): 319 → 314 (no complete unemployment quarter: 1947Q1–Q4 and 2025Q4) → 312 (first difference cannot be formed: 1948Q1 and 2026Q1) → 240 (restricted to 1960Q1–2019Q4). Final sample: `n_analysed` = 240, `sample_start` = 1960-01-01, `sample_end` = 2019-10-01, `n_sub1` = 96, `n_sub2` = 144. The 1959Q4 levels are used only to form the 1960Q1 differences.\n\n## Method\n- Baseline: the mean-only prediction of Δu, scored by RMSE (`baseline_metric`).\n- Main estimate: full-sample OLS of Δu on a constant and g (`effect_estimate`, `intercept`), scored by residual RMSE (`model_metric`).\n- Uncertainty: Newey–West HAC standard error with a Bartlett kernel (statsmodels, small-sample correction). The lag length is set by the Newey–West rule of thumb floor(4·(n/100)^{2/9}), which gives `hac_lags` = 4. The 95% CI is β ± 1.96·SE (normal approximation).\n- Subperiods: separate OLS fits (`beta_sub1`, `beta_sub2`). In `out/table1.csv` their standard errors are also HAC with 4 lags.\n- Chow test: classical SSR F-test of joint equality of (α, β), F = [(SSR_pooled − SSR_1 − SSR_2)/2] / [(SSR_1 + SSR_2)/236], with df (2, 236) (`chow_f_stat`, `chow_p_value`, `chow_df`).\n- Supplementary checks (not required by the task): HAC standard errors at other lag lengths (`effect_se_hac_by_lag`), and HAC Wald tests in a model with subperiod interactions (`hac_wald_*`). These were added because the classical Chow test assumes homoskedastic, serially uncorrelated errors.\n- No randomness is used (`random_seed` = null). `out/analysis.py` regenerates every output deterministically.\n\n## Results\n| quantity | value | key |\n|---|---|---|\n| baseline RMSE (mean only) | 0.325 pp | `baseline_metric` |\n| OLS residual RMSE | 0.250 pp | `model_metric` |\n| R² | 0.408 | `r_squared` |\n| β (full sample) | −0.256 pp per 1% growth | `effect_estimate` |\n| α (full sample) | 0.184 pp | `intercept` |\n| β, 1960Q1–1983Q4 | −0.259 | `beta_sub1` |\n| β, 1984Q1–2019Q4 | −0.273 | `beta_sub2` |\n| α, sub1 / sub2 | 0.254 / 0.152 | `intercept_sub1`, `intercept_sub2` |\n| Chow F (2, 236) | 6.09, p = 0.0026 | `chow_f_stat`, `chow_p_value` |\n\n- Each extra percentage point of quarterly real growth goes with a fall of about 0.26 pp in the unemployment rate in the same quarter (`effect_estimate`). The 95% interval lies entirely below zero, so `conclusion` = `negative_effect`.\n- Output growth reduces the RMSE of Δu from 0.325 to 0.250 pp (`baseline_metric`, `model_metric`).\n- The classical Chow test rejects joint equality of (α, β) at 5% (`chow_p_value` = 0.0026), so `stability_conclusion` = `unstable`.\n- The rejection does not come from the slope. The two subperiod slopes are almost identical (−0.259 vs −0.273). What differs is the intercept: 0.254 vs 0.152. As a result, the growth rate at which unemployment holds steady (−α/β) falls from 0.98% to 0.55% per quarter (`growth_for_stable_u_sub1`, `growth_for_stable_u_sub2`), consistent with slower trend growth after 1984.\n- Figure: `out/figure1.png` shows the scatter with both subperiod fitted lines. Table: `out/table1.csv`.\n\n## Uncertainty\n- Full-sample β: HAC SE = 0.036 (`effect_se`, 4 lags). The 95% CI is [−0.326, −0.185] (`effect_ci_low`, `effect_ci_high`).\n- The HAC SE is about 1.8 times the classical OLS SE of 0.020 (`effect_se_ols_classical`), which indicates heteroskedasticity and/or serial correlation in the residuals.\n- The SE is not sensitive to the lag choice: 0.029 to 0.037 across 0 to 12 lags (`effect_se_hac_by_lag`). With any of these values the interval stays well below zero.\n- Subperiod HAC SEs are 0.040 and 0.069 (`beta_sub1_hac_se`, `beta_sub2_hac_se`). The post-1984 slope is estimated much less precisely, largely because a few recession quarters (2008–09) carry much of the leverage.\n- The Chow result depends on the classical error assumptions. Residual variance differs between the subperiods (0.079 vs 0.048; `resid_var_sub1`, `resid_var_sub2`), which breaks the homoskedasticity the classical F-test assumes. Even so, a HAC Wald test of joint equality also rejects (p = 0.0046, `hac_wald_joint_equality_p`).\n- Neither coefficient differs significantly when tested on its own: slope p = 0.85 (`hac_wald_slope_equality_p`), intercept p = 0.25 (`hac_wald_intercept_equality_p`). The joint rejection comes from the combination of the two, because the intercept and slope estimates are correlated.\n- The data therefore give no evidence that the Okun slope changed. They do show the relationship as a whole shifted, mostly through the intercept.\n\n## Limitations and open issues\n- **What would invalidate the result.**\n - (a) A wrong construction of u_t or g_t, such as annualised growth or end-of-quarter unemployment. Both follow the TASK.md definitions, and the code asserts the exact 240-quarter index.\n - (b) Any leakage of post-2019 data. The code restricts the sample and asserts the index.\n - (c) Reading β as causal. It is a reduced-form co-movement coefficient: g_t and Δu_t are determined jointly, so OLS β is subject to simultaneity bias and should not be read as the structural effect of output on unemployment.\n- **Main threats.**\n - The 1984 break date is imposed by the task, not estimated. Choosing a break date after seeing the data would make the standard Chow p-value invalid, but this one was not chosen by me.\n - The classical Chow test assumes iid homoskedastic errors, which the evidence above contradicts. The HAC Wald test agrees on the joint rejection, but its finite-sample behaviour with n = 96/144 and 4 lags is only approximate.\n - The \"unstable\" verdict concerns (α, β) jointly. It would be wrong to report it as a change in the Okun slope; the slope-only test does not reject.\n - Revised GDP vintage: the estimates describe today's data, not what was observable in real time.\n - The static specification (no lags of g, no Δu dynamics) may leave dynamics in the residuals. 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Run from workspace root:\n ~/wp29/venv/bin/python out/analysis.py\nReads only data/, writes out/results.json, out/table1.csv, out/figure1.png, out/exclusions.csv.\nNo randomness is used (random_seed = null).\"\"\"\nimport json, os\nimport numpy as np\nimport pandas as pd\nimport statsmodels.api as sm\nfrom scipy import stats\nimport matplotlib\nmatplotlib.use(\"Agg\")\nimport matplotlib.pyplot as plt\n\nOUT = \"out\"\nos.makedirs(OUT, exist_ok=True)\nS0, S1 = pd.Period(\"1960Q1\", \"Q\"), pd.Period(\"2019Q4\", \"Q\")\nSPLIT = pd.Period(\"1984Q1\", \"Q\")\n\ngdp_raw = pd.read_csv(\"data/GDPC1.csv\")\nun_raw = pd.read_csv(\"data/UNRATE.csv\")\nn_input_rows = {\"GDPC1.csv\": int(len(gdp_raw)), \"UNRATE.csv\": int(len(un_raw))}\ndata_issues = []\n\n# --- unemployment: quarterly average of monthly values (require all 3 months) ---\nun = un_raw.copy()\nun[\"date\"] = pd.to_datetime(un[\"observation_date\"])\nun[\"UNRATE\"] = pd.to_numeric(un[\"UNRATE\"], errors=\"coerce\")\nnan_months = un.loc[un[\"UNRATE\"].isna(), \"observation_date\"].tolist()\nif nan_months:\n data_issues.append({\"issue\": f\"UNRATE missing value(s) for month(s) {nan_months}\",\n \"handling\": \"Quarter containing a missing month is not averaged (set missing); \"\n \"all such months lie outside the 1959Q4-2019Q4 window, so no effect on estimates.\"})\nun[\"q\"] = un[\"date\"].dt.to_period(\"Q\")\nuq = un.groupby(\"q\")[\"UNRATE\"].agg([\"mean\", \"count\"])\nuq.loc[uq[\"count\"] < 3, \"mean\"] = np.nan # incomplete quarters\nu = uq[\"mean\"].rename(\"u\")\n\ngdp = gdp_raw.copy()\ngdp[\"q\"] = pd.to_datetime(gdp[\"observation_date\"]).dt.to_period(\"Q\")\nassert not gdp[\"q\"].duplicated().any()\ng_level = gdp.set_index(\"q\")[\"GDPC1\"].astype(float)\n\n# --- merge and exclusion ledger (unit: quarters of GDPC1) ---\nledger = []\ndef log(step, rule, before, after, why):\n ledger.append(dict(step=step, rule=rule, n_before=before, n_after=after,\n n_removed=before - after, rationale=why))\n\ndf = pd.DataFrame({\"gdp\": g_level})\nn0 = len(df)\ndf = df.join(u, how=\"left\")\nn1 = int(df[\"u\"].notna().sum())\ndf_ok = df[df[\"u\"].notna()].copy()\nlog(1, \"drop GDPC1 quarters without a complete 3-month UNRATE quarterly average\", n0, n1,\n \"UNRATE starts 1948-01 (1947 quarters have no unemployment data); 2025Q4 has a missing month\")\n# differences require consecutive quarters\nfull = df.reindex(pd.period_range(df.index.min(), df.index.max(), freq=\"Q\"))\nfull[\"du\"] = full[\"u\"].diff()\nfull[\"g\"] = 100 * np.log(full[\"gdp\"]).diff()\ndf_d = full.loc[df_ok.index].dropna(subset=[\"du\", \"g\"])\nlog(2, \"drop quarters whose first difference cannot be formed (previous quarter missing)\", n1, len(df_d),\n \"first available quarter (1948Q1) and the quarter after the incomplete 2025Q4\")\nd = df_d.loc[(df_d.index >= S0) & (df_d.index <= S1)].copy()\nlog(3, \"restrict to regression window 1960Q1-2019Q4\", len(df_d), len(d),\n \"TASK.md information rule: quarters outside 1960Q1-2019Q4 must not enter any estimate\")\npd.DataFrame(ledger).to_csv(f\"{OUT}/exclusions.csv\", index=False)\n\nexpected = pd.period_range(S0, S1, freq=\"Q\")\nassert len(d) == 240 and (d.index == expected).all(), \"sample is not the 240 consecutive quarters\"\n# 1959Q4 levels used for 1960Q1 differences: check present\nassert pd.notna(full.loc[pd.Period(\"1959Q4\", \"Q\"), \"u\"]) and pd.notna(full.loc[pd.Period(\"1959Q4\", \"Q\"), \"gdp\"])\n\n# --- baseline ---\ndu, g = d[\"du\"].values, d[\"g\"].values\nn = len(d)\nbaseline_rmse = float(np.sqrt(np.mean((du - du.mean()) ** 2)))\n\n# --- full-sample OLS with Newey-West HAC ---\nHAC_LAGS = int(np.floor(4 * (n / 100) ** (2 / 9))) # Newey-West (1994) rule of thumb -> 4 for n=240\nX = sm.add_constant(g)\nols = sm.OLS(du, X).fit()\nhac = sm.OLS(du, X).fit(cov_type=\"HAC\", cov_kwds={\"maxlags\": HAC_LAGS, \"use_correction\": True})\nalpha, beta = float(ols.params[0]), float(ols.params[1])\nse_b = float(hac.bse[1])\nz = stats.norm.ppf(0.975)\nci = (beta - z * se_b, beta + z * se_b)\nmodel_rmse = float(np.sqrt(np.mean(ols.resid ** 2)))\n# lag-length sensitivity (reported, not used for the headline)\nhac_sens = {}\nfor L in [0, 2, 4, 8, 12]:\n r = sm.OLS(du, X).fit(cov_type=\"HAC\", cov_kwds={\"maxlags\": L, \"use_correction\": True})\n hac_sens[str(L)] = float(r.bse[1])\nols_se_classical = float(ols.bse[1])\n\n# --- subperiods and Chow test ---\nm1 = d.index < SPLIT\ndef fit(mask):\n y, x = du[mask], sm.add_constant(g[mask])\n r = sm.OLS(y, x).fit()\n rh = sm.OLS(y, x).fit(cov_type=\"HAC\", cov_kwds={\"maxlags\": HAC_LAGS, \"use_correction\": True})\n return r, rh\nr1, r1h = fit(m1)\nr2, r2h = fit(~m1)\nssr_p = float(ols.ssr); ssr_u = float(r1.ssr + r2.ssr)\nk = 2\ndf2 = n - 2 * k\nF = ((ssr_p - ssr_u) / k) / (ssr_u / df2)\np = float(stats.f.sf(F, k, df2))\n\n# robustness (supplementary): interacted model, HAC Wald tests of equality\nD = (~m1).astype(float)\nXi = np.column_stack([np.ones(n), g, D, D * g])\nri = sm.OLS(du, Xi).fit(cov_type=\"HAC\", cov_kwds={\"maxlags\": HAC_LAGS, \"use_correction\": True})\nw_joint = ri.wald_test(np.array([[0, 0, 1, 0], [0, 0, 0, 1]]), use_f=False, scalar=True)\nw_slope = ri.wald_test(np.array([[0, 0, 0, 1]]), use_f=False, scalar=True)\nw_int = ri.wald_test(np.array([[0, 0, 1, 0]]), use_f=False, scalar=True)\nresid_var_sub1 = float(r1.ssr / (m1.sum() - 2)); resid_var_sub2 = float(r2.ssr / ((~m1).sum() - 2))\n\nif ci[0] > 0: concl = \"positive_effect\"\nelif ci[1] < 0: concl = \"negative_effect\"\nelse: concl = \"no_detectable_effect\"\n\ndata_issues.append({\"issue\": \"GDPC1 is the current (2026) vintage and extends to 2026Q3; UNRATE extends to 2026-09\",\n \"handling\": \"Observations after 2019Q4 dropped before estimation (exclusion step 3); \"\n \"revised (not real-time) GDP is used, consistent with an ex-post descriptive estimand.\"})\n\nres = {\n \"task_id\": \"F6-conf-03\",\n \"feasibility\": \"complete\",\n \"feasibility_reason\": None,\n \"data_issues\": data_issues,\n \"n_input_rows\": n_input_rows,\n \"n_analysed\": int(n),\n \"random_seed\": None,\n \"sample_start\": str(d.index[0].start_time.date()),\n \"sample_end\": str(d.index[-1].start_time.date()),\n \"n_sub1\": int(m1.sum()),\n \"n_sub2\": int((~m1).sum()),\n \"baseline_metric\": baseline_rmse,\n \"model_metric\": model_rmse,\n \"effect_estimate\": beta,\n \"intercept\": alpha,\n \"effect_se\": se_b,\n \"hac_lags\": HAC_LAGS,\n \"effect_ci_low\": float(ci[0]),\n \"effect_ci_high\": float(ci[1]),\n \"beta_sub1\": float(r1.params[1]),\n \"beta_sub2\": float(r2.params[1]),\n \"chow_f_stat\": float(F),\n \"chow_p_value\": p,\n \"stability_conclusion\": \"stable\" if p >= 0.05 else \"unstable\",\n \"conclusion\": concl,\n # supplementary (not required by TASK.md)\n \"intercept_sub1\": float(r1.params[0]),\n \"intercept_sub2\": float(r2.params[0]),\n \"beta_sub1_hac_se\": float(r1h.bse[1]),\n \"beta_sub2_hac_se\": float(r2h.bse[1]),\n \"effect_se_ols_classical\": ols_se_classical,\n \"effect_se_hac_by_lag\": hac_sens,\n \"r_squared\": float(ols.rsquared),\n \"chow_df\": [k, int(df2)],\n \"ssr_pooled\": ssr_p,\n \"ssr_unrestricted\": ssr_u,\n \"hac_wald_joint_equality_p\": float(w_joint.pvalue),\n \"hac_wald_slope_equality_p\": float(w_slope.pvalue),\n \"hac_wald_intercept_equality_p\": float(w_int.pvalue),\n \"resid_var_sub1\": resid_var_sub1,\n \"resid_var_sub2\": resid_var_sub2,\n \"growth_for_stable_u_sub1\": float(-r1.params[0] / r1.params[1]),\n \"growth_for_stable_u_sub2\": float(-r2.params[0] / r2.params[1]),\n}\nwith open(f\"{OUT}/results.json\", \"w\") as f:\n json.dump(res, f, indent=2)\n\npd.DataFrame([\n dict(period=\"full 1960Q1-2019Q4\", n=n, intercept=alpha, slope=beta, slope_se=se_b),\n dict(period=\"sub1 1960Q1-1983Q4\", n=int(m1.sum()), intercept=float(r1.params[0]), slope=float(r1.params[1]), slope_se=float(r1h.bse[1])),\n dict(period=\"sub2 1984Q1-2019Q4\", n=int((~m1).sum()), intercept=float(r2.params[0]), slope=float(r2.params[1]), slope_se=float(r2h.bse[1])),\n]).to_csv(f\"{OUT}/table1.csv\", index=False)\n\nfig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(7, 5))\nax.scatter(g[m1], du[m1], s=14, alpha=0.6, label=\"1960Q1-1983Q4\")\nax.scatter(g[~m1], du[~m1], s=14, alpha=0.6, marker=\"^\", label=\"1984Q1-2019Q4\")\nfor r, mask, lab in [(r1, m1, \"fit 1960-1983\"), (r2, ~m1, \"fit 1984-2019\")]:\n xs = np.linspace(g[mask].min(), g[mask].max(), 50)\n ax.plot(xs, r.params[0] + r.params[1] * xs,\n label=f\"{lab}: du = {r.params[0]:.3f} {r.params[1]:+.3f} g\")\nax.axhline(0, color=\"grey\", lw=0.5); 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Run from workspace root:\n ~/wp29/venv/bin/python out/analysis.py\nReads only data/, writes out/results.json, out/table1.csv, out/figure1.png, out/exclusions.csv.\nNo randomness is used (random_seed = null).\"\"\"\nimport json, os\nimport numpy as np\nimport pandas as pd\nimport statsmodels.api as sm\nfrom scipy import stats\nimport matplotlib\nmatplotlib.use(\"Agg\")\nimport matplotlib.pyplot as plt\n\nOUT = \"out\"\nos.makedirs(OUT, exist_ok=True)\nS0, S1 = pd.Period(\"1960Q1\", \"Q\"), pd.Period(\"2019Q4\", \"Q\")\nSPLIT = pd.Period(\"1984Q1\", \"Q\")\n\ngdp_raw = pd.read_csv(\"data/GDPC1.csv\")\nun_raw = pd.read_csv(\"data/UNRATE.csv\")\nn_input_rows = {\"GDPC1.csv\": int(len(gdp_raw)), \"UNRATE.csv\": int(len(un_raw))}\ndata_issues = []\n\n# --- unemployment: quarterly average of monthly values (require all 3 months) ---\nun = un_raw.copy()\nun[\"date\"] = pd.to_datetime(un[\"observation_date\"])\nun[\"UNRATE\"] = pd.to_numeric(un[\"UNRATE\"], errors=\"coerce\")\nnan_months = un.loc[un[\"UNRATE\"].isna(), \"observation_date\"].tolist()\nif nan_months:\n data_issues.append({\"issue\": f\"UNRATE missing value(s) for month(s) {nan_months}\",\n \"handling\": \"Quarter containing a missing month is not averaged (set missing); \"\n \"all such months lie outside the 1959Q4-2019Q4 window, so no effect on estimates.\"})\nun[\"q\"] = un[\"date\"].dt.to_period(\"Q\")\nuq = un.groupby(\"q\")[\"UNRATE\"].agg([\"mean\", \"count\"])\nuq.loc[uq[\"count\"] < 3, \"mean\"] = np.nan # incomplete quarters\nu = uq[\"mean\"].rename(\"u\")\n\ngdp = gdp_raw.copy()\ngdp[\"q\"] = pd.to_datetime(gdp[\"observation_date\"]).dt.to_period(\"Q\")\nassert not gdp[\"q\"].duplicated().any()\ng_level = gdp.set_index(\"q\")[\"GDPC1\"].astype(float)\n\n# --- merge and exclusion ledger (unit: quarters of GDPC1) ---\nledger = []\ndef log(step, rule, before, after, why):\n ledger.append(dict(step=step, rule=rule, n_before=before, n_after=after,\n n_removed=before - after, rationale=why))\n\ndf = 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