Advanced Parameters
Consequential Thresholds
These parameters set the structural boundaries the simulator evaluates against — not initial state values, but the thresholds at which dynamics change regime. Adjust within empirically grounded bounds. Toggle any parameter off to grey its indicator in the simulator without deleting the value.
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Defaults are calibrated to the Eastern and Southern Africa retrodiction baseline. Click Apply to simulator to save settings, then reload Page 4 in the same browser — it reads these values on startup. A deactivated criterion stops generating warnings or cascade triggers. Changes persist in the browser session.
Fiscal Architecture — FDP Threshold Band
FDP Lower Warn Band FDP_WLO Dim 1 · Fiscal
Below this fiscal dependence floor, productive-economy tax base is too narrow — state functions degrade even without explicit predation.
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12%FDP floor28%
18%
EIS decay ↑ IX stagnation fiscal fragility signal
Default: 18%
FDP Upper Warn Band FDP_WHI Dim 1 · Fiscal
Above this ceiling, fiscal dependence on productive economy is high enough that rent-seeking coalitions face structural incentives to undermine the tax base.
Active
45%FDP ceiling72%
58%
RI predation multiplier ↑ EIS investment crowded out coalition fragility trigger
Default: 58%
Exchange Architecture — IX Impersonal Exchange Band
IX Minimum Threshold IX_MIN Dim 2 · Exchange
Below this share of impersonal exchange, network-based exclusion mechanisms prevent EIS growth even under favourable institutional conditions.
Active
10%IX floor32%
22%
EIS growth blocked KT reinforcement loop ↑ exclusion trap signal
Default: 22%
IX Stability Threshold IX_STB Dim 2 · Exchange
Above this level, impersonal exchange is self-sustaining: enforcement infrastructure investment becomes productive even without pre-existing kin-network guarantees.
Active
42%IX stability68%
54%
EIS autonomous growth FBM decay accelerated self-enforcement threshold
Default: 54%
Rent Architecture — RI Predation Threshold
RI Critical Predation Level RI_THR Dim 3 · Rent
Above this rent-inflow intensity, enforcement infrastructure investment is displaced or captured — EIS growth stalls regardless of fiscal surplus.
Active
28RI predation ceiling58
42
EIS net growth → 0 FDP crowding accelerates conflict gate multiplier ↑
Default: 42
Memory Architecture — FBM Decay Rate
Formality-Betrayal Memory Decay FBM_δ Dim 2 · Enforcement
Rate at which prior enforcement failures fade from collective economic memory. Faster decay enables IX recovery after a betrayal shock; slower decay locks in exclusion traps for more periods.
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slow (2)decay rate δ per periodfast (18)
8
↑ faster: IX recovery speed ↑ ↓ slower: FBM trap persistence ↑ IX recovery lag
Default: 8 (≈ 2–3 generation attenuation)
Dynamics — Coupling Lag
EIS → IX Coupling Lag LAG_EI Model Dynamics
Number of periods before EIS improvements translate into observable IX expansion. Captures institutional learning lags, contract-habit formation, and supply-chain trust accumulation.
Active
1 periodlag periods8 periods
3
↑ lag: EIS gains delayed in IX ↓ lag: reforms show faster in exchange structural inertia
Default: 3 (≈ 6–9 years)
Social Architecture — KT Kin-Tax Band
KT Suppression Floor KT_LO Dim 2 · Social
Below this kin-tax intensity, redistributive obligations within extended networks are insufficiently enforced — solidarity frays without proportional enterprise benefit.
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5KT minimum22
12
IX network trust degrades solidarity floor warning
Default: 12
KT Enterprise Drag Ceiling KT_HI Dim 2 · Social
Above this kin-tax intensity, redistribution obligations consume enterprise surplus faster than accumulation — the trajectory suppression mechanism activates.
Active
38KT drag ceiling65
52
EIS surplus consumed ↑ IX growth stalled FBM reinforcement ↑
Default: 52
Structural Bands — SB Subsistence / EH Enforcement Horizon
SB Subsistence Boundary SB_THR Dim 1 · Structural
Below this EIS level, survival imperatives dominate over institutional participation — exchange reverts to subsistence networks and formality investment halts.
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12EIS subsistence floor35
22
IX investment ceases FBM decay halted subsistence trap signal
Default: 22 (Sub-Saharan empirical floor)
EH Enforcement Horizon EH_THR Dim 2 · Enforcement
Above this EIS level, enforcement infrastructure is sufficiently capitalised that it begins to attract lateral investment — the virtuous EIS→IX→FDP feedback loop becomes self-sustaining.
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48EIS self-sustaining78
62
EIS → IX loop self-sustaining lateral EIS investment ↑ virtuous cycle threshold
Default: 62 (Kenya M-Pesa corridor estimate)
Execution Floor — EIS Minimum Viable Enforcement
Execution Floor (EIS Minimum) EX_FLOOR Dim 1 · EIS
The minimum EIS level at which any formal enforcement mechanism can produce binding outcomes. Below this floor, adjudication exists on paper but cannot enforce — a critical parameter for the AI adjudication instrument in Dimension 2.
Active
8EIS exec floor28
16
↑ floor: harder to reach viability ↓ floor: programme accessible in weaker states SFPSEI eligibility gate
Default: 16 (Rwanda post-2006 baseline floor)
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