---
entity_slug: foreign_corn_importation_effects
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:29:24.731117'
overall_score: 4.4
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly identifies a specific economic phenomenon - the
    impact of foreign grain imports on domestic agricultural markets. It avoids circularity
    and captures distinct effects on prices, land values, and employment, though it
    could be slightly more precise about the mechanisms involved.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is well-grounded in Smith's actual analysis from Book IV,
    Chapter 2, where he explicitly examines foreign corn importation and argues that
    fears about its effects are exaggerated. The definition accurately reflects Smith's
    position that actual import quantities are too small to significantly harm domestic
    farmers.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The "Exchange" domain is perfectly appropriate for this concept, as it
    deals with international trade flows and their market effects. Foreign corn importation
    is fundamentally about exchange relationships between domestic and foreign markets.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity maps well to S4 (intelligence/environmental adaptation) as
    it concerns how domestic agricultural systems respond to foreign market pressures
    and environmental changes. It also has relevance to S1 (primary operations) regarding
    actual agricultural production impacts.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The entity provides genuine explanatory power by illuminating the mechanism
    of international trade effects on domestic markets and revealing Smith's insight
    about the gap between perceived and actual competitive threats. It goes beyond
    surface description to explain structural market relationships.
---

# Evaluation: Foreign Corn Importation Effects

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly identifies a specific economic phenomenon - the impact of foreign grain imports on domestic agricultural markets. It avoids circularity and captures distinct effects on prices, land values, and employment, though it could be slightly more precise about the mechanisms involved.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is well-grounded in Smith's actual analysis from Book IV, Chapter 2, where he explicitly examines foreign corn importation and argues that fears about its effects are exaggerated. The definition accurately reflects Smith's position that actual import quantities are too small to significantly harm domestic farmers.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

The "Exchange" domain is perfectly appropriate for this concept, as it deals with international trade flows and their market effects. Foreign corn importation is fundamentally about exchange relationships between domestic and foreign markets.

## vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity maps well to S4 (intelligence/environmental adaptation) as it concerns how domestic agricultural systems respond to foreign market pressures and environmental changes. It also has relevance to S1 (primary operations) regarding actual agricultural production impacts.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

The entity provides genuine explanatory power by illuminating the mechanism of international trade effects on domestic markets and revealing Smith's insight about the gap between perceived and actual competitive threats. It goes beyond surface description to explain structural market relationships.
