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entity_slug: maritime_employment
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:42:56.424158'
overall_score: 4.2
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly distinguishes maritime employment from other forms
    of work by focusing on its specific risk-reward structure and advancement opportunities.
    It avoids circularity and captures the distinct economic characteristics Smith
    identifies, though it could be slightly more precise about what constitutes "maritime
    employment."
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is directly grounded in Smith's analysis from Book I, Chapter
    10, where he explicitly compares maritime and military employment to illustrate
    wage differentials based on risk and advancement prospects. The definition accurately
    reflects Smith's specific observations about sailors' wages, prize money, and
    career advancement.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: Placement in the "Distribution" domain is correct, as Smith uses maritime
    employment to analyze how wages are distributed based on occupational characteristics
    like risk, hardship, and advancement opportunities. This fits perfectly within
    his broader theory of wage determination.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: Maritime employment maps reasonably well to S1 (primary operations) as
    a specific type of economic activity, but it doesn't have strong natural connections
    to the regulatory or intelligence functions of other VSM systems. It's more of
    a concrete operational category than a systemic function.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity provides genuine explanatory value by illustrating Smith's
    mechanism for how wage differentials arise from occupational characteristics,
    serving as a concrete example of his broader theory of compensating wage differentials.
    It illuminates the structural relationship between risk, advancement prospects,
    and compensation.
---

# Evaluation: Maritime Employment

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly distinguishes maritime employment from other forms of work by focusing on its specific risk-reward structure and advancement opportunities. It avoids circularity and captures the distinct economic characteristics Smith identifies, though it could be slightly more precise about what constitutes "maritime employment."

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is directly grounded in Smith's analysis from Book I, Chapter 10, where he explicitly compares maritime and military employment to illustrate wage differentials based on risk and advancement prospects. The definition accurately reflects Smith's specific observations about sailors' wages, prize money, and career advancement.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

Placement in the "Distribution" domain is correct, as Smith uses maritime employment to analyze how wages are distributed based on occupational characteristics like risk, hardship, and advancement opportunities. This fits perfectly within his broader theory of wage determination.

## vsm_relevance — 3.0 / 5.0

Maritime employment maps reasonably well to S1 (primary operations) as a specific type of economic activity, but it doesn't have strong natural connections to the regulatory or intelligence functions of other VSM systems. It's more of a concrete operational category than a systemic function.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity provides genuine explanatory value by illustrating Smith's mechanism for how wage differentials arise from occupational characteristics, serving as a concrete example of his broader theory of compensating wage differentials. It illuminates the structural relationship between risk, advancement prospects, and compensation.
