Labor Economics
The Line That Changed the World: Unpacking the Ford Model T's Century of Influence
·1450 words·7 mins
This series traces how the Ford Model T's moving assembly line reshaped not just the automotive industry but the very structure of modern industrial society, exploring its economic logic, social consequences, and technological legacy across 100 years of evolution.
The Labor Displacement
·682 words·4 mins
A three-part forensic series introducing the Displacement-Adjusted Job Count (DAJC) metric to demonstrate that EV transition investment announcements systematically overcount job creation by excluding the drivetrain supply chain displacement they create.
The Labor Displacement – Part 3: The Collective Bargaining Reckoning — What Contracts Cannot Protect
·1172 words·6 mins
Examines the gap between collective bargaining agreements and the economic geography of EV supply chains, and the structural limits of just transition frameworks in protecting workers outside direct OEM employment.
The Labor Displacement – Part 2: The DAJC Table — What Four EV Transitions Actually Cost in Jobs
·1201 words·6 mins
Applies the DAJC formula to four documented EV transition cases to produce the net job displacement figure that investment announcements systematically omit.
The Labor Displacement – Part 1: The Parts Taxonomy — Why the Drivetrain Is the Job Count
·1325 words·7 mins
Introduces the Drivetrain Labour Intensity Ratio and constructs the DAJC formula by tracing the labour content of ICE and EV drivetrains through the tiered supply chain.