# SSRN v1.24 Final Freeze and Replication Release Binding — v1.1.1

Date: 2026-08-14

## Manuscript binding
- Manuscript: `ADAA_SSRN_Working_Paper_v1.24_FINAL_FREEZE.pdf`
- SHA-256: `1ddf4f8eb1078791e7dba91a76a006638086c954182170ec04d87f6d86d64fad`
- Pages: **26**
- SSRN state: **REVISION SUBMITTED** on 2026-08-14.

## Exact exhibit layer
- Renderer: `18_RENDER_PUBLICATION_EXHIBITS_v1_1_4.py`
- Figure manifest: `EXACT_FIGURE_RENDER_MANIFEST_v1.1.4.csv`
- Empirical figures: **12/12** with frozen source data, deterministic renderer, PNG, SVG, and SHA-256 provenance.
- Prior repeated-render validation: **12/12 PNG + 12/12 SVG byte-identical** in the controlled environment.
- Prior publication-table reconciliation: **40 PASS / 0 FAIL**.

## Scientific boundary
No frozen strategy rule, empirical return path, inference result, or substantive conclusion changes relative to public replication v1.0.2. This release adds publication-artifact traceability and binds the release to the revised SSRN manuscript.

## Distribution boundary
The paper PDF is distributed separately. Raw Yahoo/FRED downloads, private university materials, proprietary research, third-party PDFs, credentials, and local runtime files are not redistributed.
