{
  "registry_version": "2026.08.2",
  "data": {
    "title": "Employment Gap Penalty Loop",
    "status": "active",
    "evidence_ids": [
      "EVD-003"
    ],
    "content": "# Employment Gap Penalty Loop\n\nAn employment gap triggers automated downranking (M-011), which pushes the profile below keyword and qualification filters (M-008); fewer interview invitations lengthen the gap, which in turn strengthens the downranking.\n\n### Cycle Dynamics\nThis causal loop reinforces mechanisms across iterations:\n- `M-011` amplifies `M-008`\n- `M-008` amplifies `M-011`",
    "id": "L-001",
    "type": "loop",
    "summary": "An employment gap triggers automated downranking (M-011), which pushes the profile below keyword and qualification filters (M-008); fewer interview invitations lengthen the gap, which in turn strengthens the downranking.",
    "mechanisms": [
      "M-011",
      "M-008"
    ],
    "edges": [
      {
        "from": "M-011",
        "to": "M-008",
        "relation": "amplifies"
      },
      {
        "from": "M-008",
        "to": "M-011",
        "relation": "amplifies"
      }
    ],
    "entry_points": [
      "M-011"
    ],
    "interventions": [
      "I-004"
    ],
    "evidence_level": "supported"
  }
}