https://briefings.iyer.dev/ Interactive macroeconomic visual dashboards, D3 simulations, and investigative briefings by Kartik Iyer modeling sovereign fiscal exposure, labour transitions, energy chokepoints, and enterprise data architecture. en-us Sat, 31 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0100 kartik@iyer.dev (Kartik Iyer) https://briefings.iyer.dev/reports/the-proxy-problem/ https://briefings.iyer.dev/reports/the-proxy-problem/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0100 Kartik Iyer An interactive systems briefing on Goodhart's Law, the divergence between reported proxy metrics and operational reality, and the 3 structural fallacies of modern enterprise data architecture. https://briefings.iyer.dev/articles/the-big-churn/ https://briefings.iyer.dev/articles/the-big-churn/ Thu, 21 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200 Kartik Iyer Two forces are converging on the same professional cohort simultaneously — return-to-office mandates and AI displacement of the intermediate layer. An empirical investigation into labor market restructuring. https://briefings.iyer.dev/articles/nl-reckoning/ https://briefings.iyer.dev/articles/nl-reckoning/ Thu, 21 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200 Kartik Iyer The Netherlands operates a sovereign fiscal architecture in which one-third of all government revenue flows from employment contributions (€142B SSC). With 3.33 million workers in the automation zone, the fiscal reckoning has a timeline. https://briefings.iyer.dev/displacement_chain_v2_human.html https://briefings.iyer.dev/displacement_chain_v2_human.html Sat, 23 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200 Kartik Iyer Trace how AI task displacement ripples through household spending, retail margins, commercial real estate, and sovereign tax receipts in real time. https://briefings.iyer.dev/reports/nl-sovereign-reckoning/ https://briefings.iyer.dev/reports/nl-sovereign-reckoning/ Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200 Kartik Iyer Interactive D3 and Chart.js laboratory modeling €142B in Dutch Social Security Contributions (SSC), 3.33M workers in the automation zone, and ROAM risk governance across the 2025–2036 horizon. https://briefings.iyer.dev/reports/the-big-churn-fallacy/ https://briefings.iyer.dev/reports/the-big-churn-fallacy/ Wed, 20 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200 Kartik Iyer Interactive macroeconomic data story detailing the degradation of public safety nets and sovereign tax bases under rapid algorithmic task substitution across 10 major economies. https://briefings.iyer.dev/reports/petro-politics/ https://briefings.iyer.dev/reports/petro-politics/ Wed, 20 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200 Kartik Iyer Interactive deep-dive modeling global crude flows from OPEC+ extraction through critical oceanic chokepoint risk radars (Strait of Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb, Malacca) and downstream shipping inflation. https://briefings.iyer.dev/reports/alchemy-of-gold/ https://briefings.iyer.dev/reports/alchemy-of-gold/ Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200 Kartik Iyer Interactive deep-dive modeling global central bank gold reserves, Swiss refining conduits, circle-packing reserve hierarchies, and real-yield stagflation hedge correlations. https://briefings.iyer.dev/reports/battery-metal-loop/ https://briefings.iyer.dev/reports/battery-metal-loop/ Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200 Kartik Iyer Interactive deep-dive modeling South American lithium and DRC cobalt extraction monopolies, LFP/NMC/NCA battery chemistry cost indexing, and 2030 gigafactory capacity gaps.