Skill UI

This tool helps authors conduct a pre-mortem review before submitting manuscripts to demanding general-interest journals. It guides the identification and pre-emption of likely objections—such as lack of broad interest, missing economic mechanism, or identification threats—allowing authors to proactively harden their argument, structure their contribution, and greatly increase the paper's chances of acceptance.

A comprehensive guide for authors preparing manuscripts for submission to The Economic Journal (EJ). It covers format requirements, single-blind review guidelines, author-date referencing, JEL codes, data/code policy (Zenodo), and the detailed submission process via Editorial Express. Use this checklist for the final mechanical gate check before submission.

A comprehensive framework for evaluating preliminary economic research ideas against the standards of top-tier journals, such as The Economic Journal (EJ). This tool helps researchers determine if their findings possess broad intellectual appeal, substantial contribution, and a clear economic mechanism, guiding decisions on scope, format (full-length vs. short-paper), and appropriate academic outlet. It is crucial for moving beyond niche results toward widely impactful scholarship.

A comprehensive guide for polishing advanced academic drafts, particularly for top-tier economics journals. It focuses on transforming technical prose into clear, generalist-legible writing by restructuring the argument, leading with economic intuition, and adhering to strict house style conventions. Ideal for the late-stage polish phase when the core research is complete.

A comprehensive skill tool designed to guide authors on submitting manuscripts to *Economic Perspectives*. It helps users evaluate if their work meets the journal's high standards for theoretical depth, economic mechanism explanation, and scholarly rigor. It covers structure, scope, and common rejection pitfalls, serving as a pre-submission quality check.

This comprehensive guide assists authors targeting the journal "Economic Problems." It covers the journal's academic scope, preferred topics (regional economy, finance, industrial policy), rigorous academic requirements, structural guidelines, common rejection pitfalls, and overall submission flow, helping authors optimize their manuscript for maximum fit.

This skill guides researchers on how to position an economic policy manuscript's contribution against two critical frontiers: the existing academic literature and the current, live policy debate (e.g., central bank statements, commission proposals). It teaches authors to synthesize a single contribution sentence that moves both the academic and the policy conversation, ensuring the paper is timely, impactful, and highly relevant to policymakers.

This skill guides authors preparing manuscripts for academic journals, specifically addressing the unique 'Panel Review' model (like those at Economic Policy). Instead of standard anonymous refereeing, the paper faces a live debate from two named discussants (Academic and Policy). It teaches authors how to 'war-game' these experts, anticipating their specific objections on rigor and relevance, and planning pre-emptive fixes or precise live rebuttals.

A guide for structuring rigorous economic policy manuscripts for a dual audience. It dictates that the main text must be non-technical and policy-first, written accessibly for policymakers, while all technical derivations, proofs, and full estimators are relegated to the appendix to maintain academic rigor.

This guide teaches how to precisely position a new research result within the formal theoretical lineage of existing literature. Unlike a general literature review, this method focuses on defining the formal relationship (e.g., nesting, generalization, assumption weakening) between your contribution and the closest prior work, minimizing credibility risks in academic publishing.

This comprehensive guide teaches authors how to structure a professional rebuttal letter and perform rigorous revisions following referee reports, particularly in econometrics. It details how to address proof gaps, incorporate new evidence, and maintain consistency across the entire manuscript package.

This guide outlines comprehensive standards for creating self-contained, reproducible, and highly professional tables and figures for top-tier academic journals. It covers best practices for econometric reporting, including Monte Carlo error presentation, consistent precision, adhering to booktabs style, and ensuring every piece of data is traceable back to a fixed script and seed.