Skill UI

This guide provides essential knowledge for selecting and defending data sources for advanced research in international economics. It emphasizes the critical need for data to possess a 'global attribute,' covering trade flows, Global Value Chains (GVC), and cross-country comparisons. Key data types include micro-level customs data (firm-product-destination), cross-country panels (WDI, IMF), and global input-output tables (WIOD/ADB MRIO) for GVC decomposition.

Provides a specialized methodology for conducting rigorous heterogeneity analysis, particularly for journals focusing on international economics. It emphasizes using theoretically meaningful dimensions such as exposure intensity, trade type, GVC position, and partner country status, over general domestic divisions. The framework stresses the use of interaction terms and deep theoretical alignment to withstand rigorous peer review.

A comprehensive guide for advanced empirical research in open economies. It outlines best practices for establishing causal inference by anchoring identification strategies in external or institutional shocks (e.g., tariffs, trade agreements, exchange rate reforms). The guide emphasizes modern critiques of standard methods like shift-share and gravity models, providing detailed protocols for DID, Bartik decomposition, and IV estimation to meet top-tier academic journal standards.

A comprehensive guide for authors submitting to top-tier journals, detailing how to structure policy implication sections for open economies. It emphasizes shifting the focus from generic domestic policy lists to specific, evidence-based recommendations concerning international mechanisms such as trade tariffs, exchange rate elasticity, capital account management, and global value chains (GVCs).

This guide helps researchers elevate vague global trends into rigorous, open-economy causal questions suitable for high-impact journals. It teaches methodology for identifying clear treatments, measuring international exposure (e.g., GVC, trade dependency), and defining precise counterfactuals within a general equilibrium framework.

This advanced analytical skill focuses on rigorously identifying and testing the specific transmission channels through which external shocks affect an economy. Essential for high-impact international economics research, it moves beyond descriptive mechanism narratives by focusing on testable proxies across trade, investment, finance, and expectation channels. It requires advanced econometrics (e.g., mediation analysis, sample splitting) and careful identification strategy to ensure causal claims are robust.

A detailed guide for revising academic papers, specifically tailored for systems and database conferences like VLDB. It emphasizes establishing a strong 'page-one contract,' quantifying all performance claims with scoped metrics and baselines, and maintaining rigorous candor regarding design trade-offs and terminology throughout the manuscript.

This skill provides a comprehensive framework for targeting and revising academic manuscripts for the journal World Economic Studies. It analyzes the journal's scope, focusing on globalization, open strategy, international trade, and regional economics. It guides users on required advanced methodologies (e.g., GVC decomposition, panel data), structural mandates, and common submission pitfalls to ensure manuscripts meet high academic standards.