aejmic-literature-positioning
Use when the contribution of an American Economic Journal: Microeconomics (AEJ: Micro) manuscript is fuzzy or oversold relative to the closest existing results. Stakes the theorem-relative delta against the nearest theory; it does not build the model (see aejmic-theory-model) or frame the prose (see aejmic-writing-style).
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aejmic-literature-positioning --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Literature Positioning (aejmic-literature-positioning) ## When to trigger - The literature review lists papers but never says **what is new here** - The contribution is stated relative to "the literature" in the abstract rather than to a **specific closest result** - A referee may ask "how is this different from [Author, Year]?" and you do not have a crisp answer - The claim of novelty is broader than the result actually supports ## Positioning a theory result For a theory-first journal, positioning is **theorem-relative**: identify the **closest existing result** and state precisely the **delta** — what your model relaxes, generalizes, characterizes, or overturns. Vague "we contribute to the literature on X" framing is the most common avoidable weakness. AEJ: Micro referees are subject-matter experts; they know the nearest theorem and will measure your delta against it. ### How to find and state the delta 1. **Name the closest result**, not a vague body of work: "Closest is [Author, Year], who shows P under assumptions A. We…" 2. **Classify the delta**: a *weaker assumption* (more general), a *new environment* (broader scope), a *full characterization* where prior work had a spe
- When to trigger
- Positioning a theory result
- How to find and state the delta
- Sibling-literature discipline
- The delta taxonomy (which kind do you have?)
- Independent and contemporaneous work
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Worked vignette (illustrative)
- Output format
What does the aejmic-literature-positioning skill do?
Use when the contribution of an American Economic Journal: Microeconomics (AEJ: Micro) manuscript is fuzzy or oversold relative to the closest existing results. Stakes the theorem-relative delta against the nearest theory; it does not build the model (see aejmic-theory-model) or frame the prose (see aejmic-writing-style).
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aejmic-literature-positioning --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, a repository with 909 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.