aejmic-rebuttal
Use when drafting the response letter and revision plan after an American Economic Journal: Microeconomics (AEJ: Micro) R&R. Structures the reply to theory referees (correctness, generality, exposition) and editor; it does not re-derive the result (see aejmic-theory-model).
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aejmic-rebuttal --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.
# R&R Rebuttal & Response Letter (aejmic-rebuttal) ## When to trigger - An AEJ: Micro decision letter arrived with an R&R (minor or major) - You have referee reports and need a response-letter strategy - A referee disputes a proof, the generality, or the framing and you must decide concede vs. defend - You are sequencing the revision so the most important changes land first ## How to respond to theory referees AEJ: Micro referees are subject-matter experts who **verify proofs** and judge **generality and exposition**. The response letter must be precise, respectful, and point-by-point. Three recurring axes: - **Correctness:** a disputed proof step. Either fix it (and show the corrected argument in the letter), or demonstrate the step is valid with the missing detail. Never wave it away. - **Generality / robustness:** "does it extend to X?" Decide whether to (a) prove the extension, (b) add it to `aejmic-robustness` as a result, or (c) explain precisely why the boundary is where it is and add a remark. State the cost of each. - **Exposition / scope:** "the mechanism is buried" or "the claim is too broad." Re-frame via `aejmic-writing-style` and bound the claim explicitly. ### Letter
- When to trigger
- How to respond to theory referees
- Letter structure
- Triage the reports before drafting
- Reading the decision letter
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Worked vignette (illustrative)
- Output format
What does the aejmic-rebuttal skill do?
Use when drafting the response letter and revision plan after an American Economic Journal: Microeconomics (AEJ: Micro) R&R. Structures the reply to theory referees (correctness, generality, exposition) and editor; it does not re-derive the result (see aejmic-theory-model).
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aejmic-rebuttal --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.