ecopol-theory-model
Use when building or tightening the conceptual frame or quantitative model that disciplines an Economic Policy (EP) manuscript's policy logic. Keeps the model minimal-but-honest and legible to a policy audience; it does not invent evidence or citations.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ecopol-theory-model --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.
# Theory and Model Craft (ecopol-theory-model) ## When to trigger - The empirical results need a model to map estimates into a welfare or policy-cost statement - A quantitative/structural model runs the counterfactual policy but its mechanism is opaque to a non-specialist - The model is more elaborate than the policy question requires (a discussant will ask "why all this machinery?") - The counterfactual policy scenario is computed but the policymaker cannot see *which assumption* drives the headline number - Reviewers/discussants want the welfare interpretation, not just reduced-form effects ## EP's model standard: minimal, transparent, policy-bearing EP is not a theory journal. A model earns its place only if it does policy work: it converts estimates into **welfare, fiscal cost, or distributional** statements; it disciplines a **counterfactual policy**; or it clarifies a **mechanism** that the reduced form cannot. The house style is accessible, so the model in the main text should be the **smallest model that carries the policy conclusion**, with derivations and extensions in the technical appendix. Two tests every EP model must pass: 1. **The transparency test.** Can a policyma
- When to trigger
- EP's model standard: minimal, transparent, policy-bearing
- Decision table: how much model does this paper need?
- Craft moves
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
What does the ecopol-theory-model skill do?
Use when building or tightening the conceptual frame or quantitative model that disciplines an Economic Policy (EP) manuscript's policy logic. Keeps the model minimal-but-honest and legible to a policy audience; it does not invent evidence or citations.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ecopol-theory-model --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.