ectheory-identification-strategy
Use when the assumptions, regularity conditions, and asymptotic results are the bottleneck for an Econometric Theory (ET) theorem-proof paper — adapt "identification" to mean stating defensible assumptions, proving the limit theory, and establishing generality, not causal design.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ectheory-identification-strategy --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.
# Assumptions, Results & Proof Plan (ectheory-identification-strategy) ## When to trigger - The estimator/test is stated but the **regularity conditions** under which it works are not pinned down - A proof has a gap, or an assumption is doing suspicious load-bearing work - You need to decide what limit theory applies (stationary vs nonstationary, fixed vs growing dimension) - You are unsure your result clears ET's rigor bar before drafting theorems ## The ET rigor bar (theory journal — adapt "identification" accordingly) At ET the analogue of an "identification strategy" is a **complete, defensible assumption set plus a correct, general proof**. The most common ET referee objection is an unstated or implausibly strong regularity condition. Treat the assumption-result-proof triple as the spine: 1. **Assumptions.** State each one explicitly and minimally. For every assumption ask: is it necessary, can it be weakened, and is it satisfied by a leading example DGP? Distinguish primitive conditions from high-level ones; if you use high-level conditions, show they hold in a concrete case. 2. **Results.** State theorems precisely — the object, the mode of convergence (in probability, in di
- When to trigger
- The ET rigor bar (theory journal — adapt "identification" accordingly)
- Branch paths by environment
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- The assumption-audit table ET referees run first
- Worked vignette and the primitive-condition fixes
- Output format
What does the ectheory-identification-strategy skill do?
Use when the assumptions, regularity conditions, and asymptotic results are the bottleneck for an Econometric Theory (ET) theorem-proof paper — adapt "identification" to mean stating defensible assumptions, proving the limit theory, and establishing generality, not causal design.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ectheory-identification-strategy --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.