ectheory-topic-selection
Use when deciding whether a result is the right kind of contribution for Econometric Theory (ET) — a general, foundational econometric-theory result (asymptotics, proofs, theorems) rather than an applied estimate, and whether it fits a full Article or a short Miscellanea.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ectheory-topic-selection --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.
# Topic Selection (ectheory-topic-selection) ## When to trigger - You have a new estimator, limit result, or proof and are choosing a target journal - Unsure whether the result is "ET-foundational" or really an applied/empirical paper - Deciding between a full **Article** and a short **Miscellanea** - Wondering whether the result fits one of ET's themed special-issue directions ## The ET fit bar ET rewards **rigorous, general contributions to the mathematical and statistical foundations of econometrics** — asymptotic theory, probability-theoretic methods, time-series and nonstationarity theory, high-dimensional and non-standard environments. The question to answer first: *does this result teach econometricians something about a method, a limit, or an inferential problem in generality*, rather than reporting one applied estimate? An empirical application is welcome only as illustration; the spine must be theory. Signals of a good ET topic: - A **new limit theory** (consistency, asymptotic normality, rate, FCLT) under explicitly stated, defensible regularity conditions - A method whose **inferential properties** (size, power, robustness, partial identification) are characterized, not
- When to trigger
- The ET fit bar
- Article vs Miscellanea
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Fit-vs-venue routing table
- Fit pass for Econometric Theory
- Output format
What does the ectheory-topic-selection skill do?
Use when deciding whether a result is the right kind of contribution for Econometric Theory (ET) — a general, foundational econometric-theory result (asymptotics, proofs, theorems) rather than an applied estimate, and whether it fits a full Article or a short Miscellanea.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ectheory-topic-selection --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 984 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.