eer-theory-model
Use when a European Economic Review (EER) manuscript needs a theoretical model built or tightened — a pure-theory result, a quantitative/structural macro model, or a conceptual frame disciplining an empirical paper. Sharpens the model's contribution, assumptions, and link to data; it does not run the empirical identification or robustness.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill eer-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 & Model Craft (eer-theory-model) ## When to trigger - The paper is pure theory and the result needs to be sharp and general - A macro/quantitative model needs discipline (calibration/estimation, mapping to data) - An empirical paper needs a model to organize the mechanism and interpret estimates - Reviewers ask "what is the model adding?" or "why these assumptions?" ## The EER theory bar EER publishes **theory and empirical work across all fields**, so a model is judged on whether it yields a **general, interpretable result a non-specialist can grasp** — not machinery for its own sake. For pure theory: the proposition must be **clean, general, and economically meaningful**, with assumptions that are minimal and defended. For quantitative/structural work: the model must be **disciplined by data** (calibration targets or estimation) and used to deliver a **counterfactual or quantity** a reduced-form design cannot. For theory-disciplining-empirics: the model must **organize the mechanism** and tell the reader what the estimates mean. ## Branch paths ### Branch A: Pure / micro theory - **State the main result first** (proposition), then the assumptions it needs — minimal and e
- When to trigger
- The EER theory bar
- Branch paths
- Branch A: Pure / micro theory
- Branch B: Quantitative / structural model
- Branch C: Theory disciplining an empirical paper
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Worked vignette (illustrative)
- Output format
What does the eer-theory-model skill do?
Use when a European Economic Review (EER) manuscript needs a theoretical model built or tightened — a pure-theory result, a quantitative/structural macro model, or a conceptual frame disciplining an empirical paper. Sharpens the model's contribution, assumptions, and link to data; it does not run the empirical identification or robustness.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill eer-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.