jape-topic-selection
Use when deciding whether a project fits the Journal of Applied Econometrics (JAE) — an applied (not pure-theory) journal publishing empirical, replicable work that applies or develops econometric techniques on real data. Tests scope fit, the replicability requirement, and the Research vs. Replication Article tracks before you commit.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jape-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 for JAE (jape-topic-selection) ## When to trigger - Choosing where to send an empirical or method-application paper and weighing JAE - Unsure whether your idea is "applied enough" or "too theoretical" for JAE - Deciding between a standard Research Article and JAE's Replication Article track ## JAE's scope test JAE publishes **applied** econometrics: papers that **apply and develop econometric techniques on real data**, with the focus on the *application* rather than pure econometric theory. A purely theoretical contribution (a new estimator with asymptotics but no real-data application) is off-fit — route it to a methods/theory outlet. A good JAE topic does one of: - Applies an established or newly adapted method to a substantive economic question on real data, with credible inference; - Develops a technique but **anchors it in a real-data application** that demonstrates and tests it; or - **Replicates** previously published empirical results (the dedicated **Replication Article** category), reporting successes *and* failures. ## The non-negotiable filter: replicability Because accepted papers must deposit data and code in the **JAE Data Archive** (since 1994, now
- When to trigger
- JAE's scope test
- The non-negotiable filter: replicability
- Fit matrix
- Scope verdict table
- Choosing a Replication Article target
- Worked fit assessment: two candidates (illustrative)
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the jape-topic-selection skill do?
Use when deciding whether a project fits the Journal of Applied Econometrics (JAE) — an applied (not pure-theory) journal publishing empirical, replicable work that applies or develops econometric techniques on real data. Tests scope fit, the replicability requirement, and the Research vs. Replication Article tracks before you commit.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jape-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 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.