jet-identification-strategy
Use when hardening the assumptions, results, and proof architecture of a Journal of Economic Theory (JET) paper — the theory analogue of an identification strategy. Make every assumption explicit and load-bearing, architect the proof so two expert referees can verify it, and defend the generality/tractability trade-off; for JET, "identification" means assumption sets and proof exposition, not a causal design.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jet-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 Architecture (jet-identification-strategy) ## When to trigger - You have a candidate theorem and need to make its assumptions and proof referee-proof - A referee may ask "is assumption X necessary?" or "does this hold in the general case?" - You are choosing between a clean special case and a more general but opaque statement ## Why this replaces a causal "identification strategy" JET is **theory-first**: there is no data design to identify. The credibility of a JET paper rests on **assumptions that are explicit and minimal, results stated precisely, and proofs an expert can check** — refereed single-blind by **at least two** reviewers who will verify each step. ## The theory checklist ### Assumptions - [ ] Every assumption is **stated formally** (domain, regularity: continuity, convexity, single-crossing, finiteness) before it is used - [ ] Each assumption is **load-bearing** — for each one, you can name the step that fails without it - [ ] No **silent** assumption smuggled into a proof (a common referee catch) - [ ] Necessity is addressed: a **counterexample** shows what breaks if a key assumption is dropped ### Results - [ ] The main result is a **
- When to trigger
- Why this replaces a causal "identification strategy"
- The theory checklist
- Assumptions
- Results
- Proof exposition
- Generality vs. tractability
- Assumption-set architecture (three tiers)
- Proof-spine scaffold
- Writing the tightness discussion JET-style
- Micro-vignette (decision theory)
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
What does the jet-identification-strategy skill do?
Use when hardening the assumptions, results, and proof architecture of a Journal of Economic Theory (JET) paper — the theory analogue of an identification strategy. Make every assumption explicit and load-bearing, architect the proof so two expert referees can verify it, and defend the generality/tractability trade-off; for JET, "identification" means assumption sets and proof exposition, not a causal design.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jet-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.