jhr-contribution-framing
Use when sharpening the Journal of Human Resources (JHR) contribution claim around applied microeconomics, credible design-based evidence, public-policy relevance, magnitudes translated into natural human-capital units, and explicit reconciliation with prior published estimates.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jhr-contribution-framing --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.
# Contribution Framing (jhr-contribution-framing) ## When to trigger - The paper has credible estimates but the JHR contribution is not obvious - The policy lesson is buried - The manuscript does not explain how it reconciles with prior work ## Contribution formula ```text We study [policy-relevant empirical-micro question] using [data/design]. Relative to [closest prior work], we [new variation/data/population/reconciliation] and show [result with magnitude]. The findings matter for [policy or human-resource outcome in the economics sense] because [mechanism]. ``` ## Must include - Field: labor, education, health, development, discrimination, retirement, or adjacent empirical micro. - Credible design or disciplined descriptive contribution. - Magnitude and policy relevance. - Relationship to prior estimates. - Boundary conditions: population, time, institution, and external validity. ## Reconciliation paragraph JHR framing is strongest when the contribution paragraph does not merely say "we add evidence." Add a reconciliation sentence: ```text Our estimate differs from [prior estimate] because [sample/design/institution/period], and when we re-estimate the prior specification on [
- When to trigger
- Contribution formula
- Must include
- Reconciliation paragraph
- JHR claim stress test
- Magnitude translation menu
- Worked vignette: tuition-waiver framing
- Desk-screen contribution risks
- Output format
What does the jhr-contribution-framing skill do?
Use when sharpening the Journal of Human Resources (JHR) contribution claim around applied microeconomics, credible design-based evidence, public-policy relevance, magnitudes translated into natural human-capital units, and explicit reconciliation with prior published estimates.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jhr-contribution-framing --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.