jhr-tables-figures
Use when preparing Journal of Human Resources (JHR) tables, figures, online appendix exhibits, reconciliation tables, event-study and first-stage diagnostics, and policy-readable empirical displays that fit inside the page limit counting tables and figures.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jhr-tables-figures --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.
# Tables & Figures (jhr-tables-figures) ## When to trigger - Results are ready but tables are dense or over the page limit - You need reconciliation, robustness, or design diagnostics in exhibit form - The Online Appendix needs a clear structure ## Exhibit plan - Table 1: sample, descriptive statistics, and key balance where relevant. - Main table: preferred specification with transparent controls and clustering. - Design diagnostic: pre-trends, first stage, manipulation, balance, or event study depending on design. - Reconciliation table: compare your estimate to prior estimates and explain the bridge. - Appendix: robustness, sensitivity, alternative samples, and extra outcomes. ## Notes must state - Unit, sample, period, outcome units - Fixed effects and controls - Clustering level - Treatment definition - Survey weights or population weights if used - Page/appendix location ## Main-text exhibit budget Use the scarce main-text pages for exhibits that change a reader's belief: 1. **Sample and balance**: proves the population and comparison are understandable. 2. **Main estimate with magnitude**: preferred result plus units and confidence interval. 3. **Design diagnostic**: pre-tre
- When to trigger
- Exhibit plan
- Notes must state
- Main-text exhibit budget
- Appendix map
- Event-study figure standard
- First-stage and RD display conventions
- Worked exhibit ledger
- Execution bridge (StatsPAI / Stata MCP)
- Output format
What does the jhr-tables-figures skill do?
Use when preparing Journal of Human Resources (JHR) tables, figures, online appendix exhibits, reconciliation tables, event-study and first-stage diagnostics, and policy-readable empirical displays that fit inside the page limit counting tables and figures.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jhr-tables-figures --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.