joe-topic-selection
Use when deciding whether a project is a genuine methodological contribution for the Journal of Econometrics (JoE) versus a purely applied result better placed elsewhere. Pressure-tests the idea against JoE's theory-plus-applied-methods scope before months are spent.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill joe-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.
# Methodological Topic Selection (joe-topic-selection) ## When to trigger - You have an empirical finding and wonder if there is a "methods paper" inside it - You have a new estimator/test but are unsure it clears a top methodology bar - You cannot state in one sentence what econometric problem the paper solves - You are unsure whether JoE, a field journal, or a pure-theory venue is the right home ## The JoE scope bar The *Journal of Econometrics* (Elsevier, founded 1973) publishes **substantive contributions to econometric methodology** — identification, estimation, testing, decision, and prediction problems arising in economic research, plus **applications of econometric techniques** to economics. The strong house norm is a **methodological advance with mathematical rigor** (a new estimator, test, identification result, or asymptotic theory, with proofs and/or asymptotic derivations). Purely empirical or applied work **without** a methodological contribution is typically **out of scope**. At the other end, *pure* statistical theory with no econometric/economic motivation may be steered toward more theory-oriented or statistics venues (companion Elsevier outlets such as *Econometr
- When to trigger
- The JoE scope bar
- Three submission tracks shape topic fit
- Decision shortcuts
- Anti-patterns
- Fit pass for Journal of Econometrics
- Output format
What does the joe-topic-selection skill do?
Use when deciding whether a project is a genuine methodological contribution for the Journal of Econometrics (JoE) versus a purely applied result better placed elsewhere. Pressure-tests the idea against JoE's theory-plus-applied-methods scope before months are spent.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill joe-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 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.