jole-topic-selection
Use when deciding whether a research question fits the Journal of Labor Economics (JOLE) — a general-interest labor-economics quarterly — and how to frame it so it matters to labor economists broadly, not just one niche. Tests fit; it does not run the analysis.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jole-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 (jole-topic-selection) ## When to trigger - You have data or a result but are unsure it is a JOLE-fit labor question - The question feels narrow ("so what for labor economics?" is unclear) - You are choosing among several possible angles on the same dataset - You need to decide between JOLE and a non-labor general-interest journal ## The JOLE scope bar JOLE is a general-interest, peer-reviewed **quarterly** for **labor economics** — the study of behavior and outcomes in labor markets — and the official journal of the **Society of Labor Economists (SOLE)**. It publishes both **theoretical and applied/empirical** work. In-scope core topics: - **Wages, earnings, and inequality** (returns to skill, wage structure, firm pay premia) - **Employment and unemployment** (job search, matching, separations, labor demand) - **Human capital and education** (schooling, training, returns, skill formation) - **Labor supply and demand** (hours, participation, elasticities) - **Household and family economics** (intra-household allocation, fertility, marriage and work) - **Discrimination** (race, gender, taste-based vs. statistical) - **Unions and labor-market institutions** (collect
- When to trigger
- The JOLE scope bar
- Fit diagnostics
- Sharpening the question
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
What does the jole-topic-selection skill do?
Use when deciding whether a research question fits the Journal of Labor Economics (JOLE) — a general-interest labor-economics quarterly — and how to frame it so it matters to labor economists broadly, not just one niche. Tests fit; it does not run the analysis.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jole-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.