From aej-macroeconomics-skills
Anticipates referee and coeditor objections on AEJ: Macro manuscripts before submission, calibrates desk-reject and revision odds, and identifies pre-emptive robustness checks.
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/aej-macroeconomics-skills:aejmac-referee-strategyThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
- The draft is near-complete and you want to find the holes a referee will exploit
aejmac-replication-package).| Objection a macro referee raises | Where it lands | Pre-emption |
|---|---|---|
| "The identifying assumption is not defended" (Cholesky ordering, sign set, exclusion) | identification | Argue the assumption economically; show robustness to alternatives (aejmac-identification) |
| "The shock is anticipated / endogenous" | identification | Show unpredictability from macro history; use narrative/high-frequency instruments |
| "This is a Great-Moderation / pre-ZLB artifact" | robustness | Sample splits across the breaks, baseline shown alongside (aejmac-robustness) |
| "Calibration is undisciplined / free parameters" | theory-model | Source every parameter; targeted + untargeted moments; sensitivity |
| "The counterfactual ignores the Lucas critique" | theory-model | Argue policy-invariance of estimated parameters |
| "SVAR and LP would disagree" | robustness | Run the cross-method check and show agreement |
| "Set-identified results reported as a point" | identification / tables | Report the identified set / median-target with a band |
| "Not broad enough for AEJ: Macro" | topic / positioning | Re-frame for general interest; name the audience (aejmac-topic-selection) |
| "Results not reproducible" | replication | Build the openICPSR package early, incl. simulation code |
aejmac-topic-selection / aejmac-literature-positioning / aejmac-writing-style before submitting.【Top 3 objections this paper invites】1) ... 2) ... 3) ...
【Pre-emption status】answered-in-paper / needs-work for each
【Desk-reject risk】low / medium / high + why
【Run-now vs. reserve checks】...
【Referee suggestions span】theory + empirical? [Y/N]
【Next step】aejmac-submission
npx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin aej-macroeconomics-skillsAnticipates objections from AEJ: Applied referees to pre-empt them in a manuscript before submission or revision.
Anticipates referee and co-editor objections for JEEA manuscripts, calibrates desk-reject risk and timeline expectations, and plans pre-emptive defense strategies before submission.
Stress-tests an AEJ: Micro manuscript against likely referee objections before submission. Covers desk-reject bar, JEL routing, and the single-blind review process.