From econometrica-skills
Routes manuscript work from topic selection to rebuttal for an Econometrica paper. Invokes specialized sub-skills based on the current stage: vague idea, weak literature positioning, incomplete proof, or referee reports.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/econometrica-skills:ecta-workflowThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
This is the router. It does not replace any specialized skill — it tells you **which
This is the router. It does not replace any specialized skill — it tells you which ecta- skill to invoke at the current stage*.
Default assumption: unless the user says otherwise, the target is Econometrica, the journal of the Econometric Society (published by Wiley; founded 1933) — the flagship for econometric methods and rigorous economic theory (microeconomic, game, and decision theory, plus mathematical economics). Its charter is the unification of the theoretical-quantitative and empirical-quantitative approaches, penetrated by constructive and rigorous thinking. The bar is mathematical rigor: a new method or theorem with a complete, correct proof, generality, and a clear economic or inferential payoff.
This is the key re-slant from a sibling like AER / QJE / JPE / REStud: Econometrica's core product is the theorem or the estimator, not a clean causal estimate of a policy effect. A flawless applied difference-in-differences or RDD paper with an off-the-shelf method is off-fit here even if it would headline a general-interest top-5 journal. Lineage that fits: Heckman (1979, selection), Hansen (1982, GMM), Newey–West (1987, HAC), Rust (1987, NFXP), Kahneman–Tversky (1979, prospect theory) — all Econometrica.
Econometrica papers come in two broad shapes; route accordingly:
| Current symptom | Next skill |
|---|---|
| Idea is vague; unsure the contribution is general / deep enough for Econometrica | ecta-topic-selection |
| Unsure how the result sits against the methods / theory literature it extends | ecta-literature-positioning |
| Estimator lacks identification conditions / asymptotic distribution; or axioms not pinned down | ecta-identification |
| Central theorem stated loosely; proof incomplete, hand-wavy, or missing regularity conditions | ecta-theory-model |
| Asymptotics with no finite-sample check; no Monte Carlo / edge-case analysis | ecta-robustness |
| Simulation tables / empirical exhibits unclear, overloaded, or non-self-contained | ecta-tables-figures |
| Prose is verbose, informal, or buries assumptions; not in terse formal house style | ecta-writing-style |
| Need to assemble code / data under the ES Data and Code Availability Policy (Data Editor + Zenodo) | ecta-replication-package |
| Want to anticipate what the handling co-editor and referees will attack | ecta-referee-strategy |
| Ready to submit; need Editorial Express preflight, 45-page check, + Supplemental Material assembly | ecta-submission |
| Received a revise-and-resubmit or conditional acceptance; need a response letter | ecta-rebuttal |
ecta-topic-selection — fix the contribution: a general theorem or a method with real payoffecta-literature-positioning — locate the result precisely in the methods / theory lineageecta-identification — identification conditions + asymptotics (or axioms + existence/uniqueness)ecta-theory-model — state the central theorem(s); build the proof strategy; check generalityecta-robustness — Monte Carlo, finite-sample performance, regularity / edge casesecta-tables-figures — finalize simulation tables and any empirical exhibitsecta-writing-style — terse formal polish; assumptions visible; theorem-numberedecta-replication-package — code (+ data) under the ES Data and Code Availability Policy
(Data Editor reproducibility check at conditional acceptance; Zenodo deposit)ecta-referee-strategy — red-team the proofs and the generality claimecta-submission — Editorial Express preflight, 45-page limit, Supplemental Material assemblyecta-rebuttal — after the R&R / conditional-acceptance letter
ecta-writing-styleis a late polish stage — do not polish prose while the central theorem or its proof is still unstable. Likewise, do not build tables before the identification / asymptotics are settled.
ecta-topic-selectionecta-literature-positioningecta-identificationecta-theory-modelecta-robustnessecta-tables-figuresecta-writing-styleecta-replication-packageecta-referee-strategyecta-submissionecta-rebuttalIf the contribution is an application — a causal estimate of a policy effect, with the method off-the-shelf — an applied general-interest pack (e.g., AER / QJE / JPE / REStud skills) is the better fit. The core difference:
Concrete Econometrica-specific facts that are wrong for those siblings: at least one author must be a member of the Econometric Society to submit; the 45-page limit (incl. references and appendices) plus a ≤25-page Supplemental Appendix; submission via Editorial Express with an ES-member submission fee (US$125 regular / US$50 student from 2025); and replication is governed by the Econometric Society Data and Code Availability Policy with Data Editor checks and a Zenodo deposit — not the AEA Data Editor / openICPSR pipeline the AER/AEJ packs assume.
ecta-identification / ecta-theory-model and jump to simulations —
referees read the proofs first.ecta-tables-figures polish exhibits before the asymptotics are settled.ecta-writing-style smooth prose over a proof gap — fix the math first.ecta-rebuttal draft a response before the revised theorems and code are done.npx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin econometrica-skillsRoutes an Econometric Theory manuscript through the theorem-proof lifecycle, from topic selection to rebuttal. Invoke when unsure which step comes next.
Routes between joe-* sub-skills for Journal of Econometrics manuscript workflow, from topic selection through revision rebuttal. Activates when deciding which specialized skill to invoke next.
Routes an Econometrics Journal manuscript through stages from venue fit to rebuttal, with stage gates and repair skills for each phase.