From econometrica-skills
Polishes Econometrica manuscripts for terse, formal, theorem-numbered house style and clean mathematical exposition. Use late-stage after proofs are stable.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/econometrica-skills:ecta-writing-styleThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
- The introduction spends pages on motivation before stating any result
Trigger this late, after the theorems and simulations are stable. Do not polish prose over an unstable proof.
Econometrica prose is terse, precise, and formal. The reader is a specialist. Value is
signaled by the result and its proof, not by rhetorical motivation. The journal's house
style is theorem-numbered LaTeX (the de facto standard is amsthm/amsmath), and the
45-page main-text limit (incl. references and appendices; font ≥12pt, line spacing ≥1.5,
margins ≥1.25in) actively rewards economy — verbose motivation costs pages you need for the
proof architecture. This is a sharper formal register than the narrative style that suits
AER / QJE / JPE / REStud. Concretely:
A common, referee-friendly skeleton:
【Result stated early?】yes / no — currently first appears p...
【Assumptions numbered/displayed?】yes/no
【Notation conflicts】[...]
【Interpretation paragraphs present?】yes/no — missing after: [...]
【Register】formal-terse / too narrative — fixes: [...]
【Next step】ecta-replication-package
npx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin econometrica-skillsPolishes prose, notation, and proof exposition for Econometric Theory (ET) manuscripts — theorem-proof clarity, consistent notation, APA references, and ET formatting specs.
Formats Journal of Econometrics manuscripts in house style: concise abstract, contribution-first introduction, legible theorem-proof exposition, and Elsevier elsarticle references.
Revises econometrics manuscripts to meet EctJ style guidelines: 150-word summary, ~20-page limit, theorem readability, concise simulations, and LaTeX template compliance.