From ectheory-skills
Guides selection of Econometric Theory contribution type: assesses if a result is foundational theory vs applied estimate, and whether to target a full Article or short Miscellanea.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/ectheory-skills:ectheory-topic-selectionThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
- You have a new estimator, limit result, or proof and are choosing a target journal
ET rewards rigorous, general contributions to the mathematical and statistical foundations of econometrics — asymptotic theory, probability-theoretic methods, time-series and nonstationarity theory, high-dimensional and non-standard environments. The question to answer first: does this result teach econometricians something about a method, a limit, or an inferential problem in generality, rather than reporting one applied estimate? An empirical application is welcome only as illustration; the spine must be theory.
Signals of a good ET topic:
When a result could go to several outlets, route it by what each venue rewards. Econometric Theory owns the pure limit theory — the theorem and its proof are the contribution, with simulation as illustration.
| Result shape | Best home | Why |
|---|---|---|
| New limit theory / proof, generality is the point | Econometric Theory | rigorous asymptotics is ET's identity |
| Method with heavy empirical payoff, lighter theory | applied-method outlet | the estimate carries the paper |
| One sharp theorem correcting/sharpening existing theory | ET Miscellanea | a concise 1–2 innovation venue |
| Theory plus a major economic-substance contribution | a general-interest journal | economics is co-equal there |
A quick desk-reject self-test: if you cannot say in one sentence which assumption you weaken or which limiting law was previously unproven, the result is likely a corollary, not an ET Article.
Treat this skill as an executable review pass, not a prose hint. First lock the primitive assumptions, theorem statement, proof route, and example showing why the result matters; then judge whether the current manuscript answers the venue's real reader: econometric theorists who read for assumptions, theorem novelty, proof architecture, and relation to known asymptotics.
claim / evidence / risk / manuscript location rows, so the next agent can edit rather than rediscover the issue.resources/official-source-map.md has been checked for volatile rules and the manuscript has one concrete fix for the largest venue-specific risk.【Result】one-line statement of the theorem/limit
【ET fit】foundational theory? [Y/N] + why
【Type】Article / Miscellanea + page budget
【Themed fit】direction (if any)
【Next step】ectheory-literature-positioning
npx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin ectheory-skillsEvaluates whether a research paper meets Econometrica's standards of generality and methodological contribution. Useful for assessing fit and sharpening the contribution statement.
Helps route econometrics manuscripts to the correct journal by comparing fit against EctJ's leading-case, applied-value bar versus alternatives like Journal of Econometrics or Econometric Theory.
Evaluates whether a manuscript fits Econometric Theory (ET) and provides guidance on framing, method bar, house style, and desk-reject risks.