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Routes manuscript work for International Economic Review submissions, directing to specialized ier-* skills based on current bottleneck (topic, model, identification, writing, etc.).
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
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/ier-skills:ier-workflowThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
This is the router. It tells you **which ier-* skill to use at the current stage** of a manuscript aimed at the *International Economic Review* (IER) — the broad, rigor-leaning general-interest journal founded in **1960** "to provide a forum for modern quantitative economics," owned by the **Economics Department of the University of Pennsylvania** together with the **Institute of Social and Eco...
This is the router. It tells you which ier- skill to use at the current stage* of a manuscript aimed at the International Economic Review (IER) — the broad, rigor-leaning general-interest journal founded in 1960 "to provide a forum for modern quantitative economics," owned by the Economics Department of the University of Pennsylvania together with the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Osaka University, and published with Wiley. "International" names the Penn–Osaka partnership (and the Klein Lectures it hosts), not a field restriction: IER covers economic theory, econometrics, quantitative/structural macro, and applied micro, with a pronounced theory/structural tilt and a premium on methodological rigor, generality, and a clean model-to-evidence link.
Default assumption: unless the user says otherwise, treat the target as IER. Operational tells that you are at IER and not a sibling: submission runs through Editorial Express (editorialexpress.com/ier), not ScholarOne/Manuscript Central (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准); there is a flat US$150 / ¥15,000 submission fee and the paper is not reviewed until it is paid; the manuscript ceiling is ≤50 pages, double-spaced; the journal adopted the AER data availability policy effective Jan 1, 2022. Editor names and exact figures are volatile — re-verify on the official Penn/Wiley pages (待核实).
| Current symptom | Next skill |
|---|---|
| Question feels narrow / not clearly general-interest quantitative | ier-topic-selection |
| Contribution vs. the frontier or vs. sibling journals is fuzzy | ier-literature-positioning |
| The model is the contribution but its assumptions/results aren't tight | ier-theory-model |
| Empirical causal design or structural parameter identification is shaky | ier-identification |
| Results may be specification-, sample-, or inference-sensitive | ier-robustness |
| Exhibits are dense or do not answer the question | ier-tables-figures |
| Prose buries the idea; intro/abstract do not land for a broad audience | ier-writing-style |
| Data/code deposit, README, proof appendix, or AER-policy prep | ier-replication-package |
| Likely referee objections should be anticipated before submission | ier-referee-strategy |
| Ready to submit via Editorial Express; need a preflight | ier-submission |
| Received an R&R; need a response-letter strategy | ier-rebuttal |
ier-topic-selection — lock a general-interest quantitative questionier-literature-positioning — stake the contribution vs. the frontier and siblingsier-theory-model — make the model tight (assumptions, results, comparative statics)ier-identification — structural parameter or empirical causal identificationier-robustness — stability to specification, sample, and inference choicesier-tables-figures — exhibits that carry the argumentier-writing-style — make the idea land for a broad rigor audience (intro/abstract last)ier-replication-package — AER-policy package + proof appendixier-referee-strategy — anticipate objections, pre-empt the obvious refereeier-submission — Editorial Express preflight (fee + ≤50pp + format)ier-rebuttal — after the R&RFor a theory paper,
ier-theory-modelprecedesier-identification; for an applied paper they often swap. Do not letier-writing-stylerewrite the intro before the model and evidence settle.
IER spans four broad branches, and the binding constraint differs by branch. Read the archetype, then enter the chain at the right link.
| Archetype | Likely first bottleneck | Enter at |
|---|---|---|
| pure / applied theory | which assumptions are load-bearing; is the result general or knife-edge | ier-theory-model |
| structural / quantitative macro | parameter identification + numerical discipline + counterfactual validity | ier-theory-model → ier-identification |
| econometric theory / method | what the estimator buys over incumbents; asymptotics + finite-sample evidence | ier-theory-model → ier-robustness |
| applied micro (causal) | credible design (staggered DID, weak IV, RDD) tied to a mechanism | ier-identification |
A user says: "My quantitative trade model fits the moments, but a referee says the welfare gain is an artifact of the elasticity I calibrated and the proof of equilibrium uniqueness is hand-waved." That is two distinct IER pushbacks — a load-bearing assumption / parameter is undefended (owned by ier-identification for what pins the elasticity, and ier-theory-model for the uniqueness argument) and the headline number isn't robust (owned by ier-robustness). Route to ier-theory-model first to make the equilibrium argument airtight, then ier-identification to show what in the data moves the elasticity, then ier-robustness to bound the welfare number — only then back to ier-tables-figures and ier-rebuttal.
ier-topic-selection to reframe or to retarget before going further down the chain.ier-replication-package until acceptance — the AER policy and proof appendix are part of the contribution, not an afterthoughtif decision_letter_arrived: -> ier-rebuttal
elif ready_to_submit: -> ier-submission
elif anticipating_referees: -> ier-referee-strategy
elif data_code_or_proofs: -> ier-replication-package
elif exhibits_dense: -> ier-tables-figures
elif results_fragile: -> ier-robustness
elif identification_shaky: -> ier-identification
elif model_not_tight: -> ier-theory-model
elif contribution_fuzzy: -> ier-literature-positioning
else: -> ier-topic-selection
npx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin ier-skillsRoutes manuscript workflow for European Economic Review submissions, diagnosing the current stage and directing users to the appropriate eer-* sub-skill.
Determines if a research question meets IER's rigor and generality standards for theory, structural-macro, econometric method, or applied micro branches.
Routes manuscript work for JEEA submissions by diagnosing the current bottleneck and directing to the appropriate jeea-* sub-skill (topic selection, identification, writing, etc.).