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Guides figure-forward exhibit design for Journal of Development Economics manuscripts, covering treatment effect plots, event studies, and heterogeneity displays with self-contained notes.
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Development economics has moved toward figure-forward presentation, and JDE exhibits should make the headline result legible at a glance to a development economist skimming the paper. Principles:
JDE accepts any consistent formatting style at submission (the journal's style is applied at the proof stage), so do not burn time on house-style table formatting before acceptance — spend it on clarity, correct clustering, and reproducibility. Every exhibit must be regenerable from the submitted code.
| Design in the paper | Lead exhibit a JDE referee expects | Notes line that must appear |
|---|---|---|
| Cluster-randomized field trial | Coefficient/forest plot of ITT by outcome, 95% CIs | Randomization level, N clusters, control mean |
| RDD on an eligibility cutoff | Binned scatter with local-linear fit + density plot | Bandwidth, kernel, polynomial order, McCrary p-value |
| Staggered policy rollout (DID) | Event-study plot, leads near zero, modern estimator | Estimator (CS / SA / dCDH), cohort weighting |
| IV off an institutional rule | First-stage scatter + reduced-form plot | First-stage F, exclusion logic, complier share |
| Spatial / market-access design | Map of treatment intensity or program reach | Spatial unit, color encoding, spatial SE clustering |
Hypothetical JDE paper: a cluster-randomized after-school tutoring program across 120 villages in a low-income setting, randomized at the village level (60 treatment, 60 control), ~25 children sampled per village.
【Headline exhibit】figure type + what it shows
【Main table】outcomes + spec + clustering noted
【Appendix exhibits】[robustness, balance, attrition, ...]
【Scaling】effects in policy-comparable units? [Y/N]
【Reproducible from code?】[Y/N]
【Next step】jde-writing-style
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