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Frames a JFI paper’s contribution around the institution, friction, mechanism, and consequence so it passes desk-rejection and reads as intermediation theory, not generic finance.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/jfi-skills:jfi-contribution-framingThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
- Drafting the abstract and the contribution paragraph of the introduction
Because JFI runs an active desk-rejection screen, the contribution must be legible in the abstract and first pages. Frame it as a statement about intermediation, not finance in general. A strong frame names four things:
"Banks do X" is weak; "Because of friction F, intermediary type I responds via mechanism M, with consequence C for credit/stability" is a JFI contribution.
A hypothetical submission (all numbers illustrative): using a supervisory credit register, the authors find that banks hit by a 1-percentage-point capital shortfall after a stress-test redesign cut credit to the same firm by 3.4% more than unaffected banks (firm×time fixed effects), with the cut twice as large for relationship borrowers lacking alternative lenders.
| Rung | The abstract reads as | Likely JFI desk outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A correlation about banks | High desk-reject risk |
| 2 | An identified effect, mechanism unnamed | Vulnerable: "fine design — what is the intermediation lesson?" |
| 3 | Effect + named friction + channel | Survives triage; referees then test the channel |
| 4 | Rung 3 plus theory dialogue (which intermediation model is disciplined or rejected) | Strongest JFI frame |
Aim for rung 3 at minimum; reach rung 4 whenever the literature offers competing intermediation models your estimate can separate.
As a calibration (reading-based, not a rule): accepted JFI introductions usually state the friction and mechanism within the first two paragraphs and the headline magnitude by paragraph three; the contribution paragraph names what the result teaches intermediation theory, not just what the regression found.
【Institution】<the intermediary>
【Friction → Mechanism】<problem → channel>
【Consequence】<why it matters>
【One-sentence contribution】<the abstract-ready claim>
【Next skill】jfi-tables-figures
npx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin jfi-skillsFrames contribution claims for Journal of Banking & Finance papers to articulate why results matter for banking, financial intermediation, markets, regulation, or corporate finance.
Positions a JFI manuscript by naming the closest intermediation papers and the mechanism gap it fills.
Sharpens the contribution claim of a JCF corporate-finance manuscript for abstract, intro, and cover letter, helping survive the editor's active desk-rejection policy.