From jole-skills
Tests whether a research question fits the Journal of Labor Economics (JOLE) and helps frame it for a general labor-economics audience.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/jole-skills:jole-topic-selectionThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
- You have data or a result but are unsure it is a JOLE-fit labor question
JOLE is a general-interest, peer-reviewed quarterly for labor economics — the study of behavior and outcomes in labor markets — and the official journal of the Society of Labor Economists (SOLE). It publishes both theoretical and applied/empirical work. In-scope core topics:
The fit test is not "is this about workers?" but "would a labor economist outside my subfield find the answer first-order?" JOLE rewards a clean labor question with credible identification and a lesson that travels beyond the specific setting.
【Labor question】one sentence:
【Margin】wages / employment / human capital / supply / family / discrimination / institutions / migration
【Identifying variation】preview:
【General-interest within labor?】[Y/N] — why
【Broader labor lesson】one sentence:
【Verdict】JOLE-fit / refocus / try a field journal
【Next step】jole-literature-positioning
npx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin jole-skillsChecks whether a research question fits the Journal of Human Resources (JHR) — empirical microeconomics with policy-relevant causal emphasis — and filters out off-scope HR management framings before paying the nonrefundable fee.
Evaluates manuscript fit for the Journal of Labor Economics (JOLE) and helps reframe labor-economics papers for this venue.
Pressure-tests research questions for QJE submission fit by evaluating the 'big idea' bar, question breadth, and generality of the takeaway.