ier-identificationUse when the identification argument is the bottleneck for an International Economic Review (IER) manuscript — structural parameter identification, empirical causal identification, or for a theory result, what makes it tightly pinned. Stress-tests the data-to-object mapping to IER's rigor bar; it do
ier-literature-positioningUse when staking an International Economic Review (IER) manuscript's contribution against the frontier and against sibling journals (Econometrica/QE, the top-5, field journals). Sharpens the gap and the delta; it does not invent citations.
ier-rebuttalUse when an International Economic Review (IER) decision letter or referee report needs a response strategy and a revision plan. Triages comments and structures the response letter to a rigor-leaning, theory-tilted review; it does not invent new results.
ier-referee-strategyUse when anticipating referee objections before submitting an International Economic Review (IER) manuscript, or when reading the room of an IER review. Maps the likely objections by archetype and pre-empts them; it does not draft the response letter (see ier-rebuttal).
ier-replication-packageUse when assembling the data/code deposit and proof appendix for an International Economic Review (IER) manuscript under its AER-style data availability policy. Covers the deposit, README, data availability statement, and self-contained proofs; it does not write the analysis code.
ier-robustnessUse when an International Economic Review (IER) result may be sensitive to specification, sample, functional form, calibration, or inference choices. Organizes robustness by threat to the load-bearing assumption; it does not run the regressions.
ier-submissionUse when running the final pre-submission preflight for an International Economic Review (IER) manuscript via the Editorial Express portal — the submission fee gate, the ≤50-page limit, format and style, proprietary-data notification, and the AER data policy. Final checks; it does not draft content.
ier-tables-figuresUse when exhibits in an International Economic Review (IER) manuscript are dense, do not carry the argument, or do not present structural/theory results well. Makes each exhibit answer one question; it does not generate the data.
ier-theory-modelUse when the model is the contribution for an International Economic Review (IER) manuscript and its assumptions, results, or comparative statics are not yet tight. Stress-tests load-bearing assumptions, generality, and the proof to IER's theory/structural bar; it does not write the proofs.
ier-topic-selectionUse when deciding whether a question is broad and rigorous enough for an International Economic Review (IER) manuscript, and which branch (theory / structural-macro / econometric method / applied micro) frames it. Tests fit and scope; it does not invent evidence or citations.
ier-workflowUse when deciding which ier-* sub-skill to invoke next, or when sequencing manuscript work from topic through rebuttal for an International Economic Review (IER) manuscript. Routes — it does not replace — the specialized skills.
ier-writing-styleUse when an International Economic Review (IER) manuscript's prose, intro, or abstract does not land for a rigor-leaning, broad economics audience. Sharpens the model-to-evidence narrative and the intro; it is a late-stage polish, not a content fix.