Econometrica Skills
Agent skill stack for submitting to Econometrica (Econometric Society, published by Wiley; founded 1933), the field's flagship for rigorous economic THEORY (micro, game, decision theory, mathematical economics) and ECONOMETRIC METHODS — theorem-proof papers and new estimators, not applied 'top-5' causal-inference papers. Covers theorem-driven topic selection, methods/theory-literature positioning,
Skills in this plugin
12- ▌ Ecta Rebuttal · brycewang-stanfordUse when a revise-and-resubmit or referee reports arrive for an Econometrica manuscript and you must write the response letter and plan the revision. Structures the rebuttal and revision; it does not re-derive the theorems (use ecta-theory-model) or rebuild the package (use ecta-replication-package).
- ▌ Ecta Workflow · brycewang-stanfordUse when deciding which ecta-* sub-skill to invoke next, or when sequencing manuscript work from topic selection through rebuttal for an Econometrica manuscript. Routes — does not replace — the specialized skills.
- ▌ Ecta Robustness · brycewang-stanfordUse when an Econometrica manuscript needs finite-sample evidence and edge-case scrutiny — Monte Carlo design, finite-sample performance, regularity-condition stress tests, and degenerate cases. Designs and audits the simulation evidence; it does not derive the asymptotics (use ecta-identification) or format the resulting tables (use ecta-tables-figures).
- ▌ Ecta Submission · brycewang-stanford bundleUse when running the final pre-submission preflight for an Econometrica manuscript via Editorial Express — manuscript assembly, Supplemental Material, the 45-page limit, anonymization, references, the ES-member submission fee, and Data and Code Availability Policy compliance.
- ▌ Ecta Theory Model · brycewang-stanfordUse when the central theorem of an Econometrica manuscript must be stated cleanly and proven completely — assumptions, generality, and proof strategy. Builds and audits the theorem-and-proof core; it does not derive the identification/asymptotic conditions (use ecta-identification) or run simulations (use ecta-robustness).
- ▌ Ecta Writing Style · brycewang-stanfordUse as a late-stage polish for an Econometrica manuscript to enforce the terse, formal, theorem-numbered house style and clean mathematical exposition. Polishes prose and notation; it does not fix the proof (use ecta-theory-model) or the simulations (use ecta-robustness).
- ▌ Ecta Identification · brycewang-stanfordUse when the bottleneck is identification and inference for an Econometrica manuscript — identification conditions and asymptotic distribution theory for an estimator, or axioms and existence/uniqueness for a theory model. Stress-tests the formal foundations before the proofs and simulations are written.
- ▌ Ecta Tables Figures · brycewang-stanfordUse when finalizing the simulation tables and any empirical / illustrative exhibits in an Econometrica manuscript so each is self-contained, precise, and reproducible. Formats and audits exhibits; it does not design the Monte Carlo (use ecta-robustness) or run the estimation.
- ▌ Ecta Topic Selection · brycewang-stanfordUse when judging whether a result is general, deep, and method-driven enough to belong in Econometrica, and when sharpening the contribution statement. Diagnoses fit and frames the contribution — it does not write proofs (use ecta-theory-model) or position against the literature (use ecta-literature-positioning).
- ▌ Ecta Referee Strategy · brycewang-stanfordUse to red-team an Econometrica manuscript before submission and to anticipate co-editor and referee objections — proof gaps, generality, missing finite-sample evidence, and competing methods. Predicts and pre-empts attacks; it does not draft the response letter after reports arrive (use ecta-rebuttal).
- ▌ Ecta Replication Package · brycewang-stanfordUse when assembling the code and data deposit for an Econometrica manuscript under the journal's Data and Code Availability Policy, including reproducible Monte Carlo and (for empirical work) data provenance. Builds and audits the replication package; it does not design the simulations (use ecta-robustness) or format exhibits (use ecta-tables-figures).
- ▌ Ecta Literature Positioning · brycewang-stanfordUse when locating an Econometrica result precisely within the methods / theory lineage it extends, and when writing the related-work paragraphs that pre-empt "how does this differ from X?" Builds the positioning — it does not judge overall fit (use ecta-topic-selection) or state the theorem (use ecta-theory-model).