Economic Policy Skills

Use when responding to Economic Policy (EP) discussant comments and the panel debate — revising the paper for the camera-ready version that publishes alongside those comments. Plans the post-panel response; it does not invent evidence or citations.

Use when deciding which ecopol-* sub-skill to invoke next, or when sequencing manuscript work from topic pitch through post-panel revision for an Economic Policy (EP) manuscript. Routes — it does not replace — the specialized skills.

Use when an Economic Policy (EP) manuscript's results may be specification-, sample-, or inference-fragile, especially ahead of the two-discussant panel. Organizes robustness by the threat a discussant will raise; it does not invent evidence or citations.

Use when running the final preflight for an Economic Policy (EP) manuscript — the commissioning route, the conference-ready draft, and the camera-ready version (not an open submission portal). Final checks; it does not draft content.

Use when building or tightening the conceptual frame or quantitative model that disciplines an Economic Policy (EP) manuscript's policy logic. Keeps the model minimal-but-honest and legible to a policy audience; it does not invent evidence or citations.

Use when an Economic Policy (EP) manuscript's prose reads like a technical report instead of accessible policy writing. Rewrites for the EP dual audience — non-technical main text, rigor in the appendix; it does not invent evidence or citations.

Use when the identification argument is the bottleneck for an Economic Policy (EP) manuscript — causal identification of a policy effect, or parameter identification in a quantitative policy model. Stress-tests it to the EP bar (credible to an academic discussant, legible to a policy discussant) before exhibits are finalized.

Use when an Economic Policy (EP) manuscript's exhibits are too technical for a policy reader or do not carry the policy message. Redesigns tables and figures for the EP dual audience; it does not invent evidence or citations.

Use when judging whether a topic is a timely, important policy question the Economic Policy (EP) Panel would commission and want to debate. Tests Panel-worthiness and policy timeliness; it does not invent evidence or citations.

Use when preparing an Economic Policy (EP) manuscript for its panel review — the two named discussants and the conference debate that replace standard anonymous refereeing. War-games the discussants; it does not invent evidence or citations.

Use when assembling the data, code, and verification materials for an Economic Policy (EP) manuscript so results are accessible and replicable to the journal's standard. Builds the verification-ready package; it does not invent evidence or citations.

Use when staking an Economic Policy (EP) manuscript's contribution against the live policy debate and the adjacent academic literature. Sharpens the policy-and-academic positioning; it does not invent evidence or citations.