Experimental Economics Skills

Use when responding to a revise-and-resubmit or referee report for an Experimental Economics (ExpEcon) manuscript — including when a referee demands a new treatment, more sessions, or raises a deception/power concern. Plans the response; it does not run the new analysis.

Use when deciding which expecon-* sub-skill to invoke next, or when sequencing manuscript work from design through rebuttal for an Experimental Economics (ExpEcon) submission. Routes — it does not replace — the specialized skills.

Use when an Experimental Economics (ExpEcon) result may be a power artifact, multiple-comparisons artifact, or sensitive to the inference unit, exclusions, or design choices. Hardens the statistical case; it does not design the experiment or draft prose.

Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for an Experimental Economics (ExpEcon) manuscript via the Editorial Manager portal — the no-deception/incentive gates, instructions-at-submission rule, anonymous review, and ESA data-deposit prep. Final checks; it does not draft content.

Use when turning the behavioral or game-theoretic argument behind an Experimental Economics (ExpEcon) manuscript into pre-specified, testable predictions. Develops the hypotheses tested; it does not run estimation or invent citations.

Use when the prose of an Experimental Economics (ExpEcon) manuscript buries the design or the result, or when the intro/abstract do not land for an experimentalist reader. Polishes structure and voice; it does not change the analysis.

Use when the credibility of an Experimental Economics (ExpEcon) manuscript rests on experimental control — incentive compatibility, randomization, the no-deception gate, and clean treatment contrasts. Stress-tests design-based identification before exhibits are finalized; it does not draft prose.

Use when an Experimental Economics (ExpEcon) manuscript's exhibits must make the treatment contrast and its uncertainty visible at a glance. Builds design-carrying tables and figures; it does not run analysis or draft prose.

Use when deciding whether a question is a method-defined fit for an Experimental Economics (ExpEcon) manuscript and which treatment contrast to build it around. Frames the fit decision; it does not invent results or citations.

Use when anticipating the experimentalist referee's objections for an Experimental Economics (ExpEcon) manuscript before submission. Pre-empts the standard pushbacks; it does not draft the response letter (see expecon-rebuttal).

Use when assembling the data, code, instructions, and experiment software for an Experimental Economics (ExpEcon) manuscript to meet the ESA reproducibility standard. Builds the deposit; it does not run the analysis or draft prose.

Use when staking an Experimental Economics (ExpEcon) manuscript's contribution against prior experiments and the behavioral theory it tests. Sharpens positioning; it does not invent results or citations.