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wber-topic-selection

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Use when deciding whether a development-economics question fits The World Bank Economic Review (WBER) — and how to frame it so both halves of the WBER bar (credible empirics AND policy relevance) are visible. Locks the question and outlet; it does not run the analysis or write the prose.

When to use

• Deciding if a development-economics question fits WBER
• Framing questions for credible empirics and policy relevance
• Choosing between full-length and short-format tracks
• Reframing single-program results as mechanism evidence
• Evaluating outlet fit for developing-country research

When not to use

• Running the analysis
• Writing the prose
• Methods papers without development contribution
• Rich-country labor or finance studies
• Surveys or literature overviews

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