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arecon-topic-selection

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Use when judging whether a literature is an Annual Review of Economics (ARE)-scale review topic — mature, important, and genuinely in need of an authoritative, accessible synthesis — and framing the review's animating question. Decides fit; it does not gather the literature (arecon-literature-synthesis).

When to use

• Judging if a candidate field is ARE-shaped
• Deciding between ARE and sibling outlets like JEL, JEP, or Handbook
• Framing the review's animating question
• Assessing if literature is too narrow or too sprawling
• Evaluating if a young field is ready for an annual-volume review

When not to use

• Gathering the literature
• Submitting unsolicited manuscripts
• Reviewing one's own research program
• Producing non-technical, policy-facing, short lay-adjacent pieces
• Producing exhaustive Handbook-length chapters

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