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ecopol-topic-selection

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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.

When to use

• deciding whether a question is worth pitching to Economic Policy
• judging if a topic is an EP paper or a field-journal paper
• identifying the decision a policymaker faces
• assessing if a topic is a live European or global policy issue
• determining which discussants would find the topic worth their time
• sharpening a weak topic into a Panel-worthy question

When not to use

• inventing evidence or citations
• submitting unsolicited papers
• inventing editor names, conference dates, or fees

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