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aejpol-writing-style

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Use when drafting or revising the prose of an AEJ: Economic Policy manuscript — especially the abstract and introduction — to translate causal estimates into a clear policy takeaway without overclaiming. Shapes the policy-first narrative and house style; it does not design identification or build the welfare model.

When to use

• drafting AEJ: Economic Policy abstracts
• revising AEJ: Economic Policy introductions
• translating causal estimates into policy takeaways
• shaping policy-first narrative
• applying AEA house style
• calibrating claims to avoid overclaiming
• polishing prose for submission

When not to use

• designing identification
• building the welfare model
• rewriting intro before identification settles
• rewriting intro before welfare bridge settles
• rewriting intro before robustness settles

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