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aer-literature

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Use when positioning a manuscript against the existing economics literature, building the antecedents map for the introduction, deciding what to cite, or verifying that every reference in the bibliography is real, correctly attributed, and cited to the published version. Apply at topic selection for the novelty scan and again before drafting the introduction.

When to use

• During `aer-topic-selection`, to run the novelty scan before committing
• Before `aer-introduction`, to build the antecedents paragraph
• When a referee names a missed paper and the positioning needs repair
• Before submission, as the bibliography verification pass (pairs with

When not to use

• Citing from memory without verification
• Citing textbooks in place of original methods papers
• Citing surveys as stand-ins for specific results
• Citing papers only to flatter potential referees
• Citing unpublished working papers when a published version exists

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