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aejpol-topic-selection

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Use when deciding whether a project fits AEJ: Economic Policy rather than J. Public Economics, AEJ: Applied, or AER, and when sharpening the policy question and its welfare stake for an AEJ: Economic Policy manuscript. Frames fit and the policy-question-first contribution; it does not design the identification or run estimation.

When to use

• deciding journal fit for AEJ: Economic Policy
• sharpening the policy question
• identifying welfare or cost-benefit stakes
• evaluating policy lever presence
• checking broad-interest relevance
• distinguishing AEJ: Policy from J. Public Economics
• distinguishing AEJ: Policy from AEJ: Applied
• distinguishing AEJ: Policy from AER

When not to use

• designing identification
• running estimation

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