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expecon-topic-selection

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Use when deciding whether a question is a method-defined fit for an Experimental Economics (ExpEcon) manuscript and which treatment contrast to build it around. Frames the fit decision; it does not invent results or citations.

When to use

• deciding if a question fits Experimental Economics
• choosing the treatment contrast
• determining if the design is the contribution
• selecting the appropriate journal venue
• deciding on pre-registration or Registered Report status
• choosing the experiment type (lab, lab-in-field, field)
• evaluating if a clean null result is publishable

When not to use

• inventing results
• inventing citations
• analyzing field-survey data
• calibrating structural objects
• illustrating game-theoretic theory
• writing topic-first papers

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