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imfer-topic-selection

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Use when deciding whether a question is right for an IMF Economic Review (IMFER) manuscript — international macro-finance with genuine policy relevance and an IMF-program or global-institution audience. Tests fit and scope; it does not run the identification (imfer-identification) or stake the contribution (imfer-literature-positioning).

When to use

• deciding if a question clears IMFER's international-macro-with-policy-relevance bar
• choosing between IMFER, JIE, JIMF, JMCB, AEJ: Macro, or Economic Policy
• identifying the policy 'so what' for an IMF audience
• aligning a question to a Jacques Polak ARC or special issue theme
• evaluating if a topic is too domestic or too narrowly technical for IMFER
• running the fit test before writing the intro
• checking country scope for general lessons
• distinguishing IMFER from sibling journals

When not to use

• running the identification (imfer-identification)
• staking the contribution (imfer-literature-positioning)

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