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red-topic-selection

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Use when testing whether a research question fits the Review of Economic Dynamics (RED) — a journal whose scope is defined by method and lens (dynamic, quantitative economics) rather than subfield. Helps decide if the paper studies a genuinely dynamic mechanism through a dynamic model, and whether it belongs at RED versus a generalist or a specialist outlet.

When to use

• Deciding whether a paper is a RED paper
• Evaluating dynamic-macro ideas for general-interest or field journals
• Assessing if a question is too static, empirical, or applied-micro for RED
• Scoring fit for dynamic economics contributions
• Determining if a dynamic model carries the argument

When not to use

• Mostly reduced-form policy estimate with no dynamic model
• Pure econometric method with no dynamic-economics object
• Broad macro paper focused on policy relevance rather than dynamic mechanism
• Calibration exercise with no new mechanism, method, or disciplined moment

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