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Use when assembling the data and code replication package for a Journal of the European Economic Association (JEEA) manuscript so it clears the JEEA Data Editor's pre-acceptance verification under the DCAS standard. Builds the package and README; it does not run the analysis.

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Replication Package (jeea-replication-package)

When to trigger

  • The paper has empirical, simulation, or experimental work and acceptance is in sight
  • A co-editor or the JEEA Data Editor asked for the data-and-code deposit
  • You want the package built before submission so the Data Editor check is painless
  • Results were produced ad hoc and you need a one-click reproduction path

The JEEA data & code bar (source map refreshed 2026-06-20)

JEEA endorses DCAS — the Data and Code Availability Standard — and applies it (since Feb 1, 2024). JEEA publishes empirical/simulation/experimental papers only if the data are clearly and precisely documented and readily available for replication; for accepted papers the authors must supply, before publication, the data, programs, and computation details sufficient to permit replication. The JEEA Data Editor (Maia Güell) runs a verification check, and an empirical paper can only be formally accepted after the Data Editor confirms the results replicate. Replication packages are posted publicly through the JEEA Community at Zenodo after the check. Build the package as you go — do not leave it to acceptance.

Package structure

replication/
  README.md            <- the map: data sources, software/versions, how to run, what each output is
  data/
    raw/               raw data (read-only) OR access instructions if restricted
    clean/             generated; rebuilt by code
  code/
    00_master.*        one script regenerates EVERY table and figure from raw data
    01_..09_*          ordered steps (clean → analyze → robustness → exhibits)
  output/
    tables/  figures/  generated outputs, named to match the paper

README must state

  • Data provenance and access: every source, with citation; for restricted/proprietary data, exact access instructions and any exemption/limited-access request (state at submission).
  • Software and versions: Stata/R/Python/Julia versions; pinned packages (renv.lock, requirements.txt/conda env, Project.toml); recorded Stata ssc/net versions.
  • How to run: the one master script, expected runtime, and hardware notes for long jobs.
  • Output map: which script produces which table/figure (named to match the paper exactly).
  • Seeds: set and reported for every simulation / bootstrap / randomization-inference step.
  • Partial-check scope: if any result cannot be fully reproduced (confidential data, huge compute), document exactly what the Data Editor can and cannot verify, and provide simplified/manageable versions plus summary outputs.

Checklist

  • One master script regenerates all tables and figures from raw data
  • Software versions and packages pinned and recorded
  • Every seed set and reported (simulation / bootstrap / RI)
  • README maps each output to the script that produces it (paper-matching names)
  • Restricted data: access instructions + exemption/limited-access request stated at submission
  • Partial-check scope documented; simplified versions + summary outputs shipped where needed
  • Package ZIP readied for JEEA's online data submission platform and later Zenodo community deposit

Anti-patterns

  • Leaving the package to post-acceptance — the Data Editor check gates formal acceptance
  • A README that lists files but never says how to run them end-to-end
  • Unpinned package versions, so the Data Editor's run diverges from yours
  • Unset/unreported seeds, so simulation or bootstrap results do not reproduce
  • Output filenames that do not match the table/figure numbers in the paper
  • Hiding that a key result rests on confidential data instead of documenting the access path

Output format

【Master script】regenerates all exhibits from raw? [Y/N]
【Versions/seeds】pinned + reported? [Y/N]
【README output map】each table/figure → script? [Y/N]
【Restricted data】access + exemption stated? [Y/N or N/A]
【Partial-check scope】documented? [Y/N or N/A]
【Zenodo/DCAS】package readied for JEEA community? [Y/N]
【Next step】jeea-referee-strategy