Research skills

Browse reusable Agent Skills, each with a clear purpose and practical guidance.

joap-topic-selection

Use when deciding whether an I-O / applied-psychology project fits the Journal of Applied Psychology (JAP) and which article type to target. JAP wants a genuine theoretical contribution to work-and-organizational science backed by rigorous measurement, not a rigorous study with no theoretical advance. Frames the question and tests fit; it does not collect data.

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joc-research-design

Use when defending the research design of a Journal of Communication (JoC) manuscript — experimental and survey design, content analysis with intercoder reliability, computational/text-as-data validation, or qualitative/critical inquiry. JoC judges each tradition on its own terms. Strengthens the design; it does not write code.

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joe-identification-strategy

Use when the assumptions, regularity conditions, identification result, and asymptotic theory of a Journal of Econometrics (JoE) methodological paper are the bottleneck. Stress-tests the formal core — what is assumed, what is proved, and how general it is — before tables are drafted.

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joe-literature-positioning

Use when the contribution of a Journal of Econometrics (JoE) manuscript relative to the econometrics literature is fuzzy or undersold. Locates the paper precisely against the nearest estimators, tests, and asymptotic results so referees see the methodological delta.

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joe-review-process

Use to understand and navigate the Journal of Econometrics (JoE) editorial process — single-anonymized review, editor screening before a minimum of two referees, the three submission tracks (Regular/Annals/Themed), Guest Associate Editors, and what referees of a methods paper look for.

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jole-data-analysis

Use when executing the empirical analysis for a Journal of Labor Economics (JOLE) manuscript — labor sample construction (CPS/ACS/registers), wage decompositions, standard errors, and robustness to labor norms, with replicability built in from the start. Operational guidance; pairs with jole-identification-strategy.

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jole-identification-strategy

Use when the causal identification strategy is the bottleneck for a Journal of Labor Economics (JOLE) manuscript — DID/event study, IV including shift-share, RDD, RCT, and AKM firm–worker designs common in labor economics. Stress-tests the design to JOLE's bar before tables are drafted.

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jole-literature-positioning

Use when positioning a Journal of Labor Economics (JOLE) manuscript against the labor literature — staking the contribution against the closest papers under Chicago author-date citation norms, not writing a standalone survey. Positions the paper; it does not run analysis.

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jole-review-process

Use to understand how the Journal of Labor Economics (JOLE) actually reviews a paper — single-blind refereeing, the non-refundable submission fee, Editorial Manager, the SOLE society tie, and what labor referees expect. Explains the process; it does not draft the manuscript.

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