American Economic Review
franklee16/academic-research-skills
A skill your agent uses when targeting American Economic Review (AER) or deciding whether an economics manuscript fits this venue.
A skill your agent uses when deciding whether a macro paper fits the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (AEJ: Macro) rather than AER, J.
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Install Aejmac Topic Selection
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aejmac-topic-selection -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills aejmac-topic-selection --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/AEJ-Macroeconomics-Skills/skills/aejmac-topic-selection .claude/skills/aejmac-topic-selection && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "aejmac-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/AEJ-Macroeconomics-Skills/skills/aejmac-topic-selection into .claude/skills/aejmac-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aejmac-topic-selection", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/AEJ-Macroeconomics-Skills/skills/aejmac-topic-selectionType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aejmac-topic-selection -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills aejmac-topic-selection --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/AEJ-Macroeconomics-Skills/skills/aejmac-topic-selection .agents/skills/aejmac-topic-selection && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "aejmac-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/AEJ-Macroeconomics-Skills/skills/aejmac-topic-selection into .agents/skills/aejmac-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aejmac-topic-selection", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aejmac-topic-selection -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills aejmac-topic-selection --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/AEJ-Macroeconomics-Skills/skills/aejmac-topic-selection .cursor/skills/aejmac-topic-selection && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "aejmac-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/AEJ-Macroeconomics-Skills/skills/aejmac-topic-selection into .cursor/skills/aejmac-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aejmac-topic-selection", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git --path AEJ-Macroeconomics-Skills/skills/aejmac-topic-selection--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aejmac-topic-selection -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills aejmac-topic-selection --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/AEJ-Macroeconomics-Skills/skills/aejmac-topic-selection .gemini/skills/aejmac-topic-selection && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "aejmac-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/AEJ-Macroeconomics-Skills/skills/aejmac-topic-selection into .gemini/skills/aejmac-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aejmac-topic-selection", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills aejmac-topic-selectionInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aejmac-topic-selection -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/AEJ-Macroeconomics-Skills/skills/aejmac-topic-selection .github/skills/aejmac-topic-selection && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "aejmac-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/AEJ-Macroeconomics-Skills/skills/aejmac-topic-selection into .github/skills/aejmac-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aejmac-topic-selection", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aejmac-topic-selection -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills aejmac-topic-selection --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/AEJ-Macroeconomics-Skills/skills/aejmac-topic-selection .opencode/skills/aejmac-topic-selection && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "aejmac-topic-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/AEJ-Macroeconomics-Skills/skills/aejmac-topic-selection into .opencode/skills/aejmac-topic-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aejmac-topic-selection", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
aejmac-topic-selection- GitHub stars
- 1.2k
- Token cost
- ~1.2k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 580 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 2,387
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when deciding whether a macro paper fits the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (AEJ: Macro) rather than AER, J.
- Works in 3 steps: Substantive macro question of broad… → Quantitative discipline. The paper must… → Policy or mechanism relevance. A…
- Deciding whether a macro paper fits the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (AEJ: Macro) rather than AER
- SKILL.md covers When to trigger, The AEJ: Macro fit bar, Venue decision table and Sharpening the question (do…, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Aejmac Topic Selection is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when deciding whether a macro paper fits the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (AEJ: Macro) rather than AER, J. Monetary Economics, RED, or AEJ: Applied. Tests the broad-interest macro bar and venue fit; it does not write the paper or fix identification.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The repository describes itself as: Journal-specific Claude Code/Codex skill packs covering mainstream journals — AER, QJE, Nature, Cell, 管理世界, 经济研究 & 200+ more — your fast track to getting published. ｜ 覆盖主流期刊的… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Deciding whether a macro paper fits the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (AEJ: Macro) rather than AER
Example prompts
- “/aejmac-topic-selection”
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Substantive macro question of broad interest. Growth, business cycles, monetary/fiscal policy, labor-macro, international macro, or…
- Quantitative discipline. The paper must measure something with a credible mapping from model or data to the number. Either a…
- Policy or mechanism relevance. A memorable, decision-relevant quantity or mechanism, not just a sign or a significance star.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 932eb23. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Aejmac Topic Selection loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 72 tokens; SKILL.md has 580 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills at commit 932eb23, republished under its MIT licence (© brycewang-stanford). 580 words, ~1,225 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/aejmac-topic-selection/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- aejmac-topic-selection
- description
- Use when deciding whether a macro paper fits the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (AEJ: Macro) rather than AER, J. Monetary Economics, RED, or AEJ: Applied. Tests the broad-interest macro bar and venue fit; it does not write the paper or fix identification.
Topic Selection & Venue Fit (aejmac-topic-selection)
When to trigger
- You have a macro result but are unsure it is "AEJ: Macro-shaped" vs. a field outlet
- The question feels technically interesting but narrow to specialists
- You are choosing between AEJ: Macro, AER, JME, RED, and AEJ: Applied
- A coauthor wants to lead with a method (a new DSGE block, a new estimator) rather than a macro question
The AEJ: Macro fit bar
AEJ: Macro is the AEA's quarterly, broad-interest macro journal (founded 2009; one of four AEJs). The fit test has three legs:
- Substantive macro question of broad interest. Growth, business cycles, monetary/fiscal policy, labor-macro, international macro, or macro-finance — framed so a general macroeconomist (not only your subfield) cares about the answer. AEJ: Macro editorial decisions explicitly weigh breadth of topic and interest to the AEJ: Macro audience (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准).
- Quantitative discipline. The paper must measure something with a credible mapping from model or data to the number. Either a quantitative-theoretical apparatus (DSGE / HANK / structural estimation / calibration) or an identified empirical design (SVAR / local projections / narrative / proxy-VAR) — AEJ: Macro welcomes both.
- Policy or mechanism relevance. A memorable, decision-relevant quantity or mechanism, not just a sign or a significance star.
A paper that has only two of three is usually a field paper or an AER paper, not AEJ: Macro.
Venue decision table
| Signal | Better venue | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Result reshapes the general macro consensus; first-order, top-of-field | AER (or AER: Insights if short) | AEJ: Macro is high-quality but not the general-interest flagship |
| Deep, technical contribution mainly for monetary/business-cycle theorists | J. Monetary Economics | Field depth over breadth |
| Quantitative dynamic-GE methods paper for the macro-methods community | Review of Economic Dynamics (RED) | RED is the quantitative-dynamics field home |
| Micro-empirical paper that happens to touch macro aggregates | AEJ: Applied | Applied identification over macro mechanism |
| Pure macro theory with no quantification | Theoretical Economics / JET / RED | AEJ: Macro values quantitative discipline |
| Broad macro question + disciplined quantification + policy relevance | AEJ: Macro | The sweet spot |
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Sharpening the question (do this before drafting)
- State the macro quantity in one sentence, with units: "a 100 bp monetary tightening lowers output by X% at horizon h," or "lifecycle earnings risk explains Y% of wealth inequality."
- Name the audience: which general macro readers should cite this, and for what claim?
- Pick the tool the question demands, not the tool you own: if the question is the dynamic causal effect of a shock, that is SVAR/LP/narrative; if it is welfare or counterfactual under a policy regime, that is a quantitative model; if it is both, plan a model-plus-evidence paper.
- Pre-empt "why not the field journal?" in one line — usually breadth + the AEA process + a quantity general readers want.
Checklist
- One-sentence macro question with a quantity and units
- Passes all three legs (broad interest / quantitative discipline / policy-mechanism relevance)
- Venue table consulted; AEJ: Macro beats AER, JME, RED, AEJ: Applied for this paper
- Tool (model vs. identified empirics vs. hybrid) chosen by the question, not by habit
- Audience named: which general macroeconomists cite it and for what
- Not a thinly-quantified theory paper and not a narrow field-specialist paper
Anti-patterns
- Leading with a method ("we add a new financial block to a DSGE") instead of a macro question readers care about
- A narrow business-cycle-accounting exercise dressed as broad interest — better at RED/JME
- Confusing "rigorous" with "broadly interesting": AEJ: Macro needs both
- Targeting AEJ: Macro as a consolation for an AER reject without re-framing the contribution for breadth
- A pure-theory result with a token calibration tacked on
Output format
【Macro question (1 sentence + quantity/units)】...
【Three-leg fit】broad interest? [Y/N] quantitative discipline? [Y/N] policy/mechanism? [Y/N]
【Tool the question demands】SVAR / LP / narrative / DSGE / HANK / structural / hybrid
【Venue verdict】AEJ: Macro vs. {AER / JME / RED / AEJ: Applied} + one-line why
【Audience】which general macro readers cite it
【Next step】aejmac-literature-positioning© brycewang-stanford, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in AEJ-Macroeconomics-Skills/skills/aejmac-topic-selection of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23
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| Aejmac Topic Selection this skillbrycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills | 1.2k | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
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| Global Macro AnalysisHKUDS/Vibe-Trading | 35k | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Table Fitasgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks | 69k | — | ~772 | Automated safety check: Pass | CC0-1.0 | |
| Furniture Fit Checkpascalorg/editor | 25k | — | ~5.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| TopicsZimoLiao/scholaraio | 577 | — | ~294 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Aejmac Topic Selection
What does Aejmac Topic Selection do?
A skill your agent uses when deciding whether a macro paper fits the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (AEJ: Macro) rather than AER, J. Aejmac Topic Selection is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when deciding whether a macro paper fits the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (AEJ: Macro) rather than AER, J.
When should I use Aejmac Topic Selection?
Aejmac Topic Selection fits situations like: deciding whether a macro paper fits the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (AEJ: Macro) rather than AER.
How do I install Aejmac Topic Selection in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aejmac-topic-selection -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (AEJ-Macroeconomics-Skills/skills/aejmac-topic-selection in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .claude/skills/aejmac-topic-selection in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Aejmac Topic Selection in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aejmac-topic-selection -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (AEJ-Macroeconomics-Skills/skills/aejmac-topic-selection in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/aejmac-topic-selection in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Aejmac Topic Selection in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aejmac-topic-selection -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/aejmac-topic-selection, .gemini/skills/aejmac-topic-selection, .github/skills/aejmac-topic-selection and .opencode/skills/aejmac-topic-selection in your project.
What does Aejmac Topic Selection need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Aejmac Topic Selection is instructions for the agent only.
Does Aejmac Topic Selection access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Aejmac Topic Selection safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Aejmac Topic Selection use?
Aejmac Topic Selection is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Aejmac Topic Selection use?
About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Aejmac Topic Selection?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Aejmac Topic Selection: American Economic Review (franklee16/academic-research-skills, 223 stars), Global Macro Analysis (HKUDS/Vibe-Trading, 35k stars), Table Fit (asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks, 69k stars) and Furniture Fit Check (pascalorg/editor, 25k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Aejmac Topic Selection?
brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, which has 1,228 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2,387 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 27, 2026.
Source: brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.