IER Economic Theory & Model Craft
Stress-tests theoretical assumptions, uniqueness proofs, and comparative statics to meet the rigorous publication standards of the International Economic Review.
Stress-tests theoretical assumptions, uniqueness proofs, and comparative statics to meet the rigorous publication standards of the International Economic Review.
The IER Economic Theory & Model Craft skill provides academic economists with structural rigor testing and refinement guidelines tailored to the International Economic Review (IER). When theoretical models constitute the primary academic contribution, this skill systematically evaluates load-bearing assumptions, existence and uniqueness conditions, analytical comparative statics, and economic intuition. It prevents common referee rejections—such as functional-form artifacts, knife-edge results, and unproved equilibrium properties—by enforcing precise perturbation testing and boundary delineations.