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AER Economics Research Introduction Optimizer

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Drafts and refines economics manuscript introductions and abstracts according to American Economic Review (AER) standards and the Keith Head five-paragraph formula.

This skill streamlines the process of writing high-stakes introduction sections for economics papers targeted at top-tier journals like AER, AER:Insights, and AEJ. It implements the rigorous Keith Head/Bellemare five-paragraph architecture—covering the hook, research question, identification strategy, literature positioning, and roadmap—while strictly enforcing AER's non-negotiable 100-word abstract limit and formatting conventions. It is particularly useful for overcoming desk rejections by ensuring the paper's contribution and identification are immediately clear to editors and reviewers during the critical first-page filter.

Key Features

01AER-specific LaTeX formatting and sectioning compliance
02Keith Head five-paragraph formula implementation
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04Desk-rejection 'red flag' analysis and surgical rewriting
05Identification strategy and value-added validation
06Strict 100-word abstract compression and optimization

Use Cases

01Structuring a new empirical or theory manuscript from scratch using proven academic templates
02Compressing a long working paper abstract to meet the strict 100-word AER limit
03Rewriting an introduction after a desk rejection to better emphasize identification and value-added