AEJ: Macro Topic Selection
Evaluates macroeconomics research ideas and tests venue fit for American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics against peer journals.
The AEJ: Macro Topic Selection skill helps macroeconomic researchers evaluate paper topics, sharpen research questions, and assess whether a project meets the broad-interest publication bar of the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (AEJ: Macro). It systematically benchmarks papers against alternative outlets like AER, JME, RED, and AEJ: Applied by applying a three-leg test: substantive broad interest, rigorous quantitative discipline, and policy or mechanism relevance. This ensures researchers choose the optimal framing, target the right audience, and select appropriate empirical or structural tools before drafting.