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jape-literature-positioning

Use when positioning a Journal of Applied Econometrics (JAE) manuscript against prior work — applied-econometrics precedent, the methods you apply, and JAE's own corpus and Data Archive of replicable papers. Frames the gap as an application/replication advance under JAE's citation-style-agnostic Free Format.

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# Literature Positioning for JAE (jape-literature-positioning)

## When to trigger

- Drafting or revising the related-work framing for a JAE paper
- Deciding which methodological and applied precedents to foreground
- Making sure your positioning reflects JAE's emphasis on replicable applied work

## Position on two axes at once

JAE values an **application on real data** that advances or rigorously tests a technique. Position simultaneously on:

1. **Method lineage** — cite the econometric technique(s) you apply or extend, and the canonical references for the estimator/inference you use. Make clear what you adopt unchanged vs. adapt.
2. **Applied / substantive lineage** — cite prior empirical work on the same question or data, and say precisely what your application adds: new data, a new design, more credible inference, a resolved puzzle.