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Use when deciding whether an econometrics paper fits The Econometrics Journal's leading-case, applied-value bar rather than Journal of Econometrics, Econometric Theory, Quantitative Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics, or a field journal.
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# EctJ Topic Selection
Use this before drafting. EctJ is not a generic repository for any econometric technique; it
asks for original econometrics with direct or potential applied value and a leading-case
contribution.
## Fit test
- Prefer EctJ when the paper gives a path-breaking or leading-case method, estimator, test,
identification result, or applied-econometrics design that can travel beyond one narrow
dataset.
- Require an empirical application even for theory papers; do not treat Monte Carlo evidence
as a substitute for applied relevance.
- Route to Econometric Theory if the contribution is almost entirely formal and needs longer