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aeja-writing-style
Use when revising the prose, abstract, and introduction of an American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (AEJ: Applied) manuscript so the design and headline estimate land in the first paragraph in AEA house style. Polishes exposition; it does not change the result (aeja-identification / aeja-robustness) or the exhibits.
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# Writing Style (aeja-writing-style)
## When to trigger
- Identification and robustness are settled and the paper needs its final exposition pass
- The introduction buries the question and the estimate under setup or literature
- The abstract does not state the headline number with its uncertainty
- The prose reads like a field-internal note rather than broad applied micro
## The AEJ: Applied introduction arc
AEJ: Applied prose is **plain, direct, and design-forward**. The introduction should follow the applied-micro arc: **question → why credible identification is hard → the design that solves it → headline causal estimate with a standard error → mechanism → policy/economic lesson → brief roadmap.** A non-specialist applied economist should grasp the question and the answer in the first paragraph; the design should be legible by the end of the second.
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