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jape-identification-strategy
Use when designing or defending the empirical identification of a Journal of Applied Econometrics (JAE) manuscript — a credible strategy applied to real data, with assumptions stated, tested, and reproducible. Covers time-series, panel, IV, and quasi-experimental designs typical of applied econometrics, tying every claim to depositable evidence.
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# Identification Strategy for JAE (jape-identification-strategy)
## When to trigger
- Choosing or defending the empirical design for a JAE paper
- A referee questions whether the estimand is identified on your real data
- Mapping each identifying assumption to a test you can deposit in the archive
## JAE is applied: identification on real data
JAE publishes **applications on real data**, so identification is a *credible empirical strategy*, not a theorem. The bar: a clearly stated **estimand**, **explicit identifying assumptions**, and **diagnostics that test them**, all reproducible from deposited code/data. Separate the econometric object from the substantive claim, and justify causal language with the *design*, not estimator branding.
## Common designs and load-bearing assumptions
