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Use when a Journal of Economic Perspectives (JEP) article must treat competing views and policy debates fairly — synthesis, not advocacy — and acknowledge uncertainty honestly. Audits balance and tone; defer evidence presentation to jep-evidence-without-equations and structure to jep-narrative-arc.

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# Balance & Objectivity (jep-balance-and-objectivity)

## When to trigger

- The draft argues for one side of a live debate and slights the other
- It reads as a policy advocacy piece or an op-ed, not a synthesis
- Uncertainty and dissenting evidence are downplayed to sharpen the conclusion
- The author has skin in the game (their own theory/result is the "right" answer)

## The JEP objectivity bar

JEP is **rigorous synthesis by economists for economists**, not advocacy. A JEP article must give a **fair account of competing views**, weigh the *evidence* rather than the author's preferences, and be **honest about what is uncertain or unknown**. The reader should trust that they are getting the state of the debate, not a brief for one position. This is the line that separates JEP from a well-written op-ed.

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