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qje-rebuttal

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Use when a Quarterly Journal of Economics (QJE) decision letter arrives (R&R or reject-and-resubmit) and a response strategy and letter are needed. Structures the revision and response; it does not redo the analysis (route to the relevant qje-* skill for that).

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# Rebuttal & Revision (qje-rebuttal)

## When to trigger

- A QJE decision letter arrived: revise-and-resubmit, or a conditional/major revision
- You have referee reports and need a response strategy
- You are unsure how to prioritize conflicting referee demands
- The revised manuscript exists and you need to draft the response letter

## QJE reality: few rounds, high stakes

At an unconditional acceptance rate of only **~1-4%**, an R&R from one of QJE's five Harvard-based Editors is a rare and valuable signal — treat it as a near-final opportunity and address everything substantive in this round rather than negotiating across many. The **handling Editor's letter is the contract**: at QJE a single Editor (not a co-editor + AE layer) owns the decision, so that letter tells you which referee points are binding and which are optional. Read it first and let it set priorities.

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