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wber-theory-model
Use when a development model is needed to interpret an empirical result or to run a policy counterfactual for a The World Bank Economic Review (WBER) manuscript, or when deciding whether a formal model is needed at all. Disciplines the model-to-data link and the counterfactual; it does not run estimation or write prose.
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# Theory and Model Craft (wber-theory-model)
## When to trigger
- A reduced-form result needs a model to interpret a mechanism or run a counterfactual
- A referee asks "what is the model that rationalizes this?" or "what does welfare do?"
- You want to extrapolate beyond the estimated policy to an un-tried policy (requires structure)
- The paper has a heavy model but it is decorative — it does not discipline the empirics or the counterfactual
- You are unsure whether WBER expects a formal model here at all
## Does WBER even want a model here?
WBER publishes both **theoretical and empirical** development research, but most accepted papers are empirical, and **a formal model is a means, not a merit badge**. Add a model only when it earns its place:
