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aejmac-theory-model
Use when the quantitative model is the bottleneck for an American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (AEJ: Macro) manuscript — DSGE, New Keynesian, heterogeneous-agent (HANK / Aiyagari-Bewley), or structural estimation — and calibration, parameter identification, solution accuracy, or counterfactual validity need discipline. For empirical shock identification see aejmac-identification.
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# Quantitative Theory & Model Discipline (aejmac-theory-model)
## When to trigger
- Parameters are calibrated or estimated but it is unclear *what disciplines* each one
- A DSGE/HANK model is solved but the solution method / accuracy is unstated
- A counterfactual or welfare number is reported with no validity argument (Lucas critique)
- Untargeted moments are never shown, so the model's fit is asserted not demonstrated
- You are unsure the model clears AEJ: Macro's quantitative-discipline bar
## The AEJ: Macro model bar
AEJ: Macro welcomes quantitative-theoretical macro, but the standard is **discipline, not decoration**: a calibration or structural estimate must be tied to data, the solution must be accurate enough for the claim, and the counterfactual must be defensible. The model exists to deliver a **broad-interest macro quantity** (a multiplier, a welfare cost, a share of inequality, a propagation magnitude), not to display machinery.
