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qe-writing-style
Use when polishing prose, abstract, and introduction for a Quantitative Economics (QE) manuscript so a quantitative method and its economic payoff land for a general-interest Econometric Society readership. Reflects QE house rules (no significance asterisks; report SEs/coverage sets). Polishes exposition; it does not change results or estimation.
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# Writing Style (qe-writing-style)
## When to trigger
- The prose buries the economic question under method or notation
- The abstract describes the topic but never states what was found or built
- The introduction reaches the model/estimator before the reader sees the question
- Statistical claims lean on asterisks or vague intensifiers instead of magnitudes and uncertainty
## QE house style: a quantitative method serving a substantive question
QE is read across all of economics through an **Econometric Society** lens, so a paper must make **both** the substantive economic question **and** the quantitative apparatus (structural model, estimator, experiment, or simulation) legible to a smart non-specialist early. Format facts that shape the writing: the **abstract is ≤150 words**; the title page carries keywords and affiliations; the manuscript is **1.5/double-spaced, ≥12pt, ≤32 lines per page**, with figures and tables **in-text**. Crucially, QE's **house rules forbid asterisks and boldface for statistical significance** — the prose and exhibits must communicate findings through **point estimates with standard errors and confidence/coverage sets**, so write magnitudes and uncertainty into the sentences themselves. QE also applies its own reference style at copyediting, so keep citations consistent rather than chasing a format.
## The introduction arc (QE template)