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jpe-writing-style
Use when polishing the prose of a Journal of Political Economy (JPE) manuscript into its spare, analytical, economics-first register. Tightens voice, structure, and citation/format house style; it does not fix the economic argument itself (see jpe-theory-model / jpe-identification).
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# Writing Style & House Conventions (jpe-writing-style)
## When to trigger
- The draft is wordy, hedged, or buries the result under qualifications
- Prose explains procedure before establishing economic purpose
- Citation style, notation, or formatting is inconsistent with JPE conventions
- This is the **late polish** stage — identification and model are already sound
## The JPE voice
JPE prose is **spare, precise, and economics-first**. The writing carries an argument; every paragraph advances the economic case. Sentences are declarative and unhedged where the evidence supports the claim. Jargon is minimized; the economic intuition is stated in words before the algebra. A generalist economist should follow the argument; a specialist should find it rigorous.
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