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wber-writing-style
Use when the prose for a The World Bank Economic Review (WBER) manuscript buries the development-policy contribution — abstract, introduction, and the bridge from estimate to policy lesson. Sharpens the writing for a mixed economist + policymaker audience; it does not run analysis or build exhibits.
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# Writing Style (wber-writing-style)
## When to trigger
- The abstract states a topic, not a result, and never names the policy stake
- The introduction takes three pages to reach the question
- The paper reads either as a dry econometrics exercise or as an advocacy brief — not the WBER middle
- The bridge from "we estimate X" to "so development policy should consider Y" is missing
- A coauthor says the writing does not sound like a WBER paper
## The WBER voice
WBER writing serves a **dual audience**: economists who demand precision and policymakers/practitioners who demand relevance. The house voice is **rigorous but legible** — technically exact, jargon-controlled, and always closing the loop to a development-policy implication. Two failure modes bracket it: prose so technical that a finance-ministry reader gives up, and prose so policy-breathless that an economist distrusts it. Aim for the middle: state the credible result plainly, then say what it means for a development decision *without* overclaiming and *without* implying alignment with any World Bank position (editorial independence is explicit). Write the body first; write the abstract and introduction last, once the result is final.
