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jep-writing-style

Use when revising sentence-level voice and the abstract/opening for a Journal of Economic Perspectives (JEP) article — engaging, clear, authoritative-but-readable, minimal notation. Polishes prose and front matter; defer structure to jep-narrative-arc and evidence framing to jep-evidence-without-equations.

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# JEP Writing Style (jep-writing-style)

## When to trigger

- The argument and balance are settled and the prose needs to land
- The abstract reads like a research-paper abstract (machinery, results, no hook)
- Sentences are passive, hedged, and dense; the voice is dull
- Notation or asterisks have crept back into otherwise accessible prose

## The JEP voice

JEP prose is **engaging, clear, and authoritative-but-readable** — the famous "no abstract math in the body" feel. It sounds like a knowledgeable economist explaining something fascinating to a smart colleague from another field: confident, plain, and never showing off. Run this *after* the narrative arc and balance are set; voice polish before structure is wasted.

## Sentence-level rules