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restud-topic-selection
Use when evaluating whether a research idea clears the REStud top-5 bar, or when sharpening a fuzzy idea into one clean original contribution for a The Review of Economic Studies (REStud) manuscript. Diagnoses fit and contribution; does not draft prose or design empirics.
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# REStud Topic Selection (restud-topic-selection)
## When to trigger
- A new project just started and the contribution cannot be compressed into one sentence
- The user is unsure whether the idea is REStud-level or a field-journal paper
- A prior desk rejection needs diagnosing — was the *topic* the problem?
- The paper "feels solid" but no senior colleague has agreed it is top-5
## The REStud bar
REStud is general-interest and field-agnostic: founded in **1933 to advance theoretical *and* applied economics, especially by younger economists**, it weights theory and applied work equally — a distinct profile from the more empirically tilted top-5s. What it consistently rewards is a **clean, original contribution presented rigorously and economically**. The contribution must be one of:
1. **A new model** — a tractable framework that delivers an economic insight others did not have