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Use when results exist but the "so what for accounting" is thin for a Review of Accounting Studies (RAST) manuscript — turning estimates or propositions into one sharp, defensible accounting contribution. Sharpens the claim; it does not position against the literature (revacc-literature-positioning) or polish the prose (revacc-writing-style).

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# Contribution Framing (revacc-contribution-framing)

## When to trigger

- The results are in but you cannot state the contribution in one sentence
- The intro lists what you *did* rather than what the field *learns*
- A referee says "interesting, but what is the takeaway for accounting?"
- An analytical paper has proven propositions but no crisp accounting implication
- The contribution is overclaimed relative to what the design or model actually shows

## State the contribution as what accounting learns

A RAST contribution is not "we run X regression" or "we prove Proposition 1." It is a sentence of the form: **"We show that [accounting construct/mechanism] [does what] through [friction/channel], which means [implication for reporting, standard-setting, investors, auditors, or theory]."** RAST's fast first-round-decision culture means the editor reads the contribution claim hard on the first pass; an underframed or overclaimed contribution is a leading reject reason.
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