Jape Literature Positioning

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name: jape-literature-positioning
description: Use when positioning a Journal of Applied Econometrics (JAE) manuscript against prior work — applied-econometrics precedent, the methods you apply, and JAE's own corpus and Data Archive of replicable papers. Frames the gap as an application/replication advance under JAE's citation-style-agnostic Free Format.
---

# Literature Positioning for JAE (jape-literature-positioning)

## When to trigger

- Drafting or revising the related-work framing for a JAE paper
- Deciding which methodological and applied precedents to foreground
- Making sure your positioning reflects JAE's emphasis on replicable applied work

## Position on two axes at once

JAE values an **application on real data** that advances or rigorously tests a technique. Position simultaneously on:

1. **Method lineage** — cite the econometric technique(s) you apply or extend, and the canonical references for the estimator/inference you use. Make clear what you adopt unchanged vs. adapt.
2. **Applied / substantive lineage** — cite prior empirical work on the same question or data, and say precisely what your application adds: new data, a new design, more credible inference, a resolved puzzle.

Because JAE runs a **Replication Article** track and a Data Archive of ~1,487 datasets, its culture rewards engagement with **prior replicable evidence**. If your result revisits a published finding, position relative to that paper's archived data/code and state whether you confirm, qualify, or overturn it.

## Free Format and references

JAE accepts references "**in any style or format, as long as it is consistent throughout the manuscript**" and allows **Free Format** first submission. Positioning is about *substance and consistency*, not house style — pick one style, keep it uniform, and do not stall on a template.

## Output format

```
【Method lineage】key technique refs cited? [Y/N]
【Applied lineage】prior empirics engaged? [Y/N]
【Replication tie】revisits a published result? archive acknowledged? [Y/N/NA]
【Gap】application/replication advance in one sentence
【Refs】single consistent style? [Y/N]
```

## Supplementary resources

- [`../../resources/official-source-map.md`](../../resources/official-source-map.md) — Free Format and Data Archive sources