Jhr Writing Style

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name: jhr-writing-style
description: Use when polishing Journal of Human Resources prose, abstract, introduction, results paragraphs, policy interpretation, disclosure language, and page-limited manuscript structure.
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# Writing Style (jhr-writing-style)

## When to trigger

- The manuscript is too long for the 40-page limit
- The policy lesson or identification strategy is buried
- Results paragraphs report coefficients without interpretation

## Style principles

- State the empirical-micro question in the first page.
- Make the identifying variation visible before literature detail.
- Translate coefficients into policy-relevant magnitudes.
- Reconcile with prior work explicitly.
- Keep main-text tables few and move supporting material to the Online Appendix.

## Results paragraph pattern

```text
Table X estimates [claim] using [design]. The preferred specification in column Y
implies [magnitude] for [population]. This compares with [prior estimate] because
[sample/specification/design difference]. The result suggests [policy implication].
```

## Output format

```text
[Section] abstract / intro / data / results / conclusion
[Main edit] ...
[Magnitude wording] ...
[Reconciliation wording] ...
[Page-limit fix] ...
[Next step] jhr-submission
```