Jie Replication And Data Policy

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name: jie-replication-and-data-policy
description: Use when preparing the replication package for a Journal of International Economics (JIE) manuscript — JIE requires that all materials needed to replicate published papers (computer programs and data sets) be deposited in the journal's secure repository (Mendeley Data). Builds the deposit; it does not run your analysis.
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# Replication & Data Policy (jie-replication-and-data-policy)

## When to trigger

- Your JIE paper is heading toward acceptance and the data/code deposit is due
- You want to build the replication package as you go, not scramble at the end
- You have proprietary or restricted trade/macro data and need a compliant plan

## JIE's data/replication policy (verified 2026-06-01)

JIE requires that **all results be capable of replication**, and that **all materials needed to replicate published papers — including computer programs and data sets — be made available** at the journal's **secure repository**. In practice, replication files for published JIE papers are deposited and made available via **Mendeley Data** for the journal. Treat the deposit as a condition tied to publication: assemble it before acceptance, not after.

## What to deposit

- **Code**: every script that turns raw data into each table, figure, and reported number — including data-cleaning, gravity/PPML estimation, panel/local-projection code, and any structural solver/calibration code.
- **Data**: the analysis data sets, plus instructions to obtain any data you cannot redistribute (see proprietary case below).
- **A master script** (`run_all`) that regenerates every exhibit end-to-end.
- **A README** documenting software versions, package versions, run order, expected runtime, and a mapping from each table/figure to the script that produces it.

## International-economics specifics

- **Public-but-licensed sources** (UN Comtrade, BACI/CEPII, WITS, IMF/BIS): ship your extraction and cleaning code plus exact query parameters and access dates; do not redistribute data you are not licensed to repost.
- **Proprietary firm-level customs or bank data**: provide the **programs** and a clear data-availability statement explaining the access route, even when the microdata cannot be shared. Replicability of the pipeline is still required.
- **Structural papers**: deposit the model solver, calibration files, and counterfactual code (Dynare `.mod` files, Julia/MATLAB sources), not just regression scripts — the counterfactual must be reproducible.
- **Reproducibility hygiene**: pin versions (`renv.lock`, `requirements.txt`, recorded `ssc`/`net` versions), set and report seeds for any simulation/estimation.

## Checklist

- [ ] Master `run_all` regenerates every table and figure from raw inputs
- [ ] README maps each exhibit → script; lists software/package versions and run order
- [ ] All estimation, gravity/PPML, and structural-solver code included
- [ ] Data sets included, or a data-availability statement for restricted/proprietary data with the access route
- [ ] Query parameters and access dates recorded for licensed public sources
- [ ] Seeds set and reported; versions pinned
- [ ] Package staged for deposit in the JIE secure repository (Mendeley Data) before acceptance

## Anti-patterns

- Promising "code available on request" instead of depositing it
- Depositing regression scripts but omitting the structural solver/calibration files
- Reposting Comtrade/BACI/proprietary data you are not licensed to share
- No README mapping exhibits to scripts, so the package is unrunnable
- Building the package only after acceptance, then discovering it does not reproduce

## Output format

```
【Master script】run_all regenerates all exhibits? [Y/N]
【README】exhibit→script map + versions + run order? [Y/N]
【Code included】cleaning / PPML / panel / structural solver? [Y/N each]
【Data】shared / data-availability statement for restricted sources? [which]
【Reproducibility】seeds reported, versions pinned? [Y/N]
【Repository】staged for JIE secure repo (Mendeley Data)? [Y/N]
【Next step】jie-review-process / jie-submission
```

## Supplementary resources

- [`../../resources/external_tools.md`](../../resources/external_tools.md) — reproducibility tooling and the data sources whose licenses constrain redistribution
- [`../../resources/official-source-map.md`](../../resources/official-source-map.md) — JIE data-policy and Mendeley Data sources