Tables & Figures (jfe-tables-figures)

When to trigger

• A main table has so many columns no reader can parse it
• Table notes do not let a reader understand the table without the text
• Standard errors / t-stats are reported inconsistently across tables
• Figures are decorative rather than carrying part of the argument
• You are deciding what stays in the main text vs. the Internet Appendix

JFE exhibit standards

JFE tables are dense but disciplined. Each main exhibit should make one clear point and be self-contained: a reader should grasp it from the title, column headers, and notes alone. Because JFE papers are long and robustness-heavy, ruthless triage between main-text and Internet-Appendix exhibits is part of the craft. The overflow goes to the online appendix that JFE asks you to append to the end of the main manuscript file (see jfe-internet-appendix). Manuscripts are submitted double-spaced, 12-pt+, with >= 1-inch margins, so dense tables must still read at that scale. Verify current formatting on jfinec.com.

Table craft