review-paper
Review Paper
v1.1 — Pre-submission self-review combining econ-native evaluation with adversarial stress testing
Simulate a rigorous peer review of an academic manuscript before submission. Combines economics-specific review criteria (identification strategy, econometric specification) with a Devil's Advocate stress test and editorial synthesis.
Argument: $ARGUMENTS
- Path to a paper file (
.pdf,.tex,.qmd,.md,.docx) - Or a project name (will look for the paper in the project's standard locations)
Modes (append to argument):
full(default) — 3-pass review: Econ Referee + Devil's Advocate + Editorial Synthesisquick— Single-pass referee report only (skip DA and synthesis)methodology— Deep dive on identification and econometrics onlyda-only— Devil's Advocate stress test only (skip balanced review)
Example: /review-paper ~/Dropbox/Github/bd-social-norms/paper/main.tex full
Example: /review-paper dep-dts quick
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