Use when responding to an American Economic Review: Insights (AER: Insights) conditional-accept decision — addressing the editor's letter within the short window, usually without a second referee round. Drafts a concise, decisive response and revision plan; it does not redo the analysis (see aeri-robustness / aeri-identification).
SkillScore100Maintained
Automatic
◆Research pack
Last verified 8/15/2026
What it changes
Passed 22 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 11 of 22 without it.
Without skill50%
With skill100%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
Output uses the 【Insight intact】 header tag.
Output uses the 【Data editor】 header section.
Output includes the 【Decision】 header section.
and 19 more in the full report
11 fixed11 passed either way0 still failing0 broke
Pass-rate lift
+50 pp
Tokens
+14%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-34%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/15/2026v122 of 22 cases passed with skill
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 11 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 11
Prompt
Our conditionally accepted manuscript in AER: Insights has 3 main exhibits. The editor asked for a clarification in Section 4. What is the precise upper word limit for our paper with 3 exhibits?
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Output specifies the maximum word limit as 6,400 words based on 7,000 minus 200 times 3 exhibits.
Missed
Passed
case-16 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/15/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md68 linessingle file
Conditional-Accept Response (aeri-rebuttal)
When to trigger
A conditional accept letter arrived from AER: Insights
You must return a revised short paper within the conditional window (~8 weeks)
The letter lists changes the editor expects, and you need a tight response
You received a reject and are deciding what to do (see end of this skill)
What an AER: Insights conditional accept means (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准)
AER: Insights does not issue traditional revise-and-resubmit decisions. A conditional accept means the editor expects to publish the paper subject to the changes in the decision letter; authors typically get about 8 weeks to return the revision, which is normally not sent back to referees. The conditions are meant to be achievable without substantial uncertainty — this is finishing, not relitigating. So the response is short, complete, and non-defensive: do what the letter asks, document it crisply, and do not reopen settled issues.
How to respond
Treat the letter as a punch list. Map every requested change to a concrete edit; nothing is "optional."
Comply, don't argue. Since there is no referee round to win, push back only where a request is genuinely infeasible or would be wrong — and then offer an alternative that satisfies the underlying concern.
Keep the response letter short. One numbered item per request: the request, what you did, where in the paper (section/exhibit/line). Editors of a short journal reward concision.
Protect the caps. Edits must keep the paper within 7,000 − 200×(#exhibits) words and ≤5 exhibits — added text or an added exhibit can re-breach the gate. Move new material to the Supplemental Appendix (aeri-robustness).
Finalize the replication package. A conditional accept means the AEA Data Editor check is imminent; have the deposit ready (aeri-replication-package).
Keep the single insight intact. Do not let requested additions turn the short paper into a sprawling one.
Response-letter structure
Dear Editor [name],
Thank you for the conditional acceptance. We have addressed each point below.
1. [Editor request, quoted/paraphrased]
Response: [what we did], now in [Section/Exhibit/Appendix].
2. ...
We confirm the manuscript remains within the word and exhibit limits, and the
replication package is prepared for the AEA Data Editor.
Checklist
Every item in the decision letter mapped to a concrete edit
Response letter is concise, point-by-point, non-defensive
Any pushback is rare, justified, and offers an alternative