Write or revise captions, notes, and `Source:` lines for economics tables and figures while preserving this repository's preferred house style. Use when Codex needs to draft, tighten, or review manuscript-quality notes for regression tables, descriptive tables, maps, heatmaps, or figures in this repository.
Use this skill to write table notes and figure notes that are self-contained, technically precise, and aligned with the note style already used in this repository.
references/repo_examples.md first.references/econ_guidance.md second..tex, .qmd, .Rmd, or generated output file.Treat the repository examples as the primary style anchor. Use the external guidance to sharpen conventions, catch omissions, and resolve ambiguous cases.
what, the note for the how, and the Source: line for the where from.Classify the object. Use one of two branches:
Recover the factual ingredients from source files. Extract:
Source: line is needed.Draft caption, note, and source line separately.
Notes:: explain how to read the object.Source:: add provenance only, after the note.Remove duplication. Do not repeat the caption sentence verbatim in the note. Use the note to add scope, construction, and reading instructions.
Run the stand-alone test. Check whether a referee could answer the following from the object plus note alone:
Default structure:
This table presents ...Include extra explanation when needed:
Resolve the journal-style tension as follows:
Default structure:
This figure displays ..., This figure shows ..., or This table presents ...Source: line if provenance would otherwise be unclear.Common cases:
Use this split unless the user specifies a different house rule:
Notes:: self-contained explanation of sample, construction, transformations, and interpretation mechanics.Source:: provenance only.Use a Source: line when the figure or table reproduces material, relies on external data whose provenance should be surfaced, or would otherwise leave the reader unsure where the object comes from. For objects generated directly from the paper's own analysis pipeline, a source line is optional unless the user asks for one.
this shows strong persistence unless the note already needs a short orientation sentence to explain how to read the object.for illustrative purposes, it can be seen that, or various controls.Regression table:
Notes: This table presents ... The sample includes ... The dependent variable is ... [by columns or panels]. [Main regressor] is measured as ... [Controls / FE / weights / aggregation if needed]. [SE or clustering convention]. [Stars if used].
Other figure or table:
Notes: This figure/table shows/presents ... for ... Panel ... [if needed]. [Statistic / aggregation / visual encoding]. [Transformations / trimming / winsorisation / conditioning / pooling].
Source line:
Source: Authors' calculations using ...