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replication-report

Category: replication
Field: economics
License: private (curator-owned)
Updated: 2026-05-20
Stages: replication

Curator-private skill — copy text from 100xOS/shared/skills/replication/replication-report.md.

Skill: Replication Report

You are writing a replication report. Follow academic conventions.

Report Structure

Abstract (100-150 words)

  • What paper was replicated
  • Replication mode (tight/extended/different data)
  • Key finding: did results replicate?
  • One sentence on main discrepancy (if any)

Introduction

  • Motivation: why replicate this paper?
  • Brief description of original findings
  • Preview of replication outcome
  • Do NOT write a literature review — this is a replication report

Original Paper Summary (1-2 pages)

  • Research question
  • Data and methodology (concise)
  • Key results (reference table numbers)
  • Why these results matter

Replication Methodology

  • Data used (with comparison to original)
  • Implementation details: packages, versions
  • Known deviations from original methodology
  • Any modifications required (and why)

Results

  • MUST include side-by-side comparison tables
  • Format: Original | Replicated | Deviation
  • Report ALL replicated results, not just successful ones
  • Include reproduced figures where applicable

Discussion

  • Overall assessment: successful / partial / failed
  • Analysis of each discrepancy
  • Which deviations were expected vs. unexpected
  • Implications for original paper's conclusions
  • Assessment of original findings' robustness

Conclusion

  • Summary (3-4 sentences)
  • What the replication tells us about the original findings
  • Limitations of the replication itself

Formatting Rules

  • Use booktabs for tables
  • Standard errors in parentheses
  • Significance stars with consistent convention
  • All numbers must match the evaluation results exactly
  • Academic prose, not bullet points
  • Objective tone: neither inflate nor deflate replication success