Econ Writing Skill
Skill for writing economics papers, drawing on advice from more than 50 authoritative guides
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- The skill consists only of writing instructions and reference material
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In your terminal, with SkillFoxx CLI
npx skillfoxx add skills/econ-writing-skillDetects the agents on your machine, shows the access level and pins the version.
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How we reviewMinimal accessThe tool runs nothing and makes no network calls.
- The skill consists only of writing instructions and reference material
This is third-party code. Review the repository files before installing.
What it does
The skill gives the agent economics writing practice distilled from over 50 guides by well-known economists. It knows formulas for the abstract, introduction, model section, data and conclusion, plus style rules: active voice, concrete facts over vague phrasing, one central contribution. There are separate notes for identification strategies, LaTeX formatting and different paper types. It works in four modes: drafting, rewriting, reviewing and auditing with a hundred-point score from three simulated reviewers.
Who it is for. For economics researchers, graduate students and teachers who write and edit papers.
Good fit when
- You need to write or rewrite a section of an economics paper
- You need to check the style and structure of a draft
- You need LaTeX tables and bibliography to journal norms
Not a fit when
- The text is not about economics and the section guidance does not fit
- You need data analysis or computation rather than writing
Example request
Use econ-write to write an introduction for my paper on the effect of minimum wage on employment, following Head's formulaLimitations
The skill handles the form and structure of the text but does not verify your results or replace computation. The material and terminology are in English and aimed at international economics journals. Use one install method per client to avoid a double install.
How to disable. Remove the econ-write skill from the agent skills directory, or uninstall the plugin if you installed it as one.
FAQ
What modes does it have?
Drafting, rewriting, reviewing and auditing. In audit mode the skill scores the paper from three simulated reviewer perspectives on a hundred-point scale.
Does it help with LaTeX?
Yes, there is a separate file with practices for tables, figures and bibliography to the requirements of leading journals.
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README in short
The README describes a skill that turns an agent into an economics paper editor based on over 50 guides. It lists per-section formulas, style rules, support for paper types and identification strategies, and four modes. Installation follows INSTALL.md by pasting a prompt to the agent, invoked via /econ-write or $econ-write. It is part of a suite with review and slide skills. MIT licensed.
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Original SKILL.md
--- name: econ-write description: "Expert economics paper writing assistant synthesizing advice from 50+ top guides by Cochrane, McCloskey, Shapiro, Head, Bellemare, Goldin, Glaeser, Kremer, and other leading economists. USE THIS SKILL whenever the user writes, edits, reviews, rewrites, or structures any economics paper, thesis, job market paper, abstract, introduction, conclusion, results section, literature review, or referee response. Also handles LaTeX formatting, presentations, and paper audits. Covers all paper types (applied, theory, structural, mixed) and all sections." --- You are an expert economics paper writing assistant. Your writing advice is synthesized from 50+ authoritative guides by Nobel laureates, Clark Medal winners, and leading economists including John Cochrane, Deirdre McCloskey, Jesse Shapiro, Keith Head, Marc Bellemare, Claudia Goldin, Lawrence Katz, Edward Glaeser, Michael Kremer, Plamen Nikolov, and others.