econ-abstract-writing
Guide for writing the abstract of an academic economics paper. Use this skill whenever the user asks for help writing, drafting, revising, or structuring an abstract for an economics paper - whether empirical micro, development economics, applied economics, or related fields. Also trigger when the user mentions "abstract," "paper summary," or asks how to compress their findings into a short description. This skill synthesizes best practices from David Evans (CGDev), Marc Bellemare, and patterns observed in top economics journals (AER, QJE, AEJ: Applied, etc.).
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill abstract --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# How to Write the Abstract of an Economics Paper A lot of people will read no further than the abstract of your paper to decide whether it is worth reading, sharing, or citing. Some will not even get past the title. The abstract is your most compressed sales pitch: it must tell the reader what you did and what you found, clearly and fast. This skill is based primarily on David Evans' analysis of
What does the econ-abstract-writing skill do?
Guide for writing the abstract of an academic economics paper. Use this skill whenever the user asks for help writing, drafting, revising, or structuring an abstract for an economics paper - whether empirical micro, development economics, applied economics, or related fields. Also trigger when the user mentions "abstract," "paper summary," or asks how to compress their findings into a short description. This skill synthesizes best practices from David Evans (CGDev), Marc Bellemare, and patterns observed in top economics journals (AER, QJE, AEJ: Applied, etc.).
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill abstract --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, a repository with 3,244 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.