policyengine-analysis
Common analysis patterns for PolicyEngine research repositories (CRFB, newsletters, dashboards, impact studies)
Profile →npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill policyengine-analysis-skill-policyengine-policyengine-claude --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.
# PolicyEngine Analysis Patterns for creating policy impact analyses, dashboards, and research using PolicyEngine. ## For Users 👥 ### What are Analysis Repositories? Analysis repositories produce the research you see on PolicyEngine: **Blog posts:** - "How Montana's tax cuts affect poverty" - "Harris EITC proposal costs and impacts" - "UK Budget 2024 analysis" **Dashboards:** - State tax comparisons - Policy proposal scorecards - Interactive calculators (GiveCalc, SALT calculator) **Research reports:** - Distributional analyses for organizations - Policy briefs for legislators - Impact assessments ### How Analysis Works 1. **Define policy reform** using PolicyEngine parameters 2. **Create household examples** showing specific impacts 3. **Run population simulations** for aggregate effects 4. **Calculate distributional impacts** (who wins, who loses) 5. **Create visualizations** (charts, tables) 6. **Write report** following policyengine-writing-skill style 7. **Publish** to blog or share with stakeholders ### Reading PolicyEngine Analysis **Key sections in typical analysis:** **The proposal:** - What policy changes - Specific parameter values **Household impacts:** - 3-5 example h
- For Users 👥
- What are Analysis Repositories?
- How Analysis Works
- Reading PolicyEngine Analysis
- For Analysts 📊
- When to Use This Skill
- Example Analysis Repositories
- Repository Structure
- Common Analysis Patterns
- Pattern 1: Impact Analysis Across Income Distribution
- Pattern 2: Household-Level Case Studies
- Pattern 3: State-by-State Comparison
- Pattern 4: Marginal Analysis (Winners/Losers)
- Visualization Patterns
What does the policyengine-analysis skill do?
Common analysis patterns for PolicyEngine research repositories (CRFB, newsletters, dashboards, impact studies)
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill policyengine-analysis-skill-policyengine-policyengine-claude --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 majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 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.