Econ Write
Writes and edits economics papers by the rules of 50+ top-economist guides
Test report
- Verdict
- Tested · Works
- Score
- Tested
- Jul 16, 2026
- Environment
- Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
- Upstream re-checked
- Aug 10, 2026 · eb19fc8
Gave identical notes for a DiD article on minimum wage and asked for an abstract — first without skill, then strictly according to the formula in SKILL.md, then ran both texts through a measurement script based on the skill's own rules. Baseline abstract failed 5 out of 6 rules: 178 words over a 150-word limit, 8 passive constructions, zero specific quantities, and 5 empty phrases like 'several interesting results' and 'further research is warranted'. Skill version passed 5 out of 6: 116 words, 6 specific quantities with measurement errors (−1.4%, SE = 0.5), zero literature mentions, zero fillers, result moved to the first sentence instead of 'we investigate'. The '50+ guides' claim was checked and confirmed: 50 ranked entries and 53 unique URLs in sources/SOURCES_RANKED.md. All 4 auxiliary files are in place, INSTALL.md specifies correct paths for Claude and Codex.
Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works
- Installs cleanly 5/5
- Triggers reliably 5/5
- Output vs. baseline 9/10
- Docs & honesty 5/5
What Econ Write does
Drafts, rewrites and audits economics papers — abstracts, introductions, results sections, literature reviews, job market papers and referee responses — applying concrete rules distilled from guides by Cochrane, McCloskey, Shapiro, Bellemare and others. Triggers whenever the user writes, edits, reviews or structures economics writing, including LaTeX formatting and paper audits.
How to install Econ Write
git clone https://github.com/hanlulong/econ-writing-skill.git
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r econ-writing-skill/skills/econ-write ~/.claude/skills/econ-write
Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/
(per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.
Commands — how to trigger Econ Write
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/econ-writeWrites and edits economics papers by the rules of 50+ top-economist guides
It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:
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Write my job market paper's abstract following Cochrane's style rules -
Cut the passive voice and filler out of this economics paper draft -
Draft a referee response section for my empirical minimum wage paper
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Econ Write skill free?
- Yes. The skill itself is free from hanlulong/econ-writing-skill. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
- Does Econ Write work with Claude Code?
- We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 16, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Gave identical notes for a DiD article on minimum wage and asked for an abstract — first without skill, then strictly according to the formula in SKILL.md, then ran both texts through a measurement script based on the skill's own rules. Baseline abstract failed 5 out of 6 rules: 178 words over a 150-word limit, 8 passive constructions, zero specific quantities, and 5 empty phrases like 'several interesting results' and 'further research is warranted'. Skill version passed 5 out of 6: 116 words, 6 specific quantities with measurement errors (−1.4%, SE = 0.5), zero literature mentions, zero fillers, result moved to the first sentence instead of 'we investigate'. The '50+ guides' claim was checked and confirmed: 50 ranked entries and 53 unique URLs in sources/SOURCES_RANKED.md. All 4 auxiliary files are in place, INSTALL.md specifies correct paths for Claude and Codex.
- What is the Econ Write SkillProof Score?
- 9.6/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 9/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
- How do I install Econ Write?
- Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
- Can I use Econ Write with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?
- The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.