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Applied economics with coding agents

For economics PhD students, applied microeconomists and policy analysts: set up a project, get FRED and SEC data, run Stata, R or Python, draft and revise. Agents assist; check every merge, estimate and sentence. Local tools still send what the agent reads to the AI provider: check data agreements.

14 resourcesUpdated 2026-10-12

  1. My Claude Code Setup (claude-code-my-workflow)SkillSet up: fork an econometrician's Claude Code template; it checks paper numbers against code output. Needs Git, Python 3.pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow1.7k
  2. FRED MCP ServerMCPGet data: search and pull FRED macro series such as GDP, unemployment and rates. Needs a free FRED API key and Node.js.stefanoamorelli/fred-mcp-server125
  3. EdgarToolsMCPGet data: 10-K/10-Q financials, insider trades and 13F holdings. Free; needs uv and EDGAR_IDENTITY (your name, email).dgunning/edgartools2.8k
  4. DuckDBCLIClean and merge: free CLI to query big CSV or Parquet files in SQL; ask the agent to count rows before and after merges.duckdb/duckdb42.2k
  5. Stata MCPMCPEstimate in Stata: the agent writes and runs do-files and reads output. Needs licensed Stata 17+ and VS Code or Cursor.hanlulong/stata-mcp511
  6. mcptoolsMCPWork in R: with btw, the agent sees objects in R sessions that call mcp_session(); running code is opt-in. Experimental.posit-dev/mcptools202
  7. Jupyter MCP ServerMCPEstimate in Python: the agent edits and runs cells in a JupyterLab you start; needs uv and your Jupyter token.datalayer/jupyter-mcp-server1.3k
  8. Statistical AnalysisSkillCheck stats: t-tests, ANOVA, regression with assumption checks and effect sizes. No DiD or IV recipes. Python 3.12+.K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills51.2k
  9. Scientific Figure MakingSkillFigures: publication-style matplotlib bars, trends, heatmaps and multi-panel plots. Needs Python, not Stata or R.ChenLiu-1996/figures4papers8.1k
  10. Econ Writing SkillSkillDraft: shapes abstracts, introductions and results by paper type and design (DiD, IV, RDD); flags citations to verify.hanlulong/econ-writing-skill664
  11. Awesome Journal SkillsSkillFit a journal: install your target venue's pack, such as QJE, from its Claude Code plugin marketplace. Claude Code only.brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills1.2k
  12. AI Research FeedbackSkillPre-submission: 8-agent referee report on a LaTeX paper, plus paper-code and pre-analysis plan checks. For Claude Code.claesbackman/AI-research-feedback497
  13. latexdiffCLIRevise and resubmit: tracked-changes PDF of two LaTeX drafts for referees. Comes with TeX Live or MiKTeX; needs Perl.ftilmann/latexdiff677
  14. QuartoCLIReplication report: render R or Python code and results to HTML, PDF or Word with quarto render. Install Quarto first.quarto-dev/quarto-cli6.1k
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