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econ-intro-writing

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Guide for writing the introduction to an academic economics paper. Use this skill whenever the user asks for help writing, drafting, revising, or structuring an introduction to an economics paper - whether empirical micro, development economics, applied economics, or related fields. Also trigger when the user mentions "intro," "introduction section," "opening paragraphs," or asks how to motivate, frame, or present their research question in a paper. This skill synthesizes best practices from David Evans (CGDev), Keith Head, Claudia Sahm, Marc Bellemare, and Deirdre McCloskey.

When to use

• writing an economics paper introduction
• drafting an introduction section
• revising an introduction
• structuring an introduction
• motivating a research question
• framing a research question
• presenting a research question
• empirical micro economics introductions

When not to use

• writing the literature review section
• writing the conclusion section
• writing the methodology section
• writing the abstract

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