Resources

An assortment of links and resources.

• Some Thoughts on AI and Research

  Isaiah Andrews, Charles E. and Susan T. Harris Professor of Economics at MIT.

• Advice for Economics Graduate Students and Faculty vis-à-vis AI

  Tyler Cowen on Isaiah Andrews’s note.

• Modern AI for Economics Research: An Overview of Tools

  Benjamin Golub, professor of economics and computer science at Northwestern.

• The Economist As Reporter

  Nicholas Decker on how AI may change economic research.

• Economists Discussing How They’re Integrating Agents Into Their Workflows

  Thread by Mariacristina De Nardi, Thomas Sargent Professor of Economics at the University of Minnesota.

• Claude Blattman: AI for Professionals Who Don’t Code

  Chris Blattman, political economist at UChicago Harris.

• Claude Code for Everyone

  Step-by-step tutorials for research, writing, and coding workflows.

• Using AI in Research and Teaching: A Practical Guide

  Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Yale SOM finance professor.

• Using Claude Code with Stata — an economist’s guide

  Aniket Panjwani on integrating Claude Code into Stata workflows.

• Coding Agents for Data Analysis

  Simon Willison’s practical handout for working researchers.

• Best Practices for Working Effectively with Coding Agents

  Simon Willison’s Agentic Engineering Patterns.

• Resources for Researchers, Including Claude Code Skills

  Claes Bäckman.

• AI Agents for Economics Research

  Aniket Panjwani’s practical guide for economists.

• Using AI Agents for Economic Research

  Video talk for economists getting started with Codex and Claude Code.

• Vibe Physics: The AI Grad Student

  Matthew Schwartz, professor of physics at Harvard.

• How to Encourage Faculty Adoption of AI

  Scott Cunningham, Ben H. Williams Professor of Economics at Baylor University.

• A Reusable Teaching Workflow for Turning Papers into Slides

  Rebecca Stevenson’s Claude Code skills repo.