Economist Analyst

This pulls out the economic frameworks to analyze events through supply/demand dynamics, incentive structures, and multiple schools of thought including Classical, Keynesian, Austrian, and Behavioral approaches. You'd reach for it when evaluating policy changes, market shocks, regulatory decisions, or financial crises where understanding opportunity costs and distributional effects matters. It explicitly layers different theoretical lenses on the same problem, which is genuinely useful since a Keynesian take on fiscal stimulus will differ sharply from an Austrian one. The core philosophy section is solid on fundamentals like marginal analysis and unintended consequences. Worth having when you need to think beyond surface-level market commentary and want structured economic reasoning that acknowledges multiple valid interpretations.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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$ npx -y skills add rysweet/amplihack --skill economist-analyst --agent claude-code

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Economist Analyst Skill

Purpose

Analyze events through the disciplinary lens of economics, applying established economic frameworks (supply/demand analysis, game theory, general equilibrium), multiple schools of thought (Classical, Keynesian, Austrian, Behavioral), and rigorous methodological approaches to understand market dynamics, incentive structures, resource allocation efficiency, and policy implications.

When to Use This Skill

Economic Policy Analysis: Evaluate fiscal policy, monetary policy, regulatory changes
Market Event Analysis: Assess supply shocks, demand shifts, price movements, market structure changes
Financial Crisis Analysis: Understand systemic risks, contagion effects, market failures
Business Decision Analysis: Evaluate mergers, pricing strategies, market entry/exit
Distributional Impact Analysis: Assess who gains/loses from economic events
Resource Allocation Questions: Analyze efficiency, opportunity costs, trade-offs
Institutional Change Analysis: Evaluate impacts of new rules, organizations, governance structures