lit-review-assistant

What problem does it solve?

It helps you quickly find relevant economics papers, summarize them accurately, and synthesize their findings so you can write a stronger literature review and identify gaps worth studying.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Structured research planning: Guides you to define the research domain, scope, databases, time period, and starting points to ensure your review is targeted rather than scattered.
• Systematic search term building: Produces primary terms plus methodological/outcome/geographic filters so search queries match your exact question.
• Paper-by-paper synthesis templates: Generates consistent summaries (citation, question, data/methods, findings, limitations, and relevance) that support later comparison and writing.
• Gap and pattern detection: Highlights consensus, disagreements, unanswered questions, and missing methods to steer your contribution.
• Use cases: Starting a new literature review, supporting an introduction, synthesizing evidence on a topic, and drafting a research gap section for a paper or proposal.

Quick Start

Ask the skill: "Help me conduct a literature review on the impact of minimum wage increases on employment in the U.S. from 2010–2024 using EconLit and Google Scholar, and produce a structured synthesis with key gaps."