literature-review

To synthesize economics literature, this skill searches and screens papers across OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, NBER, SSRN, and arXiv, then generates structured abstracts and narrative synthesis templates to identify research gaps.

Writing a Related Literature section is streamlined by using narrative synthesis templates that summarize individual papers, cross-validate evidence across sources, and position your contribution against identified research gaps.

Yes, OpenAlex API access is required to drive paper discovery, initial screening, and metadata retrieval, while Semantic Scholar API keys are optional for multi-source cross-validation during the literature review.

Yes, you can build and maintain a literature database by extracting structured metadata, DOIs, and OpenAlex IDs during the screening process, directly supporting Phase 2 literature review workflows.

Citation analysis during triage involves retrieving abstracts and structured summaries from NBER and SSRN sources, applying standard templates to evaluate relevance, and mapping citation networks to anchor your research.

Automated keyword matrices facilitate initial paper discovery and cross-validation, but limitations include potential missed context in abstracts, requiring manual triage and full-text templates for precise synthesis.