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Prompt course · 9 lessons · 25 prompts · 1 hour · Beginner

AI for Economists

This prompt course teaches economists to use AI for data cleaning, reports, inflation notes, forecasts, policy reviews, and presentations. Each lesson gives you prompts you can adapt to your own projects.

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What you'll learn

  • Clean data: Use AI to spot missing values, summarize columns, and explain what a dataset can and cannot show.
  • Write reports: Draft economic reports and briefs for different readers, from colleagues to the public.
  • Track indicators: Turn inflation releases and other indicators into clear commentary.
  • Build scenarios: Create scenario assumptions and stress-test forecasts with AI support.
  • Evaluate policy: Outline counterfactuals, impacts, and trade-offs for policy proposals.
  • Draft models: Use AI to suggest model specifications, check assumptions, and document econometric work.
  • Prepare advice: Write investment memos and explain market risks in plain language.
  • Present findings: Turn findings into slide outlines and practice for tough questions.

What's inside

9 lessons · 25 prompts
  1. Before you start · framework course RACE Prompt Framework: Role, Action, Context, ExpectationAs an economist, RACE clarifies role, action, context, and expected quality for tasks like inflation forecasts, aligning analysis with policy needs.
  2. Start here Priya's Thursday, two waysA day in the life of an Economist, before and after these prompts.
  3. 01 Lesson 1 · 3 prompts Data Analysis Basics
  4. 02 Lesson 2 · 3 prompts Economic Writing And Reports
  5. 03 Lesson 3 · 3 prompts Inflation And Indicators
  6. 04 Lesson 4 · 3 prompts Forecasting And Scenarios
  7. 05 Lesson 5 · 3 prompts Policy Impact Evaluation
  8. 06 Lesson 6 · 3 prompts Econometric Modeling
  9. 07 Lesson 7 · 2 prompts Investment And Market Advice
  10. 08 Lesson 8 · 2 prompts Stakeholder Presentations
  11. 09 Lesson 9 · 3 prompts Client And Admin Work

About this course

7 topics

Prompts for economists, from data to advice

Economists often need a first draft fast: a data summary, an inflation note, a policy brief, or a slide outline. This course shows you how to get that first draft from AI and then improve it with your own expertise.

You will work through short lessons in order. Each lesson gives you prompts, examples, and checks so you can use AI on real economic work without losing your voice or your standards.

  1. The lessons
    1. Data Analysis Basics: Use AI to clean, summarize, and interpret economic datasets without starting from a blank script.
    2. Economic Writing And Reports: Draft and refine economic reports, briefs, and explanations for different audiences.
    3. Inflation And Indicators: Track inflation releases and turn indicator data into clear commentary.
    4. Forecasting And Scenarios: Build scenario assumptions and stress-test economic forecasts with AI support.
    5. Policy Impact Evaluation: Evaluate policy proposals by outlining counterfactuals, impacts, and trade-offs.
    6. Econometric Modeling: Use AI to draft model specifications, check assumptions, and document econometric work.
    7. Investment And Market Advice: Prepare investment memos and explain market risks to clients or colleagues.
    8. Stakeholder Presentations: Turn economic findings into slide outlines and prepare for tough questions.
    9. Client And Admin Work: Handle client updates and research project planning with AI assistance.
  2. What the course covers

    The course follows the work economists do each week. You start with data, move into writing and indicators, then work through forecasting, policy, modeling, investment advice, presentations, and client admin. Every lesson gives you prompts you can copy, change, and reuse.

  3. How the lessons connect

    Each lesson builds on the one before it. Data cleaning feeds your reports, reports feed your indicator notes, and those notes feed forecasts and policy advice. By the end, you have a full chain from raw numbers to a clear recommendation.

  4. How to use the prompts well

    Treat prompts as a starting point, not a final answer. Give the AI context about your audience, your data, and the decision at hand. Ask for assumptions, sources, and uncertainty. Then check the output against your own knowledge.

  5. Who this course is for

    This course is for economists who analyze data, write reports, and advise others. It suits government analysts, business economists, consultants, and researchers. You do not need a technical background in AI.

  6. Safety and privacy for this job

    Economic work often involves sensitive data, client names, and unpublished policy details. Do not paste confidential information into a public AI tool. Use approved tools, remove identifying details, and follow your organization's rules. When in doubt, ask before you share.

  7. Your next step

    Pick one lesson that matches a task on your calendar this week. Run the prompt on a small, non-sensitive example. Notice what the AI does well and where you need to correct it. Then bring that habit into your next real project.