Learning path

Learning AI as an Economist

This path helps economists use AI for data work, reports, forecasts, and policy advice. It starts with setup, connects your AI tools, and includes a prompt course plus video lessons with certificates.

Beginner

Finance

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Your path

Everything in the Economist AI kit, in the order that makes sense. Members tick off each step and see their progress.

Week 1 · 15 minutes to start

Set up your AI

We guide you through each click.

Add the Economist AI kit to your AIDownload it for your AI (it installs as a plugin) and follow the steps

Set-up

Optional: connect the AI CoachYour kit stays up to date by itself, plus a daily brief in your AI

AI Coach

Course: AI for EconomistsHow to talk to AI for your job

Prompt course

Try: Data Analysis BasicsLike "Summarize an Economic Dataset"

Prompts

Try: Economic Writing And ReportsLike "Draft Findings or Methodology Section"

Prompts

Week 2

Let skills do your everyday tasks

Economic impact analysis assistantTurns raw indicators into sourced findings and scenario tables, like a regional GDP brief with every figure dated.

Skill

Economic trend analystBuilds trend reads, benchmarks, and risk assessments, such as comparing sector margin trends against a five-year baseline.

Skill

Economic forecasting assistantProduces indicator forecasts and policy impact evaluations, like the effect of a fuel subsidy change on household inflation.

Skill

Course: RACE Prompt Framework: Role, Action, Context, ExpectationPrompt framework course

Certificate

Week 3

Connect your apps and pick your AI apps

Google Scholar MCP serverLets your AI search Google Scholar and pull ready-made citations for papers you find.

MCP server

Scholar MCP serverYour AI can search academic papers, read them, map citations, and save them into a personal library.

MCP server

PanePane is an AI spreadsheet that edits cells, writes real formulas, extracts tables from PDFs, cleans messy data and builds charts-so every change is visible, edi

AI app

ChirpzChirpz is an AI research assistant that reads your text in a focused notebook, finds and ranks the most relevant academic papers, and inserts citations with a s

AI app

Course: How to Integrate ChatGPT into Microsoft ExcelVideo course

Certificate

Week 4

Hand whole tasks to AI agents

Budget Scenario Optimization AgentA small set of balanced, rule-compliant budget scenarios ranked by how well they meet priorities

AI agent

Economic Forecast Refresh AgentA refreshed forecast with explained changes and a short note ready for decision makers

AI agent

Course: Imrpove Your Excel Skills with ChatGPTVideo course

Certificate

Week 5

Build your own tools

Evidence-backed data analysis and reporting workspaceKeeps every figure traceable to its source, so a quarterly finance report survives review without rework.

App to build

StatsmodelsFits and diagnoses statistical models for rigorous inference and forecasting.

Grok Bot

Course: ChatGPT Power User Guide: Boost Productivity, Creativity & Research FastVideo course

Certificate

Course: AI Fundamentals from Google Experts | Professional CertificateVideo course

Certificate

After that

Keep growing

AI Coach: your daily brief and weekly certificationNews, tools and one idea a day for economists

AI Coach

RACE Prompt FrameworkTake the exam and get certified

Certificate

Integrating ChatGPT with Microsoft ExcelTake the exam and get certified

Certificate

Everything for economists

All the courses, certifications, AI tools, MCP servers and apps for economists, most relevant first. Open any list to see more.

About this learning path

7 topics

AI skills for economists, step by step

Economists spend a lot of time cleaning data, drafting reports, and explaining what the numbers mean. AI can help with those tasks when you know how to ask and what to check.

Your path begins with simple setup questions and connecting your AI tool. Then you build job skills inside your AI, take this prompt course, and choose video courses picked for economists, each with a certificate you can share.

Why AI matters now
Economic questions arrive faster than ever, and the data behind them is often messy. Clients and leaders want clear answers while the news is still fresh. AI helps you move from raw numbers to a first draft, so your judgment has more room to work.
What the path includes
You start with setup questions that match your tools and your daily work. Next you connect your AI, learn the skills economists use inside it, and work through this prompt course. You also get video courses chosen for economists and the certificates that come with them.
Video courses and certificates
The path points you to video courses that fit an economist's week, such as data storytelling, forecasting, and policy communication. Each course includes a certificate you can add to your profile or share with your team. You choose the order that suits your projects.
How it saves you time
You stop starting from a blank page for summaries, memos, and slide outlines. AI handles the first pass on data cleaning, indicator notes, and scenario tables. You spend your time checking assumptions and giving advice.
How it protects your career
AI will not replace the economist who can judge a model and explain a trade-off. It will change how fast the work gets done. This path keeps you in charge of the analysis while you become the person who uses the tools well.
How to start this week
Pick one task you repeat, like a monthly inflation note or a client update. Run it through the setup questions and connect your AI. Then take the first prompt lesson and try it on real work. Small steps beat a big overhaul.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to know how to code?
No. The path focuses on asking good questions, checking results, and using AI inside tools you already know. Some lessons touch on econometric work, but you can follow them without writing code from scratch.
Will AI make my economic judgment less important?
No. AI can draft, summarize, and suggest, but it cannot own the assumptions or the advice. Your judgment becomes more visible because you decide what to trust and what to change.
How long does the path take?
You can move through the setup and prompt course at your own pace. Many economists start with one lesson a week and add video courses when a project calls for them.
Are the certificates useful?
Yes. They show you have practiced using AI for economic work, not just heard about it. You can add them to your profile, share them with your manager, or use them as a record of your learning.

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Learn AI as an Economist, step by step

$99

10 AI courses in the right order
A certificate for LinkedIn after each exam
Ready-to-use prompts for economists
Plus the Economist AI kit and all 700+ courses

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The Economist AI kit

Every skill, prompt, AI agent and connection in the kit.

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At a glance

Type: Learning path
Level: Beginner
For: Finance
Steps: 9
Video courses: 108
AI tools: 24
MCP servers: 12
Apps to build: 1
Updated: September 25, 2026

Your learning path

The courses for your job, in the right order

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Watch, then get certifiedAn exam after every course and a certificate for LinkedIn.

Your path

Set up your AI

Let skills do your everyday tasks

Connect your apps and pick your AI apps

Hand whole tasks to AI agents

Build your own tools

Keep growing

Everything for economists

Take the prompt courses

RACE Prompt Framework: Role, Action, Context, Expectation

AI for Economists (Prompt Course)

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