Curated documentation and resources for beginners exploring agentic AI frameworks and tools for economics research
This repository provides beginner-friendly, curated documentation for key agentic AI tech stacks used in economics research. Whether you're building literature review agents for economic papers, data analysis workflows for econometric research, or multi-agent systems for economic modeling, this collection will help you get started with the right tools and frameworks.
Note: While this repository focuses on economics research applications, the frameworks, tools, and patterns documented here can be applied and extended to other scientific research disciplines including finance, political science, sociology, and more.
- Choose a Framework: Start with LangChain if you're new to agentic AI
- Explore Tools: Check out Vector Databases for RAG applications with economic papers
- Learn Patterns: Review Common Patterns for economics research workflows
- See Examples: Study Complete Examples for real-world economics research implementations
Core agentic AI frameworks for building economics research agents:
- LangChain - Most popular, flexible framework for building LLM applications
- AutoGen - Microsoft's multi-agent conversation framework
- CrewAI - Role-based agent orchestration for collaborative tasks
- LangGraph - Stateful agent workflows with graph-based execution
- AutoGPT - Autonomous agent patterns and architectures
🛠️ Tools
Supporting tools and services for economics research:
- Vector Databases - Embedding storage for RAG with economic papers (Chroma, Pinecone, Weaviate)
- LLM Providers - API providers and open-source models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Open Source)
- Research Tools - Specialized tools for economics research (PaperQA, ScholarAI, ArXiv tools)
🎯 Patterns
Common patterns and best practices for economics research:
- Multi-Agent Collaboration - Strategies for coordinating multiple agents in economic research
- Tool Use & Function Calling - Integrating external tools and APIs for economic data
- Memory & Context Management - Managing agent memory for long-running economic research projects
- Research Workflows - Economics research-specific workflow patterns
💡 Examples
Complete, working examples for economics research:
- Literature Review Agent - Automated discovery and analysis of economics papers
- Data Analysis Agent - Econometric analysis and visualization agents
- Hypothesis Testing Agent - Automated hypothesis generation and testing for economic research
- Start with LangChain Getting Started
- Read Research Workflows to understand common economics research patterns
- Try the Literature Review Agent example with economics papers
- Compare frameworks in the Frameworks section
- Review Multi-Agent Collaboration patterns for complex economic modeling
- Explore advanced examples in Examples
- Literature Reviews: Automate discovery and synthesis of economics papers
- Data Analysis: Build agents for econometric analysis and visualization
- Economic Modeling: Create multi-agent systems for economic simulations
- Policy Analysis: Develop agents for analyzing economic policies
- Market Research: Build agents for financial and market data analysis
While this repository focuses on economics research, the frameworks, tools, and patterns can be extended to:
- Finance: Financial modeling, market analysis, risk assessment
- Political Science: Policy analysis, voting behavior, international relations
- Sociology: Social network analysis, survey data analysis
- Public Health: Health economics, policy evaluation
- Environmental Science: Environmental economics, sustainability research
The core agentic AI concepts remain the same across disciplines—only the domain knowledge and specific tools change.
Each framework/tool folder contains:
- README.md - Overview, use cases, pros/cons, when to use
- getting-started.md - Installation, basic setup, first agent example
- scientific-research-examples.md - Economics research-specific use cases and code examples
- resources.md - Official docs, tutorials, papers, community links
We welcome contributions! To add or improve documentation:
- Fork this repository
- Create a branch for your changes
- Add or update documentation following the existing structure
- Submit a pull request
- Keep content beginner-friendly
- Include working code examples with economics use cases
- Link to official documentation
- Add economics research-specific examples
- Document common pitfalls and solutions
- Note applicability to other disciplines where relevant
See LICENSE for details.
- Open an issue for questions or suggestions
- Check existing documentation in framework/tool folders
- Review examples for implementation patterns
Built with ❤️ for the economics research community
Note: These tools and patterns can be adapted for other scientific research disciplines.