Research Ideation

Research Ideation

Generate 3-5 research questions ordered from descriptive to causal.

Steps

1. Understand context: Read CLAUDE.md and any relevant project files.

2. Generate 3-5 research questions ordered by type:

   • Descriptive: What are the stylized facts?
   • Correlational: What patterns exist in the data?
   • Causal: What is the effect of X on Y?
   • Mechanism: Through what channel does X affect Y?
   • Policy: What are the policy implications?

3. For each question, develop:

   • Testable hypothesis with expected sign/magnitude
   • Identification strategy (DiD, IV, RDD, synthetic control, matching, etc.)
   • Data requirements with availability assessment
   • Key assumptions and their plausibility
   • Potential pitfalls and how to address them
   • 2-3 related papers