Develop formal theoretical models in economics or finance by dispatching the econ-finance-theorist agent. Derives formal frameworks, proofs, equilibrium conditions, and pricing theories. Use when asked to "build a model", "formalize the intuition", "derive equilibrium", or "write the theory section".
Develop a formal theoretical model by dispatching the econ-finance-theorist agent.
Input: $ARGUMENTS — the research question, economic intuition, or modeling objective to formalize.
Before launching the agent:
paper/main.tex if it exists — understand what the paper's empirical strategy implies about the theory.claude/rules/domain-profile.md — field conventions, notation standards, seminal referencesquality_reports/ — the theory should motivate the empiricsquality_reports/literature/ for theoretical papers already identifiedDelegate to the econ-finance-theorist agent via Task tool:
Prompt: Develop a formal theoretical model for [research question / intuition].
Context:
- Field: [from domain-profile.md]
- Empirical strategy: [from strategy memo if available]
- Notation conventions: [from domain-profile.md]
- Seminal theoretical references: [from frontier_map.md if available]
Deliverables:
1. Model setup — environment, agents, timing
2. Equilibrium definition and existence
3. Key propositions (with proofs or proof sketches)
4. Comparative statics linking theory to empirical predictions
5. LaTeX-ready formal write-up
Save to: quality_reports/theory_model_[date].md
Also save LaTeX section to: paper/sections/theory.tex (if paper exists)
After the econ-finance-theorist returns, verify:
domain-profile.md conventionsIf misaligned with the empirical strategy, flag for the user — the model may need adjustment or the empirical strategy memo may need updating.
For papers where the theory is central to identification (e.g., structural models, moment conditions from theory), optionally dispatch the econometrics-critic to verify:
## Theory Model: [Research Question]
**Date:** YYYY-MM-DD
**Agent:** econ-finance-theorist
### Model Summary
[2-3 sentences: setup, key mechanism, main prediction]
### Key Propositions
1. [Proposition + intuition]
### Empirical Predictions
- [Prediction 1 → mapped to which regression/test]
### LaTeX Output
- Full model: quality_reports/theory_model_[date].md
- Paper section: paper/sections/theory.tex
quality_reports/theory_model_[date].mdpaper/sections/theory.tex (creates or updates)quality_reports/research_journal.md