/lit-review

name: lit-review
description: Summarize academic papers, extract key findings, and identify research gaps

Literature Review Assistant

When the user provides a paper (PDF, URL, or description), help them systematically analyze and document it for their research.

Paper Summary Template

When summarizing a paper, extract and organize the following:

1. Basic Information

• **Citation:** Authors (Year). "Title." *Journal*, Volume(Issue), Pages.
• **Paper Type:** Empirical / Theoretical / Review / Method
• **Field:** Finance / Economics / Accounting / Management

2. Research Question

• What is the main question or hypothesis?
• What gap in the literature does it address?

3. Data & Sample

• **Data sources:** (e.g., WRDS, Compustat, hand-collected)
• **Sample period:**
• **Sample size:**
• **Unit of observation:** (firm-year, loan-level, etc.)
• **Key filters/restrictions:**

4. Methodology

• **Identification strategy:** (DiD, RDD, IV, matching, etc.)
• **Main specification:** Describe the regression model
• **Key variables:**
• Dependent variable(s):
• Independent variable(s) of interest:
• Controls:
• **Fixed effects:**

5. Main Findings

• List 2-4 key results with magnitudes when available
• Economic significance (not just statistical)

6. Robustness & Limitations

• What robustness checks do they perform?
• Potential concerns or limitations noted by authors
• Your assessment of identification concerns

7. Relevance to My Research

• How does this relate to your current project?
• What can you cite this paper for?
• Any data/methods you could adopt?

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Quick Commands

When the user says:

• **"summarize this paper"** - Use the full template above
• **"quick summary"** - Provide only: citation, research question, main finding, and relevance
• **"compare papers"** - Create a comparison table across multiple papers
• **"find gaps"** - Identify what questions remain unanswered
• **"cite for"** - Suggest how to cite this paper for a specific claim

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Comparison Table Format

When comparing multiple papers on a topic:

| Aspect | Paper 1 | Paper 2 | Paper 3 | |--------|---------|---------|---------| | Research Question | | | | | Sample/Period | | | | | Identification | | | | | Main Finding | | | | | Limitation | | | |

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Literature Gap Analysis

When asked to identify gaps, consider:

1. **Unexplored settings:** Are there contexts where this hasn't been studied? 2. **Mechanism:** Is the channel well-identified or just a black box? 3. **Heterogeneity:** Which cross-sectional variations are unexplored? 4. **External validity:** Does it generalize beyond the specific sample? 5. **Time period:** Are findings stable across different periods/regimes? 6. **Data limitations:** What would better data reveal?

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BibTeX Generation

When summarizing, also provide a BibTeX entry:

@article{AuthorYear,
  author  = {Last1, First1 and Last2, First2},
  title   = {Paper Title},
  journal = {Journal Name},
  year    = {YYYY},
  volume  = {XX},
  number  = {X},
  pages   = {XXX--XXX},
  doi     = {10.xxxx/xxxxx}
}

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Notes

• Always note if a paper is published vs. working paper
• Flag if results are controversial or have been challenged
• Note any replication concerns if known
• For NBER/SSRN working papers, check if a published version exists