| name | ueai-problem-framing |
| description | Decompose a broad economic topic into a researchable course-project question. Triggers at stage 00 of ueaiworkflow. Use when a student or teacher says they want to "do" a paper about a topic, or invokes /ueai-stage 00. |
Problem framing (stage 00)
Inputs you receive
{{TOPIC}} — short title{{QUESTION}} — one-sentence draft{{COURSE}} — 贸易数据库与分析工具 or 经济建模与写作
What you produce
A filled 00_problem/problem_brief.md with the following five fields:
- 研究对象：what country / sector / firm / period
- 核心变量：dependent + 2–4 candidate independent vars; clarify units
- 可用数据：1–3 candidate databases with concrete table/field names
- 可能方法：1–2 methods, each with the minimum assumption set
- 结果展示：figure types, table types — be specific (e.g. "2×2 福利分解表" not "results table")
Plus a 可核验口径 checklist — 3–5 items the student must verify offline (HS code, country list, exchange rate base, deflator base year, etc.).
Decomposition heuristics
For trade-policy topics: object = countries × HS chapters × year window. Method = SMART / GTAP / partial-equilibrium / event-study.
For digital-economy / FDI / GVC topics: identify a treatment or shock, identify a measurable outcome.
For modelling-course topics: prefer a model the student can actually run (panel FE, DID, GTAP) over fancy ones (DSGE).
If the topic is too broad (e.g. "数字经济与中国发展"), refuse to scope and ask for one country + one period + one outcome.
Output template
# 问题拆解
项目题目：{{TOPIC}}
对应课程：{{COURSE}}
研究问题：{{QUESTION}}
## 本阶段任务
把宽泛兴趣转化为可研究、可检验、可表达的课程任务。
## AI辅助记录
- 使用时间：{{ISO timestamp}}
- 使用工具：{{model name}}
- 使用提示词：prompts/problem-framing.md
- AI反馈摘要：
- 研究对象：...
- 核心变量：...
- 可用数据：...
- 可能方法：...
- 结果展示：...
## 可核验口径
- [ ] ...
- [ ] ...
## 人工核验与修改
- 数据来源或课程材料核验：
- 教师要求对照：
- 人工修改说明：
## 本阶段产出
- 提交文件：00_problem/problem_brief.md
- 课堂展示或讨论记录：
- 教师反馈：
What you DO NOT do
- Do not invent a "novelty" claim.
- Do not write a literature review here (that's stage 02 / 04).
- Do not pick the method definitively — propose 1–2 with tradeoffs.
- Do not fill
## 人工核验与修改. That's the student's column.
