Development Economics

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc

Economics of low-income countries and the structural transformation from agrarian poverty to industrial prosperity. Covers growth models (Solow, endogenous growth, unified growth theory), the role of institutions (inclusive vs. extractive), inequality measurement and dynamics (Gini, Lorenz curve, Kuznets), poverty traps and their mechanisms (nutritional, financial, geographical), foreign aid debates, and the capability approach as an alternative development metric. Use when analyzing why some countries are rich and others poor, evaluating development interventions, or reasoning about the relationships between growth, inequality, institutions, and human well-being.

What this skill does

Development Economics is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/development-economics/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when analyzing why some countries are rich and others poor, evaluating development interventions, or reasoning about the relationships between growth, inequality, institutions, and human well-being.

Who uses this skill

The Development Economics skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/development-economics
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/development-economics/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/development-economics/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/development-economics/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/development-economics/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\development-economics\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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