name: draft-section description: Drafts academic prose for a manuscript section from bullet points or an outline. Use when writing or expanding a section. argument-hint: "<section>: <notes>" allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep

Draft Manuscript Section

Draft academic prose for a manuscript section from bullet points or an outline.

$ARGUMENTS — section name and content notes (e.g., "Introduction: regional GDP disparities, panel data from 2000-2020, spatial econometrics, contributes to convergence literature")

Parse the section name and content bullets/notes from the arguments.
Read index.qmd to understand:
- The manuscript's existing tone and writing style
- What sections already exist and their content
- Citation conventions used (narrative @key vs parenthetical [@key])
- What figures and tables are embedded (to reference them)
Read references.bib to know which citations are available for use.
Draft 2–5 paragraphs of academic prose:
- Write in the register of empirical economics journals (AER, QJE, ReStud style)
- Use formal but accessible language
- Structure paragraphs logically: general → specific, or claim → evidence → implication
- Include Quarto cross-references where appropriate (@sec-, @fig-, @tbl-)
- Insert citations from references.bib where they strengthen the argument
- Where a citation would be helpful but none exists in .bib, insert a placeholder: [CITE: description of needed reference]
If the section matches an existing section in index.qmd (e.g., "Introduction" matches ## Introduction {#sec-introduction}):
- Show how the draft would replace the current [FILL:] placeholders or extend existing content
- Preserve any {{< embed >}} shortcodes already in that section
Present the draft to the user for review. On approval, insert or replace the content in index.qmd.