AI That Takes Admin Off Your Economists
Consultancies and research firms spend economist time turning analysis into briefs, memos and literature notes. 12² builds brief and memo templates, a source-linked summary step and code assist, with the economist checking every claim.
Economic Brief Drafting Assistant · From $4,500 + $349/mo, by team size · proposed estimate · It says it is an automated assistant whenever it talks to someone directly, and your team reviews what it drafts before it goes out.
Ai for economists: the short answer.
12² builds AI for consultancies and research firms that takes routine work off their economists: drafting briefs and memos from the economist's results, summarizing papers and reports (with links back to sources), and drafting routine data code for review. It runs inside the tools you already use, and your team reviews anything that goes out.
Sources
- General office-writing evidence, not a study of this job: in an RCT, ChatGPT cut professional writing time 40% and raised quality (Noy & Zhang, Science 2023)news.mit.edu
- General coding evidence, not a study of this job: developers with GitHub Copilot finished a set programming task 55.8% faster in a controlled trialarxiv.org
Research figures above describe the cited studies, not results 12² promises. Results vary. Disclosures
Where the hours go now.
Briefs and memos
Consultancies and research firms spend economist time turning analysis into briefs, memos and literature notes.
Papers and reports (with links back to sources)
Hours go to reading and re-reading before the real work starts.
Routine data code
Rebuilt from scratch each time, usually at the end of the day.
What it handles, and what it never does.
What it handles
- Briefs and memosIt drafts briefs and memos from the economist's results.
- Papers and reports (with links back to sources)It summarizes papers and reports (with links back to sources).
- Routine data codeIt drafts routine data code for review.
- Keeping a citation logIt keeps a citation log.
- Hand-off to your teamAnything that needs a person goes to the right person, with the details attached.
What it never does
- Make up a price or a factIt works only from the documents, records and price lists you give it. Anything it can't find goes to your team.
- Promise a resultQuestions about outcomes go to the person who does the work.
- Pretend to be a personIt says it is an automated assistant whenever it talks to someone directly.
- Send anything on its ownDrafts wait for your team's approval before anything goes out.
Built and tested on your own work.
Before handoff, we run your build on your own real examples and fix anything that misses.
- Tested on your own workBefore handoff, we run your build on your own real examples and fix anything that misses.
- Retainer, then balance on deliveryRetainer up front. Work starts once the retainer is paid; the balance is due on delivery when the agreed test cases pass.
- Fixed price, scope and timelineAll three in writing before work starts. The timeline is set in your quote.
- What 12² buildsBrief and memo templates, a source-linked summary step and code assist, with the economist checking every claim.
- How it connectsWe confirm how it connects to the tools you already use on the first call and write it into your quote.
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From $4,500 + $349/moSetup + monthly, by size. The monthly fee covers monitoring, fixes and re-tests for your package as your templates, documents and staff change. AI and software usage is billed at cost. Proposed starting estimates by team size, not fixed prices; the final price is in a written quote.
- Small: Small firm (1-10 staff)From $4,500 + $349/mo. The core build for 1-10 staff: brief and memo templates, a source-linked summary step and code assist, with the economist checking every claim. Proposed estimate. Small tier; monthly covers hosting, monitoring and fixes.
- Mid-size: Mid firm (11-50 staff)From $9,500 + $750/mo. Everything in Small firm, for more users, inboxes and calendars, with hand-off rules set for each role. Proposed estimate. More users, locations or integrations.
- Enterprise: Large firm / enterprise (50+ staff)From $25,000, custom quote. Everything in Mid firm, across locations or departments, with system integrations and a security review scoped in your custom quote. Proposed estimate floor; scope, integrations and security review set the final number. No cap.
- Retainer up front Work starts once the retainer is paid; the balance is due on delivery when the agreed test cases pass. Scope, price and timeline are agreed in writing before work starts.
- You own itThe accounts, scripts, templates and data sit in your name. You can leave at any time.
- Compliance and dataAI summaries can misstate sources; every citation is checked. Client data confidentiality.
- Not professional advice12² builds software and automations. It is not a licensed professional in your field, and your team makes every professional decision. Disclosures
Straight answers.
Can AI do economic research?
No. It drafts write-ups and summaries; the economist does the analysis and checks every source.
How does payment work?
Retainer up front. Work starts once the retainer is paid; the balance is due on delivery when the agreed test cases pass.
How long does it take?
Timelines are set per project in the quote, after we see your systems and volume.
Are these prices final?
No. They are proposed starting estimates. You get a written custom quote after a short scoping call.
Tell us how you handle briefs and memos now.
A few lines is enough. If it's a fit we'll say so, and if it isn't we'll tell you why.
- You'll hear back within one business day12² reads your note and replies about your project.
- A free 20-minute callHow the work runs now, what gets missed, and what your team needs from it.
- A fixed quoteYour size, scope, date and price in writing before any work starts.
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