Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) Classification System

Click on any subject category to see the full list of classifications for that category.

Alternatively, the JEL Classification Codes Guide is now available online. Additionally, you may now download an xml file of JEL Codes. JEL Codes are 3-digit, but EconLit searches require the use the four digit codes consisting of the 3-digit JEL code plus a 0. The EconLit subject descriptors are the same as the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) classification codes.

[ (Updated!) Indicates new or changed descriptor]





A - General Economics and Teaching
Go to MENU   

B - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches
Go to MENU   

C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods
Go to MENU   

D - Microeconomics
Go to MENU   

E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
Go to MENU   

F - International Economics
Go to MENU   

G - Financial Economics
Go to MENU   

H - Public Economics
Go to MENU   

I - Health, Education, and Welfare
Go to MENU   

J - Labor and Demographic Economics
Go to MENU   

K - Law and Economics
Go to MENU   

L - Industrial Organization
Go to MENU   

M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting
Go to MENU   

N - Economic History
Go to MENU   

O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth
Go to MENU   

P - Economic Systems
Go to MENU   

Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics
Go to MENU   

R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics
Go to MENU   

Y - Miscellaneous Categories
Go to MENU   

Z - Other Special Topics
Go to MENU   

Copyright © 2012 American Economic Association

Updated 09/2012


The Journal of Economic Literature

Report of the Editor

Editors and Contacts

Editorial Policy

AEA Disclosure Policy

Style Guide

Submissions

Institutional Subscription

Copyright & Reprint Permissions

Issues and Articles

March 2013 JEL

Previous Issues

Forthcoming Articles

Search Articles

Full Issue PDF Download

Tools

JEL Classification Codes Guide

JEL Indexes (members only)

eTOC Alert for JEL

Follow us on Twitter

SGML Encoded Citations

Virtual Field Journals

Athens Login (for Athens Subscribers only)

Announcements

"Economic Perspectives on Corporate Social Responsibility"by Markus Kitzmueller and Jay Shimshack has received considerable attention since its publication in the March 2012 issue of the Journal of Economic Literature. The AEA is proud to make this article complimentary through our website: [Full-Text Article]

Contact Us