Articles in economics journals are usually classified according to the system originated by the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL). The JEL is published quarterly by the American Economic Association (AEA) and contains survey articles and information on recently published books and dissertations. AEA maintains searchable data bases of journal article and book citations classified by JEL subject codes.
There are 19 main categories, each of which...
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Articles in economics journals are usually classified according to the system originated by the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL). The JEL is published quarterly by the American Economic Association (AEA) and contains survey articles and information on recently published books and dissertations. AEA maintains searchable data bases of journal article and book citations classified by JEL subject codes.
There are 19 main categories, each of which have numerous subcategories and subsubcategories.
The primary codes are:
Category:General economics
JEL: A1 - General Economics
JEL: A2 - Economics Education and Teaching of Economics
JEL: A3 - Collective Works
Category:Schools of economic thought and methodology
JEL: B0 - General
JEL: B1 - History of Economic Thought through 1925
JEL: B2 - History of Economic Thought since 1925
JEL: B3 - History of Thought: Individuals
JEL: B4 - Economic methodology
JEL: B5 - Current Heterodox Approaches
Category:Mathematical and quantitative methods ...
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