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JEL Codes

The Department of Economics uses the “JEL” classification system to classify undergraduate honors theses. For a complete breakdown of JEL codes (including subcategories), which will be helpful when adding classification codes to your own work, please refer to the American Economic Association.

A  General Economics & Teaching A1 General Economic
A2 Economic Education and Teaching of Economics
A3 Collective Works
B History of Economic Thought, Methodology, & Heterodox Approaches B0 General
B1 History of Economic Thought Through 1925
B2 History of Economic Thought Since 1925
B3 History of Economic Thought: Individuals
B4 Economic Methodology
B5 Current Heterodox Approaches
C Mathematical & Quantitative Methods C0 General
C1 Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
C2 Single Equation Models • Single Variables
C3 Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models • Multiple Variables
C4 Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics
C5 Econometric Modeling
C6 Mathematical Methods • Programming Models • Mathematical and Simulation Modeling
C7 Game Theory and Bargaining Theory
C8 Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology • Computer Programs
C9 Design of Experiments
D Microeconomics D0 General
D1 Household Behavior and Family Economics
D2 Production and Organizations
D3 Distribution
D4 Market Structure, Pricing, and Design
D5 General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium
D6 Welfare Economics
D7 Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
D8 Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty
D9 Micro-Based Behavioral Economics
E Macroeconomics & Monetary Economics E0 General
E1 General Aggregative Models
E2 Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy
E3 Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles
E4 Money and Interest Rates
E5 Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit
E6 Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook
E7 Macro-Based Behavioral Economics
F International Economics F0 General
F1 Trade
F2 International Factor Movements and International Business
F3 International Finance
F4 Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance
F5 International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy
F6 Economic Impacts of Globalization
G Financial Economics G0 General
G1 General Financial Markets
G2 Financial Institutions and Services
G3 Corporate Finance and Governance
G4 Behavioral Finance
G5 Household Finance
H Public Economics H0 General
H1 Structure and Scope of Government
H2 Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
H3 Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents
H4 Publicly Provided Goods
H5 National Government Expenditures and Related Policies
H6 National Budget, Deficit, and Debt
H7 State and Local Government • Intergovernmental Relations
H8 Miscellaneous Issues
I Health, Education,& Welfare I0 General
I1 Health
I2 Education and Research Institutions
I3 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
J Labor & Demographic Economics J0 General
J1 Demographic Economics
J2 Demand and Supply of Labor
J3 Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs
J4 Particular Labor Markets
J5 Labor–Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining
J6 Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers
J7 Labor Discrimination
J8 Labor Standards: National and International
K Law & Economics K0 General
K1 Basic Areas of Law
K2 Regulation and Business Law
K3 Other Substantive Areas of Law
K4 Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior
L Industrial Organization L0 General
L1 Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance
L2 Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior
L3 Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise
L4 Antitrust Issues and Policies
L5 Regulation and Industrial Policy
L6 Industry Studies: Manufacturing
L7 Industry Studies: Primary Products and Construction
L8 Industry Studies: Services
L9 Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities
M Business Administration & Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics M0 General
M1 Business Administration
M2 Business Economics
M3 Marketing and Advertising
M4 Accounting and Auditing
M5 Personnel Economics
N Economic History N0 General
N1 Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics • Industrial Structure • Growth • Fluctuations
N2 Financial Markets and Institutions
N3 Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy
N4 Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation
N5 Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries
N6 Manufacturing and Construction
N7 Transport, Trade, Energy, Technology, and Other Services
N8 Micro-Business History
N9 Regional and Urban History
O Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, & Growth O1 Economic Development
O2 Development Planning and Policy
O3 Innovation • Research and Development • Technological Change • Intellectual Property Rights
O4 Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity
O5 Economy-wide Country Studies
P Economic Systems P0 General
P1 Capitalist Economies
P2 Socialist and Transition Economies
P3 Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions
P4 Other Economic Systems
P5 Comparative Economic Systems
Q  Agricultural & Natural Resource Economics; Environmental & Ecological Systems Q0 General
Q1 Agriculture
Q2 Renewable Resources and Conservation
Q3 Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation
Q4 Energy
Q5 Environmental Economics
R Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, & Transportation Economics R1 General Regional Economics
R2 Household Analysis
R3 Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location
R4 Transportation Economics
R5 Regional Government Analysis
Y Miscellaneous Categories Y1 Data: Tables and Charts
Y2 Introductory Material
Y3 Book Reviews (unclassified)
Y4 Dissertations (unclassified)
Y5 Further Reading (unclassified)
Y6 Excerpts
Y7 No Author General Discussions
Y8 Related Disciplines
Y9 Other
Z Other Special Topics Z0 General
Z1 Cultural Economics • Economic Sociology • Economic Anthropology
Z2 Sports Economics
Z3 Tourism Economics