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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
B History of Economic Thought, Methodology, & Heterodox Approaches
C Mathematical & Quantitative Methods
D Microeconomics
E Macroeconomics & Monetary Economics
F International Economics
G Financial Economics
H Public Economics
I Health, Education,& Welfare
J Labor & Demographic Economics
K Law & Economics
L Industrial Organization
M Business Administration & Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics
N Economic History
O Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, & Growth
P Economic Systems
Q Agricultural & Natural Resource Economics; Environmental & Ecological Systems
R Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, & Transportation Economics
Y Miscellaneous Categories
Z Other Special Topics