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JEL codes

The JEL classification is the American Economic Association's subject scheme for economics, and every paper here declares its codes. This page lists the codes the corpus uses, what each one means, and the papers filed under it. The catalog filters by code.

C · Mathematical and quantitative methods

C18 · Methodological issues: general

C25 · Discrete regression and qualitative choice models; discrete regressors; proportions

C43 · Index numbers and aggregation

C83 · Survey methods; sampling methods

D · Microeconomics

D04 · Microeconomic policy: formulation, implementation, and evaluation

D22 · Firm behavior: empirical analysis

D23 · Organizational behavior; transaction costs; property rights

D42 · Monopoly

D62 · Externalities

D71 · Social choice; clubs; committees; associations

D72 · Political processes: rent-seeking, lobbying, elections, legislatures, and voting behavior

D82 · Asymmetric and private information; mechanism design

D83 · Search; learning; information and knowledge; communication; belief

D85 · Network formation and analysis: theory

D86 · Economics of contract: theory

F · International economics

F23 · Multinational firms; international business

F52 · National security; economic nationalism

G · Financial economics

G24 · Investment banking; venture capital; brokerage; ratings and ratings agencies

G34 · Mergers; acquisitions; restructuring; corporate governance

H · Public economics

H41 · Public goods

H50 · National government expenditures and related policies: general

H57 · Procurement

L · Industrial organization

L13 · Oligopoly and other imperfect markets

L14 · Transactional relationships; contracts and reputation; networks

L15 · Information and product quality; standardization and compatibility

L17 · Open source products and markets

L21 · Business objectives of the firm

L26 · Entrepreneurship

L40 · Antitrust issues and policies: general

L51 · Economics of regulation

L52 · Industrial policy; sectoral planning methods

L86 · Information and internet services; computer software

L96 · Telecommunications

M · Business administration; marketing; accounting; personnel economics

M15 · IT management

O · Economic development, innovation, technological change, and growth

O25 · Industrial policy

O33 · Technological change: choices and consequences; diffusion processes

O34 · Intellectual property and intellectual capital

O38 · Technological change: government policy