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Journal of Economic Literature Classification System


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A - General Economics and Teaching
    A1 - General Economics

      A10 - General
      A11 - Role of Economics; Role of Economists; Market for Economists
      A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
      A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values
      A14 - Sociology of Economics
      A19 - Other

    A2 - Economics Education and Teaching of Economics

      A20 - General
      A21 - Pre-college
      A22 - Undergraduate
      A23 - Graduate
      A29 - Other

    A3 - Multisubject Collective Works

      A30 - General
      A31 - Multisubject Collected Writings of Individuals
      A32 - Multisubject Volumes
      A39 - Other

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B - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology
    B0 - General

      B00 - General

    B1 - History of Economic Thought through 1925

      B10 - General
      B11 - Preclassical
      B12 - Classical
      B13 - Neoclassical through 1925
      B14 - Socialist; Marxist
      B15 - Historical; Institutional
      B16 - Quantitative
      B19 - Other

    B2 - History of Economic Thought since 1925

      B20 - General
      B21 - Microeconomics
      B22 - Macroeconomics
      B23 - Econometrics; Quantitative Studies
      B24 - Socialist; Marxist
      B25 - Historical; Institutional; Evolutionary; Austrian
      B29 - Other

    B3 - History of Thought: Individuals

      B30 - General
      B31 - Individuals

    B4 - Economic Methodology

      B40 - General
      B41 - Economic Methodology
      B49 - Other

    B5 - Current Heterodox Approaches

      B50 - General
      B51 - Socialist; Marxian; Sraffian
      B52 - Institutional; Evolutionary
      B53 - Austrian
      B59 - Other

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C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods
    C0 - General

      C00 - General

    C1 - Econometric and Statistical Methods: General

      C10 - General
      C11 - Bayesian Analysis
      C12 - Hypothesis Testing
      C13 - Estimation
      C14 - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods
      C15 - Statistical Simulation Methods; Monte Carlo Methods; Bootstrap Methods
      C16 - Specific Distributions
      C19 - Other

    C2 - Econometric Methods: Single Equation Models; Single Variables

      C20 - General
      C21 - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
      C22 - Time-Series Models
      C23 - Models with Panel Data
      C24 - Truncated and Censored Models
      C25 - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models
      C29 - Other

    C3 - Econometric Methods: Multiple/Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables

      C30 - General
      C31 - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
      C32 - Time-Series Models
      C33 - Models with Panel Data
      C34 - Truncated and Censored Models
      C35 - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models
      C39 - Other

    C4 - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics

      C40 - General
      C41 - Duration Analysis
      C42 - Survey Methods
      C43 - Index Numbers and Aggregation
      C44 - Statistical Decision Theory; Operations Research
      C45 - Neural Networks and Related Topics
      C49 - Other

    C5 - Econometric Modeling

      C50 - General
      C51 - Model Construction and Estimation
      C52 - Model Evaluation and Testing
      C53 - Forecasting and Other Model Applications
      C59 - Other

    C6 - Mathematical Methods and Programming

      C60 - General
      C61 - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis
      C62 - Existence and Stability Conditions of Equilibrium
      C63 - Computational Techniques
      C65 - Miscellaneous Mathematical Tools
      C67 - Input–Output Models
      C68 - Computable General Equilibrium Models
      C69 - Other

    C7 - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory

      C70 - General
      C71 - Cooperative Games
      C72 - Noncooperative Games
      C73 - Stochastic and Dynamic Games; Evolutionary Games
      C78 - Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory
      C79 - Other

    C8 - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs

      C80 - General
      C81 - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data
      C82 - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic Data
      C87 - Econometric Software
      C88 - Other Computer Software
      C89 - Other

    C9 - Design of Experiments

      C90 - General
      C91 - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
      C92 - Laboratory, Group Behavior
      C93 - Field Experiments
      C99 - Other

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D - Microeconomics
    D0 - General

      D00 - General
      D01 - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
      D02 - Institutions: Design, Formation, and Operations

    D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics

      D10 - General
      D11 - Consumer Economics: Theory
      D12 - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
      D13 - Household Production and Intrahousehold Allocation
      D14 - Personal Finance
      D18 - Consumer Protection
      D19 - Other

    D2 - Production and Organizations

      D20 - General
      D21 - Firm Behavior
      D23 - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
      D24 - Production; Capital and Total Factor Productivity; Capacity
      D29 - Other

    D3 - Distribution

      D30 - General
      D31 - Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions
      D33 - Factor Income Distribution
      D39 - Other

    D4 - Market Structure and Pricing

      D40 - General
      D41 - Perfect Competition
      D42 - Monopoly
      D43 - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
      D44 - Auctions
      D45 - Rationing; Licensing
      D46 - Value Theory
      D49 - Other

    D5 - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium

      D50 - General
      D51 - Exchange and Production Economies
      D52 - Incomplete Markets
      D57 - Input–Output Tables and Analysis
      D58 - Computable and Other Applied General Equilibrium Models
      D59 - Other

    D6 - Welfare Economics

      D60 - General
      D61 - Allocative Efficiency; Cost–Benefit Analysis
      D62 - Externalities
      D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
      D64 - Altruism
      D69 - Other

    D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

      D70 - General
      D71 - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations
      D72 - Economic Models of Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
      D73 - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
      D74 - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances
      D78 - Positive Analysis of Policy-Making and Implementation
      D79 - Other

    D8 - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty

      D80 - General
      D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
      D82 - Asymmetric and Private Information
      D83 - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge
      D84 - Expectations; Speculations
      D85 - Network Formation
      D86 - Economics of Contract Law
      D89 - Other

    D9 - Intertemporal Choice and Growth

      D90 - General
      D91 - Intertemporal Consumer Choice; Life Cycle Models and Saving
      D92 - Intertemporal Firm Choice and Growth, Investment, or Financing
      D99 - Other

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E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
    E0 - General

      E00 - General
      E01 - Measurement and Data on National Income and Product Accounts and Wealth

    E1 - General Aggregative Models

      E10 - General
      E11 - Marxian; Sraffian; Institutional; Evolutionary
      E12 - Keynes; Keynesian; Post-Keynesian
      E13 - Neoclassical
      E17 - Forecasting and Simulation
      E19 - Other

    E2 - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment

      E20 - General
      E21 - Consumption; Saving
      E22 - Capital; Investment (including Inventories); Capacity
      E23 - Production
      E24 - Employment; Unemployment; Wages
      E25 - Aggregate Factor Income Distribution
      E26 - Informal Economy; Underground Economy
      E27 - Forecasting and Simulation
      E29 - Other

    E3 - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles

      E30 - General
      E31 - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
      E32 - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
      E37 - Forecasting and Simulation
      E39 - Other

    E4 - Money and Interest Rates

      E40 - General
      E41 - Demand for Money
      E42 - Monetary Systems; Standards; Regimes; Government and the Monetary System
      E43 - Determination of Interest Rates; Term Structure of Interest Rates
      E44 - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
      E47 - Forecasting and Simulation
      E49 - Other

    E5 - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit

      E50 - General
      E51 - Money Supply; Credit; Money Multipliers
      E52 - Monetary Policy (Targets, Instruments, and Effects)
      E58 - Central Banks and Their Policies
      E59 - Other

    E6 - Macroeconomic Policy Formation, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, Macroeconomic Policy, and General Outlook

      E60 - General
      E61 - Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
      E62 - Fiscal Policy; Public Expenditures, Investment, and Finance; Taxation
      E63 - Comparative or Joint Analysis of Fiscal and Monetary Policy; Stabilization
      E64 - Incomes Policy; Price Policy
      E65 - Studies of Particular Policy Episodes
      E66 - General Outlook and Conditions
      E69 - Other

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F - International Economics
    F0 - General

      F00 - General
      F01 - Global Outlook
      F02 - International Economic Order; Noneconomic International Organizations •Economic Integration and Globalization: General

    F1 - Trade

      F10 - General
      F11 - Neoclassical Models of Trade
      F12 - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies
      F13 - Commercial Policy; Protection; Promotion; Trade Negotiations; International Organizations
      F14 - Country and Industry Studies of Trade
      F15 - Economic Integration
      F16 - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
      F17 - Trade Forecasting and Simulation
      F18 - Trade and Environment
      F19 - Other

    F2 - International Factor Movements and International Business

      F20 - General
      F21 - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements
      F22 - International Migration
      F23 - Multinational Firms; International Business
      F29 - Other

    F3 - International Finance

      F30 - General
      F31 - Foreign Exchange
      F32 - Current Account Adjustment; Short-Term Capital Movements
      F33 - International Monetary Arrangements and Institutions
      F34 - International Lending and Debt Problems
      F35 - Foreign Aid
      F36 - Financial Aspects of Economic Integration
      F37 - International Finance Forecasting and Simulation
      F39 - Other

    F4 - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance

      F40 - General
      F41 - Open Economy Macroeconomics
      F42 - International Policy Coordination and Transmission
      F43 - Economic Growth of Open Economies
      F47 - Forecasting and Simulation
      F49 - Other

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G - Financial Economics
    G0 - General

      G00 - General

    G1 - General Financial Markets

      G10 - General
      G11 - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
      G12 - Asset Pricing
      G13 - Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing
      G14 - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies
      G15 - International Financial Markets
      G18 - Government Policy and Regulation
      G19 - Other

    G2 - Financial Institutions and Services

      G20 - General
      G21 - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Mortgages
      G22 - Insurance; Insurance Companies
      G23 - Pension Funds; Other Private Financial Institutions
      G24 - Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage
      G28 - Government Policy and Regulation
      G29 - Other

    G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance

      G30 - General
      G31 - Capital Budgeting; Investment Policy
      G32 - Financing Policy; Capital and Ownership Structure
      G33 - Bankruptcy; Liquidation
      G34 - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
      G35 - Payout Policy
      G38 - Government Policy and Regulation
      G39 - Other

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H - Public Economics
    H0 - General

      H00 - General

    H1 - Structure and Scope of Government

      H10 - General
      H11 - Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government
      H19 - Other

    H2 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue

      H20 - General
      H21 - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
      H22 - Incidence
      H23 - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
      H24 - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies
      H25 - Business Taxes and Subsidies
      H26 - Tax Evasion
      H27 - Other Sources of Revenue
      H29 - Other

    H3 - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents

      H30 - General
      H31 - Household
      H32 - Firm
      H39 - Other

    H4 - Publicly Provided Goods

      H40 - General
      H41 - Public Goods
      H42 - Publicly Provided Private Goods
      H43 - Project Evaluation; Social Discount Rate
      H49 - Other

    H5 - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies

      H50 - General
      H51 - Government Expenditures and Health
      H52 - Government Expenditures and Education
      H53 - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
      H54 - Infrastructures; Other Public Investment and Capital Stock
      H55 - Social Security and Public Pensions
      H56 - National Security and War
      H57 - Procurement
      H59 - Other

    H6 - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt

      H60 - General
      H61 - Budget; Budget Systems
      H62 - Deficit; Surplus
      H63 - Debt; Debt Management
      H69 - Other

    H7 - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations

      H70 - General
      H71 - State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
      H72 - State and Local Budget and Expenditures
      H73 - Interjurisdictional Differentials and Their Effects
      H74 - State and Local Borrowing
      H77 - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
      H79 - Other

    H8 - Miscellaneous Issues

      H80 - General
      H81 - Governmental Loans, Loan Guarantees, and Credits
      H82 - Governmental Property
      H83 - Public Administration
      H87 - International Fiscal Issues; International Public Goods
      H89 - Other

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I - Health, Education, and Welfare
    I0 - General

      I00 - General

    I1 - Health

      I10 - General
      I11 - Analysis of Health Care Markets
      I12 - Health Production: Nutrition, Mortality, Morbidity, Substance Abuse and Addiction, Disability, and Economic Behavior
      I18 - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
      I19 - Other

    I2 - Education

      I20 - General
      I21 - Analysis of Education
      I22 - Educational Finance
      I23 - Higher Education Research Institutions
      I28 - Government Policy
      I29 - Other

    I3 - Welfare and Poverty

      I30 - General
      I31 - General Welfare; Basic Needs; Living Standards; Quality of Life; Happiness
      I32 - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
      I38 - Government Policy; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
      I39 - Other

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J - Labor and Demographic Economics
    J0 - General

      J00 - General

    J1 - Demographic Economics

      J10 - General
      J11 - Demographic Trends and Forecasts
      J12 - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
      J13 - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
      J14 - Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped
      J15 - Economics of Minorities and Races; Non-labor Discrimination
      J16 - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
      J17 - Value of Life; Foregone Income
      J18 - Public Policy
      J19 - Other

    J2 - Time Allocation, Work Behavior, and Employment Determination and Creation; Human Capital

      J20 - General
      J21 - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
      J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
      J23 - Employment Determination; Job Creation; Demand for Labor; Self-Employment
      J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
      J26 - Retirement; Retirement Policies
      J28 - Safety; Accidents; Industrial Health; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
      J29 - Other

    J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs

      J30 - General
      J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc.
      J32 - Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits; Private Pensions
      J33 - Compensation Packages; Payment Methods
      J38 - Public Policy
      J39 - Other

    J4 - Particular Labor Markets

      J40 - General
      J41 - Contracts: Specific Human Capital, Matching Models, Efficiency Wage Models, and Internal Labor Markets
      J42 - Monopsony; Segmented Labor Markets
      J43 - Agricultural Labor Markets
      J44 - Professional Labor Markets and Occupations
      J45 - Public Sector Labor Markets
      J48 - Public Policy
      J49 - Other

    J5 - Labor–Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining

      J50 - General
      J51 - Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects
      J52 - Dispute Resolution: Strikes, Arbitration, and Mediation; Collective Bargaining
      J53 - Labor–Management Relations; Industrial Jurisprudence
      J54 - Producer Cooperatives; Labor Managed Firms
      J58 - Public Policy
      J59 - Other

    J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies

      J60 - General
      J61 - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
      J62 - Job, Occupational, and Intergenerational Mobility
      J63 - Turnover; Vacancies; Layoffs
      J64 - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
      J65 - Unemployment Insurance; Severance Pay; Plant Closings
      J68 - Public Policy
      J69 - Other

    J7 - Labor Discrimination

      J70 - General
      J71 - Discrimination
      J78 - Public Policy
      J79 - Other

    J8 - Labor Standards: National and International

      J80 - General
      J81 - Working Conditions
      J82 - Labor Force Composition
      J83 - Workers' Rights
      J88 - Public Policy
      J89 - Other

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K - Law and Economics
    K0 - General

      K00 - General

    K1 - Basic Areas of Law

      K10 - General
      K11 - Property Law
      K12 - Contract Law
      K13 - Tort Law and Product Liability
      K14 - Criminal Law
      K19 - Other

    K2 - Regulation and Business Law

      K20 - General
      K21 - Antitrust Law
      K22 - Corporation and Securities Law
      K23 - Regulated Industries and Administrative Law
      K29 - Other

    K3 - Other Substantive Areas of Law

      K30 - General
      K31 - Labor Law
      K32 - Environmental, Health, and Safety Law
      K33 - International Law
      K34 - Tax Law
      K35 - Personal Bankruptcy Law
      K39 - Other

    K4 - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior

      K40 - General
      K41 - Litigation Process
      K42 - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
      K49 - Other

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L - Industrial Organization
    L0 - General

      L00 - General

    L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

      L10 - General
      L11 - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
      L12 - Monopoly; Monopolization Strategies
      L13 - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
      L14 - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation; Networks
      L15 - Information and Product Quality; Standardization and Compatibility
      L16 - Industrial Organization and Macroeconomics; Macroeconomic Industrial Structure; Industrial Price Indices
      L19 - Other

    L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

      L20 - General
      L21 - Business Objectives of the Firm
      L22 - Firm Organization and Market Structure: Markets vs. Hierarchies; Vertical Integration; Conglomerates
      L23 - Organization of Production
      L24 - Contracting Out; Joint Ventures
      L25 - Firm Performance: Size, Age, Profit, and Sales
      L29 - Other

    L3 - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise

      L30 - General
      L31 - Nonprofit Institutions; NGOs
      L32 - Public Enterprises
      L33 - Comparison of Public and Private Enterprises; Privatization; Contracting Out
      L39 - Other

    L4 - Antitrust Issues and Policies

      L40 - General
      L41 - Monopolization; Horizontal Anticompetitive Practices
      L42 - Vertical Restraints; Resale Price Maintenance; Quantity Discounts
      L43 - Legal Monopolies and Regulation or Deregulation
      L44 - Antitrust Policy and Public Enterprise, Nonprofit Institutions, and Professional Organizations
      L49 - Other

    L5 - Regulation and Industrial Policy

      L50 - General
      L51 - Economics of Regulation
      L52 - Industrial Policy; Sectoral Planning Methods
      L53 - Government Promotion of Firms
      L59 - Other

    L6 - Industry Studies: Manufacturing

      L60 - General
      L61 - Metals and Metal Products; Cement; Glass; Ceramics
      L62 - Automobiles; Other Transportation Equipment
      L63 - Microelectronics; Computers; Communications Equipment
      L64 - Other Machinery; Business Equipment; Armaments
      L65 - Chemicals; Rubber; Drugs; Biotechnology
      L66 - Food; Beverages; Cosmetics; Tobacco
      L67 - Other Consumer Nondurables: Clothing, Textiles, Shoes, and Leather
      L68 - Appliances; Other Consumer Durables
      L69 - Other

    L7 - Industry Studies: Primary Products and Construction

      L70 - General
      L71 - Mining, Extraction, and Refining: Hydrocarbon Fuels
      L72 - Mining, Extraction, and Refining: Other Nonrenewable Resources
      L73 - Forest Products: Lumber and Paper
      L74 - Construction
      L78 - Government Policy
      L79 - Other

    L8 - Industry Studies: Services

      L80 - General
      L81 - Retail and Wholesale Trade; Warehousing; e-Commerce
      L82 - Entertainment; Media (Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Broadcasting, Publishing, etc.)
      L83 - Sports; Gambling; Recreation; Tourism
      L84 - Personal, Professional, and Business Services
      L85 - Real Estate Services
      L86 - Information and Internet Services; Computer Software
      L87 - Postal and Delivery Services
      L88 - Government Policy
      L89 - Other

    L9 - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities

      L90 - General
      L91 - Transportation: General
      L92 - Railroads and Other Surface Transportation: Autos, Buses, Trucks, and Water Carriers; Ports
      L93 - Air Transportation
      L94 - Electric Utilities
      L95 - Gas Utilities; Pipelines; Water Utilities
      L96 - Telecommunications
      L97 - Utilities: General
      L98 - Government Policy
      L99 - Other

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M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting
    M0 - General

      M00 - General

    M1 - Business Administration

      M10 - General
      M11 - Production Management
      M12 - Personnel Management
      M13 - Entrepreneurship
      M14 - Corporate Culture; Social Responsibility
      M19 - Other

    M2 - Business Economics

      M20 - General
      M21 - Business Economics
      M29 - Other

    M3 - Marketing and Advertising

      M30 - General
      M31 - Marketing
      M37 - Advertising
      M39 - Other

    M4 - Accounting and Auditing

      M40 - General
      M41 - Accounting
      M42 - Auditing
      M49 - Other

    M5 - Personnel Economics

      M50 - General
      M51 - Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions (hiring, firing, turnover, part-time, temporary workers, seniority issues)
      M52 - Compensation and Compensation Methods and Their Effects (stock options, fringe benefits, incentives, family support programs, seniority issues)
      M53 - Training
      M54 - Labor Management (team formation, worker empowerment, job design, tasks and authority, job satisfaction)
      M55 - Labor Contracting Devices: Outsourcing; Franchising; Other
      M59 - Other

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N - Economic History
    N0 - General

      N00 - General
      N01 - Development of the Discipline: Historiographical; Sources and Methods

    N1 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Growth and Fluctuations

      N10 - General, International, or Comparative
      N11 - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
      N12 - U.S.; Canada: 1913–
      N13 - Europe: Pre-1913
      N14 - Europe: 1913–
      N15 - Asia including Middle East
      N16 - Latin America; Caribbean
      N17 - Africa; Oceania

    N2 - Financial Markets and Institutions

      N20 - General, International, or Comparative
      N21 - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
      N22 - U.S.; Canada: 1913–
      N23 - Europe: Pre-1913
      N24 - Europe: 1913–
      N25 - Asia including Middle East
      N26 - Latin America; Caribbean
      N27 - Africa; Oceania

    N3 - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Income, and Wealth

      N30 - General, International, or Comparative
      N31 - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
      N32 - U.S.; Canada: 1913–
      N33 - Europe: Pre-1913
      N34 - Europe: 1913–
      N35 - Asia including Middle East
      N36 - Latin America; Caribbean
      N37 - Africa; Oceania

    N4 - Government, War, Law, and Regulation

      N40 - General, International, or Comparative
      N41 - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
      N42 - U.S.; Canada: 1913–
      N43 - Europe: Pre-1913
      N44 - Europe: 1913–
      N45 - Asia including Middle East
      N46 - Latin America; Caribbean
      N47 - Africa; Oceania

    N5 - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries

      N50 - General, International, or Comparative
      N51 - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
      N52 - U.S.; Canada: 1913–
      N53 - Europe: Pre-1913
      N54 - Europe: 1913–
      N55 - Asia including Middle East
      N56 - Latin America; Caribbean
      N57 - Africa; Oceania

    N6 - Manufacturing and Construction

      N60 - General, International, or Comparative
      N61 - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
      N62 - U.S.; Canada: 1913–
      N63 - Europe: Pre-1913
      N64 - Europe: 1913–
      N65 - Asia including Middle East
      N66 - Latin America; Caribbean
      N67 - Africa; Oceania

    N7 - Transport, International and Domestic Trade, Energy, Technology, and Other Services

      N70 - General, International, or Comparative
      N71 - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
      N72 - U.S.; Canada: 1913–
      N73 - Europe: Pre-1913
      N74 - Europe: 1913–
      N75 - Asia including Middle East
      N76 - Latin America; Caribbean
      N77 - Africa; Oceania

    N8 - Micro-Business History

      N80 - General, International, or Comparative
      N81 - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
      N82 - U.S.; Canada: 1913–
      N83 - Europe: Pre-1913
      N84 - Europe: 1913–
      N85 - Asia including Middle East
      N86 - Latin America; Caribbean
      N87 - Africa; Oceania

    N9 - Regional and Urban History

      N90 - General, International, or Comparative
      N91 - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
      N92 - U.S.; Canada: 1913–
      N93 - Europe: Pre-1913
      N94 - Europe: 1913–
      N95 - Asia including Middle East
      N96 - Latin America; Caribbean
      N97 - Africa; Oceania

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O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth
    O1 - Economic Development

      O10 - General
      O11 - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
      O12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
      O13 - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
      O14 - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
      O15 - Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
      O16 - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment
      O17 - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements: Legal, Social, Economic, and Political
      O18 - Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses
      O19 - International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations

    O2 - Development Planning and Policy

      O20 - General
      O21 - Planning Models; Planning Policy
      O22 - Project Analysis
      O23 - Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Development
      O24 - Trade Policy; Factor Movement Policy; Foreign Exchange Policy
      O29 - Other

    O3 - Technological Change; Research and Development

      O30 - General
      O31 - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
      O32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
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      O38 - Government Policy
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      O47 - Measurement of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity
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    O5 - Economywide Country Studies

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P - Economic Systems
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    P1 - Capitalist Systems

      P10 - General
      P11 - Planning, Coordination, and Reform
      P12 - Capitalist Enterprises
      P13 - Cooperative Enterprises
      P14 - Property Rights
      P16 - Political Economy
      P17 - Performance and Prospects
      P19 - Other

    P2 - Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies

      P20 - General
      P21 - Planning, Coordination, and Reform
      P22 - Prices
      P23 - Factor and Product Markets; Industry Studies; Population
      P24 - National Income, Product, and Expenditure; Money; Inflation
      P25 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics; Housing; Transportation
      P26 - Political Economy; Property Rights
      P27 - Performance and Prospects
      P28 - Natural Resources; Energy; Environment
      P29 - Other

    P3 - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions

      P30 - General
      P31 - Socialist Enterprises and Their Transitions
      P32 - Collectives; Communes; Agriculture
      P33 - International Trade, Finance, Investment, and Aid
      P34 - Financial Economics
      P35 - Public Economics
      P36 - Consumer Economics; Health, Education, Welfare, and Poverty
      P37 - Legal Institutions; Illegal Behavior
      P39 - Other

    P4 - Other Economic Systems

      P40 - General
      P41 - Planning, Coordination, and Reform
      P42 - Productive Enterprises; Factor and Product Markets; Prices; Population
      P43 - Public Economics; Financial Economics
      P44 - National Income, Product, and Expenditure; Money; Inflation
      P45 - International Trade, Finance, Investment, and Aid
      P46 - Consumer Economics; Welfare and Poverty
      P47 - Performance and Prospects
      P48 - Political Economy •Legal Institutions; Property Rights
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    P5 - Comparative Economic Systems

      P50 - General
      P51 - Comparative Analysis of Economic Systems
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Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics
    Q0 - General

      Q00 - General
      Q01 - Sustainable Development

    Q1 - Agriculture

      Q10 - General
      Q11 - Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis; Prices
      Q12 - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets
      Q13 - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness
      Q14 - Agricultural Finance
      Q15 - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation
      Q16 - R&D; Agricultural Technology; Agricultural Extension Services
      Q17 - Agriculture in International Trade
      Q18 - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy
      Q19 - Other

    Q2 - Renewable Resources and Conservation

      Q20 - General
      Q21 - Demand and Supply
      Q22 - Fishery; Aquaculture
      Q23 - Forestry
      Q24 - Land
      Q25 - Water
      Q26 - Recreational Aspects of Natural Resources
      Q28 - Government Policy
      Q29 - Other

    Q3 - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation

      Q30 - General
      Q31 - Demand and Supply
      Q32 - Exhaustible Resources and Economic Development
      Q34 - Natural Resources and Domestic and International Conflicts
      Q33 - Resource Booms
      Q38 - Government Policy
      Q39 - Other

    Q4 - Energy

      Q40 - General
      Q41 - Demand and Supply
      Q42 - Alternative Energy Sources
      Q43 - Energy and the Macroeconomy
      Q48 - Government Policy
      Q49 - Other

    Q5 - Environmental Economics

      Q50 - General
      Q51 - Valuation of Environmental Effects
      Q52 - Pollution Control Costs; Distributional Effects; Employment Effects
      Q53 - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste • Recycling
      Q54 - Climate; Natural Disasters
      Q55 - Technological Innovation
      Q56 - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounting
      Q57 - Ecological Economics: Ecosystem Services; Biodiversity Conservation; Bioeconomics
      Q58 - Government Policy
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R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics
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    R1 - General Regional Economics

      R10 - General
      R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, and Changes
      R12 - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade
      R13 - General Equilibrium and Welfare Economic Analysis of Regional Economies
      R14 - Land Use Patterns
      R15 - Econometric and Input–Output Models; Other Models
      R19 - Other

    R2 - Household Analysis

      R20 - General
      R21 - Housing Demand
      R22 - Other Demand
      R23 - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population
      R29 - Other

    R3 - Production Analysis and Firm Location

      R30 - General
      R31 - Housing Supply and Markets
      R32 - Other Production and Pricing Analysis
      R33 - Nonagricultural and Nonresidential Real Estate Markets
      R34 - Input Demand Analysis
      R38 - Government Policies; Regulatory Policies
      R39 - Other

    R4 - Transportation Systems

      R40 - General
      R41 - Transportation: Demand; Supply; Congestion; Safety and Accidents
      R42 - Government and Private Investment Analysis
      R48 - Government Pricing; Regulatory Policies
      R49 - Other

    R5 - Regional Government Analysis

      R50 - General
      R51 - Finance in Urban and Rural Economies
      R52 - Land Use and Other Regulations
      R53 - Public Facility Location Analysis; Public Investment and Capital Stock
      R58 - Regional Development Policy
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Z - Other Special Topics
    Z0 - General

      Z00 - General

    Z1 - Cultural Economics

      Z10 - General
      Z11 - Economics of the Arts and Literature
      Z12 - Religion
      Z13 - Social Norms and Social Capital; Social Networks
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