JEL classification codes

Articles in economics journals are usually classified according to the system used by the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL). The JEL is published quarterly by the American Economic Association and contains survey articles and information on recently published books and dissertations. There are 19 main categories, each of which have numerous subcategories and subsubcategories.
The primary codes are:
* JEL: A - General economics and Teaching
* JEL: B - Schools of economic thought and Methodology
* JEL: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods
* JEL: D - Microeconomics
* JEL: E - Macroeconomics and Monetary economics
* JEL: F - International Economics
* JEL: G - Financial Economics
* JEL: H - Public Economics
* JEL: I - Health, Education, and Welfare
* JEL: J - Labor and Demographic Economics
* JEL: K - Law and Economics
* JEL: L - Industrial organization
* JEL: M - Business administration and Business economics; Marketing; Accounting
* JEL: N - Economic history
* JEL: O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth
* JEL: P - Economic systems
* JEL: Q - Agricultural and Natural resource economics; Environmental and Ecological economics
* JEL: R - Urban, Rural, and Regional economics
* JEL: Z - Other Special Topics
The full list is available at http://www.aeaweb.org/journal/jel_class_system.html
==Law and economics JEL: K Subcategories==
JEL: K - Law and Economics
:Category:Law and economics
JEL: K0 - General
::JEL: K00 - General
JEL: K1 - Basic Areas of Law
::JEL: K10 - General
::JEL: K11 - Property Law
::JEL: K12 - Contract Law
::JEL: K13 - Tort Law and Product Liability
::JEL: K14 - Criminal Law
::JEL: K19 - Other
JEL: K2 - Regulation and Business Law
::JEL: K20 - General
::JEL: K21 - Antitrust Law
::JEL: K22 - Corporation and Securities Law
::JEL: K23 - Regulated Industries and Administrative Law
::JEL: K29 - Other
JEL: K3 - Other Substantive Areas of Law
::JEL: K30 - General
::JEL: K31 - Labor Law
::JEL: K32 - Environmental, Health, and Safety Law
::JEL: K33 - International Law
::JEL: K34 - Tax Law
::JEL: K35 - Personal Bankruptcy Law
::JEL: K39 - Other
JEL: K4 - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior
::JEL: K40 - General
::JEL: K41 - Litigation Process
::JEL: K42 - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
::JEL: K49 - Other
Category:Economics