JEL classification codes#J. Labor and Demographic Economics

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Articles in economics journals are usually classified according to JEL classification codes, which derive from the Journal of Economic Literature. The JEL is published quarterly by the American Economic Association (AEA) and contains survey articles and information on recently published books and dissertations. The AEA maintains EconLit, a searchable data base of citations for articles, books, reviews, dissertations, and working papers classified by JEL codes for the years from 1969. A recent addition to EconLit is indexing of economics journal articles from 1886 to 1968[http://www.aeaweb.org/econlit/index.php EconLit – American Economic Association]. parallel to the print series Index of Economic Articles.Works cited in the Index of Economic Articles are classified by author and subject. Coverage includes v. 1-7 for 1886–1965 and v. 8-36 for each year thereafter to 1996 (per Baylor University Libraries, "International Business Sources", [http://www.baylor.edu/content/services/document.php/14779.pdf p. 1]).

Developed in the context of the Journal of Economic Literature, the JEL classification system became a standard method of classifying economics literature, including journal articles, books, collective volume articles, dissertations, working papers in economics, book reviews from the Journal of Economic Literature, and EconLit.{{cite web|title=JEL Classification System / EconLit Subject Descriptors|url=https://www.aeaweb.org/econlit/jelCodes.php?view=jel|website=American Economic Association|access-date=1 June 2017}}

JEL code (sub)categories, including periodic updates, are referenced at [https://web.archive.org/web/20100405035000/http://www.aeaweb.org/journal/jel_class_system.php Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) Classification System]. Links to definitions of (sub)categories are at [http://www.aeaweb.org/jel/guide/jel.php JEL Classification Codes Guide] with corresponding examples of article titles linked to publication information, such as abstracts.