Fields
Where economists actually work.
Economics papers are classified by letter in the JEL system, run by the American Economic Association. These are the main fields.
- B · History of thought: History of thought and methodology
- C · Quantitative: Mathematical and quantitative methods
- D · Micro: Microeconomics
- E · Macro and money: Macroeconomics and monetary economics
- F · International: International economics
- G · Finance: Financial economics
- H · Public: Public economics
- I · Health and education: Health, education and welfare
- J · Labour: Labour and demographic economics
- K · Law: Law and economics
- L · Industry: Industrial organisation
- M · Business: Business economics, accounting and marketing
- N · Economic history
- O · Development: Development, innovation and growth
- P · Systems: Economic systems
- Q · Environment: Agricultural, natural resource and environmental
- R · Urban: Urban, regional and transport