Classifying economics: A history of the JEL codes

Journal of Economic Literature

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 545-579

  Cherrier, Beatrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

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EID: 85020443309     PISSN: 00220515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jel.20151296     Document Type: Review

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