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Economic history is the study of economies or
economic phenomena of the past. Analysis in
economic history is undertaken using a
combination of historical methods, statistical
methods and the application of economic theory
to historical situations and institutions. The
topic includes financial and business history and
overlaps with areas of social history such as
demographic and labor history. The quantitative
in this case, econometric study of economic
history is also known as cliometrics.