''Explorations in Economic History'' is a

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of quantitative

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. It follows the quantitative or formal approaches that have been called

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or the

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, applied to any place and time. These formal approaches apply mathematical economic theory, model building, and statistical estimation. It is published by

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and the

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are W.J. Collins (

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) and H.J. Voth (

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History

The journal was established in 1949 as ''Explorations in Entrepreneurial History'', which was published until 1958. A second series was published starting in 1963, with volume numbering restarting at 1, and the journal obtained its current name in 1969.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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of 2.259. It is considered one of the best economic history journals along with the

Journal of Economic History ''The Journal of Economic History'' is an academic journal of economic history which has been published since 1941. Many of its articles are quantitative, often following the formal approaches that have been called cliometrics or the new economi ...

Economic History Review ''The Economic History Review'' is a peer-reviewed history journal published quarterly by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Economic History Society. It was established in 1927 by Eileen Power and is currently edited by Sara Horrell, Jaime Reis and ...

and the

European Review of Economic History The ''European Review of Economic History'' is an international peer-reviewed academic journal published three times per year. It was formerly edited by Cambridge University Press and is currently edited by Oxford University Press. It is edited i ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Explorations In Economic History Economic history journals English-language journals Quarterly journals Elsevier academic journals Publications established in 1963