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This dimension sorts economic events by their basic category, a crisis, a policy change or a market crash. Wikipedia notes that economic history "can encompass a wide variety of topics, including equality, finance, technology, labour, and business," topics that map onto several distinct categories of event. Browsing by category keeps events of the same kind grouped together.

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Earliest Recorded EraSourced to the subject's own account
1789 1
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1. Hyperinflation (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHyperinflation, French hyperinflation exception
Quote, Hyperinflation, French hyperinflation exception
Most hyperinflations in history, with some exceptions, such as the French hyperinflation of 1789 to 1796, occurred after the use of fiat currency became widespread in the late 19th century.
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