econometrics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪˌkɒn.əˈmɛt.ɹɪks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪˌkɑ.nəˈmɛt.ɹɪks/ (General-American)
- /ɪˌkɔn.əˈmet.ɹɪks/ (Australia)
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Etymology
An adaptation of the French économétrie. Coined by Norwegian economist Ragnar Frisch in 1926. Compare the earlier German Oekonometrie (now generally spelt Ökonometrie), first used (in a different sense) by Polish economist Paweł Ciompa in 1910.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The branch of economics that applies statistical methods to the empirical study of economic theories and relationships.
The credibility revolution in econometrics was an understandable reaction to the identification of causal mechanisms by assertion, often controversial and sometimes incredible.
2024 March 14, Angus Deaton, “Rethinking My Economics”, in F&D Magazine:Here is a poetic finding from econometrics: As the rich get richer, they want more from other humans, not less.
2026 May 3, Ezra Klein, “Why the A.I. Job Apocalypse (Probably) Won’t Happen”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Deriveds
microeconometrics · macroeconometrician · macroeconometrics
Relateds
econometrically · econometrician · econometric · econometry · macroeconomics · econometrical · econometrist · also coined by Frisch
Translations (42)
dty अर्थमिति (branch of economics) · cmn 計量經濟學 /计量经济学 (branch of economics) · ru экономе́трия (branch of economics) · id ekonometrika (branch of economics) · ka ეკონომეტრია (branch of economics) · nl econometrie (branch of economics) · mr अर्थमिती (branch of economics) · hi अर्थमिति (branch of economics) · ms ekonometrik (branch of economics) · pa ਅਰਥਮਿਤਿ (branch of economics) · it econometrica (branch of economics) · bn অর্থমিতি (branch of economics) · tr ekonometri (branch of economics) · id ekonometri (branch of economics) · fi ekonometria (branch of economics) · km សេដ្ឋមាត្រវិទ្យា (branch of economics) · mai अर्थमिति (branch of economics) · kn ಅರ್ಥಮಿತಿ (branch of economics) · el οικονομετρία (branch of economics) · pl ekonometria (branch of economics) · pt econometria (branch of economics) · bho अर्थमिति (branch of economics) · ca econometria (branch of economics) · cs ekonometrie (branch of economics) · hu ökonometria (branch of economics) · ne अर्थमिति (branch of economics) · ka ეკონომეტრიკა (branch of economics) · vi kinh tế lượng (branch of economics) · sv ekonometri (branch of economics) · gu અર્થમિતિ (branch of economics) · fr économétrie (branch of economics) · es econometría (branch of economics) · te అర్థమితి (branch of economics) · ru экономе́трика (branch of economics) · da økonometri (branch of economics) · de Ökonometrie (branch of economics) · ja 計量経済学 (branch of economics) · kn ಅರ್ಥಮಾಪನಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ (branch of economics) · no econometrie (branch of economics) · et ökonomeetria (branch of economics) · ro econometrie (branch of economics) · ga eacnaiméadracht (branch of economics)