Etymology

econometrics

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Today it means: The branch of economics that applies statistical methods to the empirical study of economic theories and relationships. Full definition →

French économétrie
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  1. French · derived froméconométrie
  2. English todayeconometrics

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.

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