econometrics

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UK/ɪˌkɒn.əˈmɛt.ɹɪks/US/ɪˌkɑ.nəˈmɛt.ɹɪks/Australia/ɪˌkɔn.əˈmet.ɹɪks/

noun

The branch of economics that applies statistical methods to the empirical study of economic theories and relationships.

OriginFrench économétrie →
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Meanings

nouneconometrics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableeconomicsThe branch of economics that applies statistical methods to the empirical study of economic theories and relationships.

    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
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    The credibility revolution in econometrics was an understandable reaction to the identification of causal mechanisms by assertion, often controversial and sometimes incredible.

    2024 March 28, Angus Deaton, “Rethinking My Economics”, in F&D Magazine

Origin

  1. Frenchéconométrie
  2. Englisheconometrics

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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Translations

Bengali অর্থমিতি
  • অর্থমিতি (orthomiti)branch of economics
Catalan econometria
  • econometriabranch of economics
Chinese Mandarin 計量經濟學 /计量经济学
  • 計量經濟學 /计量经济学 (jìliàng jīngjìxué)branch of economics
Czech ekonometrie
  • ekonometriebranch of economics
Danish økonometri
  • økonometribranch of economics
Dutch econometrie
  • econometriebranch of economics
Estonian ökonomeetria
  • ökonomeetriabranch of economics
Finnish ekonometria
  • ekonometriabranch of economics
French économétrie
  • économétriebranch of economics
German Ökonometrie
  • Ökonometriebranch of economics
Greek οικονομετρία
  • οικονομετρία (oikonometría)branch of economics
Hindi अर्थमिति
  • अर्थमिति (arthamiti)branch of economics
Hungarian ökonometria
  • ökonometriabranch of economics
Indonesian ekonometri, ekonometrika
  • ekonometribranch of economics
  • ekonometrikabranch of economics
Irish eacnaiméadracht
  • eacnaiméadrachtbranch of economics
Italian econometrica
  • econometricabranch of economics
Japanese 計量経済学
  • 計量経済学 (keiryōkeisaigaku)branch of economics
Malay ekonometrik
  • ekonometrikbranch of economics
Norwegian econometrie
  • econometriebranch of economics
Polish ekonometria
  • ekonometriabranch of economics
Portuguese econometria
  • econometriabranch of economics
Punjabi ਅਰਥਮਿਤਿ
  • ਅਰਥਮਿਤਿ (arathmiti)branch of economics
Romanian econometrie
  • econometriebranch of economics
Russian экономе́трика, экономе́трия
  • экономе́трика (ekonométrika)branch of economics
  • экономе́трия (ekonométrija)branch of economics
Spanish econometría
  • econometríabranch of economics
Swedish ekonometri
  • ekonometribranch of economics
Turkish ekonometri
  • ekonometribranch of economics
Vietnamese kinh tế lượng
  • kinh tế lượngbranch of economics

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

treeconomics
Cite this entry
APA

econometrics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/econometrics

MLA

“econometrics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/econometrics. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “econometrics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/econometrics.

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