Definition
The branch of economics that uses mathematics and statistics to analyze and test economic theories using real data.
Etymology
Coined in 1930, combining 'economy' and '-metrics' (from Greek 'metron,' measure). The field emerged from the desire to make economics as scientifically rigorous as physics.
Kelly Says
Econometrics won its own Nobel Prize category in 1969—it's the toolkit economists use to argue about everything from whether raising minimum wage helps workers to whether a country can 'stimulus spend' its way out of recession.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኢኮኖሜትሪክ
ee-ko-no-MET-ri-k
ARالعربية
اقتصاد
al-iqtisad
BNবাংলা
অর্থনীতি
ortho-nee-ti
CACatalà
econometria
e-ko-no-MET-ri-a
CSČeština
ekonomika
e-ko-no-mi-ka
DADansk
ekonometri
e-ko-no-MET-ri
DEDeutsch
Ökonometrie
o-ko-no-MET-ri-e
ELΕλληνικά
οικονομική
o-i-ko-no-mi-ki
ESEspañol
econometría
e-ko-no-MET-ri-a
FAفارسی
اقتصادسنجی
e-ko-no-misan-ji
FISuomi
ekonomia
e-ko-no-mia
FRFrançais
économétrie
e-ko-no-MET-ri
HAHA
ikonomitiki
i-ko-no-mi-ti-ki
HEעברית
אקונומטריה
a-ko-no-MET-ri-ya
HIहिन्दी
आर्थिकी
aar-thik-i
HUMagyar
ekonometria
e-ko-no-MET-ri-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
ekonometri
e-ko-no-MET-ri
IGIG
ekonometri
e-ko-no-MET-ri
ITItaliano
econometria
e-ko-no-MET-ri-a
JA日本語
計量経済学
keiryō keizaigaku
KMKM
វិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ
vit-dya-sa-as-tre
KO한국어
경제측정학
gyeongje-seongjeong-hak
MSBahasa Melayu
ekonometrik
e-ko-no-MET-rik
MYမြန်မာ
စီးပွားရေး
si-pa-wa-ye
NLNederlands
econometrie
e-ko-no-MET-ri-e
NONorsk
ekonometri
e-ko-no-MET-ri
PLPolski
ekonomia
e-ko-no-mia
PTPortuguês
econometria
e-ko-no-MET-ri-a
RORomână
econometrie
e-ko-no-MET-ri-e
RUРусский
экономика
ekonomika
SVSvenska
ekonometri
e-ko-no-MET-ri
SWKiswahili
ekonometri
e-ko-no-MET-ri
TAதமிழ்
பொருளாதாரம்
porul-aadhaar-am
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్థిక శాస్త్రం
aar-thik-sha-as-tram
THไทย
เศรษฐศาสตร์
set-tha-sat-thart
TLTL
ekonometrika
e-ko-no-MET-ri-ka
TRTürkçe
ekonometri
e-ko-no-MET-ri
UKУкраїнська
економіка
ekonomika
VITiếng Việt
thuật toán kinh tế
thuat toan kinh te
YOYO
ekonometri
e-ko-no-MET-ri
ZH中文
计量经济学
jì liàng jīng jì xué
ZUZU
ekonometri
e-ko-no-MET-ri