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- noun Application of mathematical and statistical techniques to economics in the study of problems, the analysis of data, and the development and testing of theories and models.
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- noun the application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data.
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- noun economics The branch of
economics that appliesstatistical methods to theempirical study of economic theories and relationships.
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- noun the application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data
Etymologies
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Another important breakthrough in econometrics was achieved by James
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1969-2006 2010
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The Prizes to Heckman and McFadden, as well as to Engle and Granger, in econometrics were also shared for complementary contributions.
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1969-2006 2010
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For Jan, econometrics is essential in economic research, a vision that was, and still is, being contested.
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The new approach was called econometrics, and it emanated, at least at first, from another major intellectual base called the Cowles Commission at the University of Chicago.
Economic Principals David Warsh 1993
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The Laureates talk about their different backgrounds and studies, how a day at work may look like (4: 41), how they made their discovery (7: 42), the developments in econometrics (13: 25) and about their respective hobbies and family life (18: 54).
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The Laureates talk about their different backgrounds and studies, how a day at work may look like (4: 41), how they made their discovery (7: 42), the developments in econometrics (13: 25) and about their respective hobbies and family life (18: 54).
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Lucas's pioneering contributions have actually created a new subfield within econometrics: rational expectations econometrics.
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Tinbergen's pioneer work in econometrics has been of major importance for subsequent methodological development.
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The task of econometrics from the point of view of human welfare is to try to extract from past data useful information for whatever economic society it should be found desirable to reach for.
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I organized a summer workshop in econometrics at the Summer Palace in Beijing.
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According to American Heritage Dictionary (4th ed.), "Application of mathematical and statistical techniques to economics in the study of problems, the analysis of data, and the development and testing of theories and models."
February 13, 2009