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cliometrics

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cli·o·met·rics  (kl-mtrks)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
The study of history using economic models and advanced mathematical methods of data processing and analysis.
[Clio + -metrics.]
clio·metric adj.
clio·me·trician (-m-trshn) n.
cliometrics [ˌklaɪəʊˈmɛtrɪks]
n
(Economics) (functioning as singular) the study of economic history using statistics and computer analysis
[Clio + (econo)metrics]
cliometric , cliometrical adj
cliometrician  [ˌklaɪəʊməˈtrɪʃən] n
cliometrics
the application of mathematics, especially statistics, to the study of history. — cliometrician, n.
See also: History
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Margo was the 2006 recipient of the Clio Award from the Cliometrics Conference, awarded annually for "exceptional service" to the field of cliometrics.
2006 awards and honors by NBER Reporter
Different fashions became more influential for a short or sometimes longer period, for instance cliometrics and anthropological history.
Gaining ground by van der Linden, Marcel / Journal of Social History
I thank Marcus Berliant, Dora Costa, Spencer Glendon, Hideo Konishi, Charles Leven, Douglass North, Kenneth Sokoloff, John Wallis, Thomas Weiss, and seminar participants at the Regional Science Association Meetings in Washington, DC, Cliometrics Conference at University of Toronto, Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank, NBER Summer Institute, Tulane University, University of Chicago, and ASSA meetings in New York for helpful comments.
Urban Development in the United States, 1690-1990 by Kim, Sukkoo / Southern Economic Journal
 
 
 
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