cliometricians
/ˌklaɪəməˈtrɪʃənz/
noun
- Plural of cliometrician; scholars who apply statistical methods and economic theory to the study of history.
- Cliometricians have debated the economic causes of the American Civil War for decades.
- The work of cliometricians has changed how we understand the Great Depression.
- Many cliometricians use census data to reconstruct historical living standards.