diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 43182196dd..dd325519a9 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ author:
 # The `>` after `description:` means to ignore line-breaks until next key.
 # If you want to omit the line-break after the end of text, use `>-` instead.
 description: >
-  Macroeconometrics and Time Series Analysis.
+  Macroeconomics and Time Series Econometrics.
 
 # Build settings