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Finding Underlying Factors Using The Independent Component Analysis On Labour Market – Application On Unemployment Rate In Monthly Variation

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  • Cristina Linkaru

    (National Institute for Science Research in The Field of Labour and Social Protection- INCSMPS, Romania)

  • Vasilica Ciuc?

    (National Institute for Science Research in The Field of Labour and Social Protection- INCSMPS, Romania)

  • Speran?a P?rciog

    (National Institute for Science Research in The Field of Labour and Social Protection- INCSMPS, Romania)

  • Draga Atanasiu

    (National Institute for Science Research in The Field of Labour and Social Protection- INCSMPS, Romania)

Abstract

Independent Component Analysis ICA is “a method for finding underlying factors or components from multivariate (multidimensional) statistical data”. Considering that the specific of this method is “that it looks for components that are both statistically independent and Non-Gaussian, we try to apply ICA method on labour market data. Following the methodology presented by Hyv?rinen, Karhunen, Oja (2001) on the problem” cashflow of several stores belonging to the same retail chain, trying to find fundamental factors common to all stores that affect the cash flow” we apply on analysing the unemployment rates, seasonally adjusted, in monthly variation at EU27 level between January 2000-September 2011. The data source is EUROSTAT, indicator [une_rt_m]: „Unemployment rate, monthly average, seasonally adjusted data, total (%), resulting 141 months/cases. Orginal mixture data are pre-processing in the stage of Pre-whitened using Principal Component Analysis PCA, with NIPALS algorithm and for ICA the FastICA Algorithm from STATISTICA 8.0 Software.

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  • Cristina Linkaru & Vasilica Ciuc? & Speran?a P?rciog & Draga Atanasiu, 2013. "Finding Underlying Factors Using The Independent Component Analysis On Labour Market – Application On Unemployment Rate In Monthly Variation," Regional Science Inquiry, Hellenic Association of Regional Scientists, vol. 0(1), pages 43-73, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:hrs:journl:v:v:y:2013:i:1:p:43-73
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    Keywords

    unemployment rate; monthly variation; ICA; PCA;
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    JEL classification:

    • J6 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

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