anyway, please quote 'Policy A is likely to...' be carefull ... Why is linear regression not to be used ??
What is the frequency of your data ? "C.Rothe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hello, > > I could need some advice on the following problem: I have measurements of > certain similar economic variables in a fixed region over time (i.e. I have > unemployment > rates for different age groups in a country over the last 33 years). The > data set > also includes a number of explanatory variables (both economic and > socio-demographic). > > In the end, I want to be able to make statements like "Policy A will reduce > youth > unemployment, whereas Policy B affects all types of unemployment to the same > extend". > > Can anyone suggest a suitable class of models to approach this problem? > Linear > regression does not seem appropriate since I'm looking at time series data. > Somebody suggested to look at panel data analysis, but I'm not too sure > about > this either since the values of the explanatory variables would be the same > for all > groups. Does anyone have a better idea? > > Thanks > > Chris > > . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
