{"id":1172,"date":"2025-06-24T11:44:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T08:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rjrs.ase.ro\/?page_id=1172"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:25:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T09:25:16","slug":"volume-19-no-1-article-no-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rjrs.ase.ro\/index.php\/archive\/vol-19-no-1-summer-2025\/volume-19-no-1-article-no-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Volume 19, No.1, article no.3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Title:&nbsp;<\/strong>A NUTS 3 level socio-economic analysis using multivariate methods<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Authors &amp; affiliations:&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Kriszti\u00e1n Ritter, <\/em><\/strong>Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Institute of Rural Development and Sustainable Economy, Department of Rural- and Regional Development, G\u00f6d\u00f6ll\u0151, <strong><em>Orsolya Varga<\/em><\/strong>, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Doctoral School of Economics and Regional Sciences, G\u00f6d\u00f6ll\u0151, Hungary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This study applies factor analysis and cluster analysis to explore county-level differences, with emphasis on economic performance, employment, industrial activity, demographic trends, education, and tourism potential. The focus is on the Romanian NUTS-3 regions (named \u2018counties\u2019). The results highlight Cluj and Sibiu as the most advanced counties in economic terms, while Harghita and Covasna rank among the less developed regions. The cluster analysis groups the counties into five distinct categories, with Harghita, Covasna, and Mure\u0219 classified as \u201cmoderately progressing\u201d areas. Based on these insights, the study outlines recommendations to promote economic diversification, enhance the quality of education, develop tourism infrastructure, and strengthen regional connectivity \u2013 key measures that could reduce territorial disparities and support a more balanced spatial development in Romania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keywords:&nbsp;<\/strong>Multivariable Analysis, Regional Economy, Spatial planning, Territorial Inequalities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JEL Classification:&nbsp;<\/strong>R11; R50; C82<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DOI:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.61225\/rjrs.2025.03\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.61225\/rjrs.2025.03\"><strong>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.61225\/rjrs.2025.03<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rjrs.ase.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3-Ritter-Varga.pdf\">Download full article from here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Title:&nbsp;A NUTS 3 level socio-economic analysis using multivariate methods Authors &amp; affiliations:&nbsp;&nbsp;Kriszti\u00e1n Ritter, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Institute of Rural Development and Sustainable Economy, Department of Rural-&nbsp;[ &hellip; ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":1221,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1172","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","list-style-post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rjrs.ase.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rjrs.ase.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rjrs.ase.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rjrs.ase.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rjrs.ase.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1172"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.rjrs.ase.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1211,"href":"https:\/\/www.rjrs.ase.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1172\/revisions\/1211"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rjrs.ase.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rjrs.ase.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}