Determining the number of factors in a large-dimensional generalised factor model
大维广义因子模型中的因子个数确定
This paper proposes new estimators of the number of factors for a generalised factor model with more relaxed assumptions than the strict factor model. Under the framework of large cross-sections $N$ and large time dimensions $T$, we first derive the bias-corrected estimator $\hat σ^2_*$ of the noise variance in a generalised factor model by random matrix theory. Then we construct three information criteria based on $\hat σ^2_*$, further propose the consistent estimators of…