Will model compile/solve without just identification?

[eavelas]

Will the model object compile and/or solve if there is an identification problem?

[EViews Gareth]

What do you mean by identification problem?

Identification problems are usually terms reserved for estimation, and the model object does not perform any estimation.

[eavelas]

Sorry, to clarify, would the model object encounter any error if any of the underlying equations possess a problem with identification?

[EViews Gareth]

If the equations/systems/vars etc... have identification problems, they would not have been successfully estimated. A model object will only solve if the underlying estimation objects have been successfully estimated.

[eavelas]

Thanks. Does EViews provide any warning if a user attempts to estimate an equation that has identification problems? If so, is there anywhere in the EViews user guide or help menu that explains that EViews does this?

[EViews Gareth]

Again it depends on exactly what you mean by non-identification.

Most of the time non-identification means it is mathematically impossible to estimate the thing you're estimating, so EViews will issue a warning message (such as singular matrix, or not enough instruments, etc...)

[eavelas]

Thanks. Last question: Is this warning functionality described in any EViews documentation?

[EViews Gareth]

Probably. Without knowing what identification issues you're talking about, it is hard to say.

Both singular matrix errors and insufficient instruments are mentioned in the documentation.