BVARs and fcast

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Sharky
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BVARs and fcast

Postby Sharky » Tue Aug 16, 2016 6:54 am

Hi

I am using the fcast add-on to forecast with VARs. It works fine with the ECM (.ec) but when I tell it to fcast all the series using the .bvar, several of the series don't forecast out of sample. Oddly, one (the first) does.

Does anyone have any idea whether there are any known issues in using fcast with BVARs?

Sharky
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Re: BVARs and fcast

Postby Sharky » Tue Aug 16, 2016 8:50 am

I've tried using makemodel and solving for forecasts that way but get the same problem so maybe this shouldn't be in "Add-in support"...

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for !ii=!m to !b-1 'EXPAND

smpl @first @first+!ii
var brecvar.bvar(NOCONST,prior=lit) 1 4 c_ inve y labobs     robs    pinfobs w
brecvar.makemodel(bvarmodel)


smpl @first+1+!ii @last
bvarmodel.solve
brecvar.fcast _bf
brecvartab(!ii-!m+1,1) = c__0(!ii+2)
brecvartab(!ii-!m+1,2) = inve_0(!ii+2)
brecvartab(!ii-!m+1,3) = y_0(!ii+2)
brecvartab(!ii-!m+1,4) = labobs_0(!ii+2)

delete c__bf inve_bf y_bf labobs_bf robs_bf pinfobs_bf w_bf
next


gives zeros for the forecast period for inve_0

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Last updated: 08/16/16 - 16:46
Modified: 1988Q4 2014Q3 // bvarmodel.solve

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When I run the same code with .ec instead of .bvar it works fine.

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Re: BVARs and fcast

Postby EViews Gareth » Tue Aug 16, 2016 9:11 am

Which version/build date of EViews?
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Re: BVARs and fcast

Postby Sharky » Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:23 am

Eviews 8 (x64)

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Re: BVARs and fcast

Postby EViews Gareth » Wed Aug 17, 2016 8:02 am

Build date? (Help->About EViews).
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Re: BVARs and fcast

Postby Sharky » Wed Aug 17, 2016 8:11 am

Mar 22 2013

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Re: BVARs and fcast

Postby EViews Gareth » Wed Aug 17, 2016 8:36 am

That's very out of date. Update to the latest version.
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Re: BVARs and fcast

Postby Sharky » Wed Aug 17, 2016 8:40 am

I've got it through my university. Is it possible to update without them doing so for the whole department? Or do I need to wait for that?

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Re: BVARs and fcast

Postby EViews Gareth » Wed Aug 17, 2016 8:42 am

I don't know the details of your particular install. Try it and see?
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