comparing ARDL model vs AR model

[houji]

Hi,

I have an ARDL model for inflation and output gap using the autolag select based on the BIC, and I want to compare the model against the AR model (no output gap). Is there a quick way to compare these two models in the command line? I can't seem to find how to extract the selected lags.

Ex. if the ARDL model is ARDL(n,1), I want to compare it against the AR(n) model.

Thanks!

[EViews Gareth]

What does compare mean in this sense? Just estimate the two equations and display them side by side?

[houji]

Hi Gareth,

Yes, estimate the two equations side by side, and compare forecasting properties (RMSE)

[EViews Gareth]

Estimate the two equations and have them open next to each other.

[houji]

Is there a way to do so in the command line? I want to incorporate it into a loop.

[EViews Gareth]

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equation eq1.ls y c ar(1 to !n) show eq1 equation eq2.ardl(deplags=!n, reglags=!n) y x show eq2

[houji]

Thanks Gareth!

The problem with that code is that the ARDL model selected isnt necessarily the one with the largest lag. For example, the max lag specification I gave was 4, lags, but Eviews picked ARDL(2,0) based on the BIC. Is there a way to recover the "2" from the ARDL(2,0) model selected, and use it as input in my ar equation?

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equation eq1.ardl(deplags=4, reglags=4) y x show eq1 'use !n as the lag that was autoselected by Eviews equation eq2.ls y c ar(1 to !n) show eq2

[EViews Gareth]

There isn't an easy way. You could freeze the output into a table and parse the table, or use eq1.@varlist to retrieve the list of selected variables and parse that.

[houji]

Thanks Gareth!

I froze the table, and parsed the lag number using the @mid string function.