Hi,
I am running dynare and getting the following error message for the attached model:
Configuring Dynare …
[mex] Generalized QZ.
[mex] Sylvester equation solution.
[mex] Kronecker products.
[mex] Sparse kronecker products.
Starting Dynare …
Starting preprocessing of the model file …
6 equation(s) found
Processing derivation …
Processing Order 1… done
Processing Order 2… done
Processing outputs …
Preprocessing completed.
Starting Matlab computing …
SOLVE: maxit has been reached
SOLVE: Iteration 2
Spurious convergence.
27.4140
27.4140
2.7991
-28.1887
0.0000
0.0000
??? Error using ==> steady_ at 77
STEADY: convergence problems
Error in ==> steady at 52
steady_;
Error in ==> IBC at 114
steady;
Error in ==> dynare at 102
evalin(‘base’,fname) ;
Here is the .mod file:
// International Business Cycle Model
//Preamble
var c1 c2 k1 k2 a1 a2;
varexo e1 e2;
parameters gamma delta alpha beta rho;
gamma=2;
delta=0.05;
alpha=0.4;
beta=0.98;
rho=0.85;
// Model - spell out equations of the model
model;
c1=c2;
(c1)^(-gamma)=beta*(c1(+1)^(-gamma))((alphaa1(+1)k1^(alpha-1))+1-delta);
(c2)^(-gamma)=beta(c2(+1)^(-gamma))((alphaa2(+1)k2^(alpha-1))+1-delta);
(a1k1(-1)^alpha)+(a2k2(-1)^alpha)=c1+c2+k1-(k1(-1)(1-delta))+k2+(k2(-1)(1-delta));
a1=rhoa1(-1)+e1;
a2=rho*a2(-1)+e2;
end;
// Steady state or initial values
initval;
k1=2.8;
k2=2.8;
c1=0.8;
c2=0.8;
a1=0;
a2=0;
e1=0;
e2=0;
end;
shocks;
var e1;
stderr 0.08;
var e2;
stderr 0.08;
end;
steady;
stoch_simul(dr_algo=0,periods=1000);
Kindly advise,
Adeem