Help with figuring out the initial values to use for my model using external steady state file?

[jpfeifer]

@DoubleBass Each of the generic procedures boils down to solving a nonlinear equation system. That is what Dynare does automatically. But here it fails, potentially because of a mistake in the model specification.
For reference:

Steady State Computation - Larger Models

Because of exactly the type of situation you outline, I use pencil and paper. In the situation you describe, you don’t know whether the mistake is in your model or the steady state computation. If it is in the model and you run a numerical solver, it will then find the steady state for a wrong model. Having the steady state analytically allows you to debug based on the discrepancy.

That is the reason why you should help steady state finding by using a sensible analytical approach instead of brute force.