# Interpretation of IRF

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**Category:** Stochastic simulations\
**Created:** [1 August 2010 06:08 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/interpretation-of-irf/1572 "2010-08-01T06:08:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [21 November 2013 16:27 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/interpretation-of-irf/1572/3 "2013-11-21T16:27:29Z")

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IRFs are in absolute deviations from steady state. See also [[Dynare relative irf](https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-relative-irf/1908/1)) and [[Shock equations for model written in their non-linear form](https://forum.dynare.org/t/shock-equations-for-model-written-in-their-non-linear-form/3457/1)) and [[A question about the IRF](https://forum.dynare.org/t/a-question-about-the-irf/2354/1))

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