# IRFs can not converge to steady state

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**Category:** General DSGE Modeling\
**Created:** [5 July 2022 11:58 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/irfs-can-not-converge-to-steady-state/20676 "2022-07-05T11:58:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [5 July 2022 13:21 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/irfs-can-not-converge-to-steady-state/20676/4 "2022-07-05T13:21:14Z")

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> [@Longlasting IRFs](https://forum.dynare.org/t/longlasting-irfs/13781/2):
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> That is hard to tell. Most of the times, we actually want out model to feature persistence, i.e. endogenous propagation. In a quarterly model, 50 periods is a bit more then 10 years. That can still be considered a business cycle frequency.

comes to mind.

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