# Varobs block

**URL:** <https://forum.dynare.org/t/varobs-block/4879>\
**Category:** Dynare help (legacy posts)\
**Created:** [3 August 2015 07:29 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/varobs-block/4879 "2015-08-03T07:29:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![mhkarami](https://forum.dynare.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/278dde/32.png) [@mhkarami](https://forum.dynare.org/u/mhkarami)\
**Post date:** [3 August 2015 07:29 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/varobs-block/4879/1 "2015-08-03T07:29:38Z")

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Hi  
would appreciate if someone could explain (or to point to a study in which it is explained) what is our Criterion for choosing variable in varobs block?  
best regards

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**Author:** ![jpfeifer](https://forum.dynare.org/user_avatar/forum.dynare.org/jpfeifer/32/5044_2.png) [@jpfeifer](https://forum.dynare.org/u/jpfeifer)\
**Post date:** [3 August 2015 15:14 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/varobs-block/4879/2 "2015-08-03T15:14:53Z")

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See Remark 7 (Which Observables for Estimation?) in Pfeifer (2013): “A Guide to Specifying Observation Equations for the Estimation of DSGE Models” at [sites.google.com/site/pfeiferecon/Pfeifer\_2013\_Observation\_Equations.pdf](https://sites.google.com/site/pfeiferecon/Pfeifer_2013_Observation_Equations.pdf)

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**Author:** ![mhkarami](https://forum.dynare.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/278dde/32.png) [@mhkarami](https://forum.dynare.org/u/mhkarami)\
**Post date:** [4 August 2015 05:47 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/varobs-block/4879/3 "2015-08-04T05:47:54Z")

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Thank u very much