When I run the code in Chapter 6 of User Guide (fs2000ns.mod), I got the following error:
??? Error using ==> chol
Matrix must be positive definite.
Error in ==> metropolis_hastings_initialization at 52
d = chol(vv);
Error in ==> random_walk_metropolis_hastings at 43
ix2, ilogpo2, ModelName, MhDirectoryName, fblck, fline, npar, nblck, nruns,
NewFile, MAX_nruns, d ] = …
Error in ==> dynare_estimation_1 at 1057
feval(options_.posterior_sampling_method,‘DsgeLikelihood’,options_.proposal_distribution,xparam1,invhess,bounds,gend,data,…
Error in ==> dynare_estimation at 62
dynare_estimation_1(var_list,varargin{:});
Error in ==> fs2000ns at 175
dynare_estimation(var_list_);
Error in ==> dynare at 132
evalin(‘base’,fname) ;
I use the original codes from the User Guide. Please advise how to fix it.
Thanks,
Eric