I modified the model proposed by Justiniano and Preston (2010) and have been trying to estimate the new model.
Actually, I wanted to do with mode_compute=4 but it was hard to find the initial posterior mode.
So, I use mode_compute=6.
Eventually, estimation was done. However, results of posterior variance decomposition is strange.
Mostly, they are zero…
I hope to have possible reasons for this.
I attached my mod file and data.
data_neer_jp.mod (49.9 KB)
fx_est_post_z.mod (8.51 KB)
Please upload everything including your mode-file as a zip-file
You still did not provide your _mode.mat-file
The mode-file does not match the mod-file:
The posterior mode file fx_est_post_z_mode has been generated using another specification of the model or another model!
--> Estimated parameter eps_gg is not present in the loaded mode file.
--> Estimated parameter rho_gg is not present in the loaded mode file.
Sorry, I uploaded data, program (.mod) and mode file (_mode.mat).
Also, I uploaded the result (*.mat) in whch fevd mean of most variables are zero.
I think there might be a stationary issue. But in my opinion it has to be with some variables only
such as z, e, p, pf, ph. Not c or y.
archieve.zip (77.1 KB)
I can confirm that the problem relates to nonstationary variables. For those variables, we are displaying 0 for all shocks, which is incorrect and should be NaN. We will fix this.
I am wondering if you let me know which variable or part of the model incurs stationary problems.
In fact, c (consumption), pi (inflation) and y (domestic output) are definitely stationary.
My guess is that
// (7) Terms of Trade
s = pf - ph ;
causes this, because you have two non-stationary variables on the RHS and from there is spills over to the real side of the model.