Error using max Matrix. dimensions must agree.

[mahone21]

I am really confused.i have a model, I still can compute an initial steady state and a final steady state, and the rank condition is still verified, but the following instructions:

Error using max
Matrix dimensions must agree.

Error in hessian (line 40)
h1=max(abs(x),sqrt(gstep)*ones(n,1))*eps^(1/6);

Error in dynare_estimation_1 (line 406)
hh = reshape(hessian('DsgeLikelihood',xparam1, ...

Error in dynare_estimation (line 62)
dynare_estimation_1(var_list,varargin{:});

Error in mahone211 (line 383)
dynare_estimation(var_list_);

Error in dynare (line 120)
evalin('base',fname) ;

[SébastienVillemot]

This is obviously a bug in Dynare, I have added it to our bug tracker: https://www.dynare.org/trac/ticket/222

We will solve it as soon as possible.

Thanks for reporting this.

[mahone21]

Thanks!
I am looking forward u replying!

[SébastienVillemot]

Hi,

Actually you forgot to declare an "estimated_params" block! Dynare does not know which parameters to estimate, what are the priors...

Therefore it's not a bug in Dynare. But we will change the error message so that it becomes more explicit.

Best,

[mahone21]

thank u very much!

i can run it successfully now!

[alex]

I get the same error. I have not an estimated_params section, but I am using the "smoother" option, which does not require to define parameters to estimate.

Any thought about how to solve this?

Best,
Alex

[jpfeifer]

Try the recent snapshot. If it does not work, post the file

[alex]

solved thank you!

Alex

[veronika]

Hi,

I am estimating a non-linear model with second order approximation using "pruning", and I also use the smoother option. But I get the same error :

Error using max
Matrix dimensions must agree.

Error in hessian (line 42)
h1=max(abs(x),sqrt(gstep(1))*ones(n,1))*eps^(1/6)*gstep(2);

Error in dynare_estimation_1 (line 620)
hh = reshape(hessian(objective_function,xparam1, ...

Error in dynare_estimation (line 89)
dynare_estimation_1(var_list,dname);

Error in Flue (line 414)
dynare_estimation(var_list_);

Error in dynare (line 180)
evalin('base',fname) ;

what could be the problem and how I can solve it? I would appreciate your advice.

[jpfeifer]

Please use

Code: Select all

which hessian

to check whether the Dynare hessian.m is on top of your path. If not, eliminate the other hessian.m from your path.

[veronika]

I tried it and:

>> which hessian
C:\dynare\4.4.3\matlab\hessian.m

[jpfeifer]

The steady state file is missing.

[veronika]

Sorry! Here they are:

[jpfeifer]

And the data file.

[veronika]

This is the preliminary data file, we are not still finished with aggregating the data.