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Hi everyone,
I am wondering if it is possible to compute shock decomposition (i have dynare version 4.3) after the estimation is done. I tried to put the "shock_decomposition;" command in the Matlab command window but it doesn't work. Even if after loading "myfile_results.mat" from the estimation.

Moreover, I have the following command:

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estimation(datafile=data_cpi_ols,first_obs=1,mh_replic=20000,mh_nblocks=5,mh_drop=0.40,mh_jscale=0.85,mode_compute=6,smoother) LOPG_ZE LOPG_UK LOPG_CH LOPG_US LOPG_JP LOPG_SW;

shock_decomposition(parameter_set=posterior_mode) LOPG_ZE LOPG_UK LOPG_CH LOPG_US LOPG_JP LOPG_SW;

but this generates the following error message:

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MH: Smoothed variables
MH: Smoothed variables, done!
MH: Smoothed shocks
MH: Smoothed shocks, done!
Loading 53 observations from data_cpi_ols.mat

??? Error using ==> describe_missing_data
Too many input arguments.

Error in ==> evaluate_smoother at 117
    [data_index,number_of_observations,no_more_missing_observations] =
    describe_missing_data(data,gend,n_varobs);

Error in ==> shock_decomposition at 60
oo = evaluate_smoother(parameter_set);

Error in ==> erpt at 1573
oo_ = shock_decomposition(M_,oo_,options_,var_list_);

Error in ==> dynare at 120
evalin('base',fname) ;

Thanks in advance for any help!! I really need it for my phd thesis for which the deadline is on 29 october. Please, help!!!!!!!!

Could you try 4.3.1? If it does not work, please send or post the mod-file.

Thanks jpfeifer,
At the moment, i've launched an estimation that takes time to finish. I'll install 4.3.1 as soon as the estimation is finished and tell you if it works or not.
Again thanks for your help,
Tovonony

hello,
I've tried the shock decomposition with 4.3.1 and it works. However, when i want to select shocks (with the option "shocks") to add in the decomposition, it failed.

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shock_decomposition(parameter_set=posterior_mode,shocks=(E_A_ZE E_A_UK E_A_CH));

where E_A are my exogeneous shocks.
Thanks,

This might be a bug. Could you send me the files?

This is a known issue, see: https://www.dynare.org/trac/ticket/136

Dear all,

I got the following shock decomposition graph. My suspicion is that there is some kind of misspecification into the match of the model to the observable variables, namely, dcomp_log_jp_obs, rer_log_jp_obs and fedfunds_jp_obs .
Nevertheless, I tried very hardly and I cannot see what could be. I really need some help with this matter, please!

Please, I need some insight in this matter.

Please also provide the mode-file of your run.

I thought the mode file was inside the folder shock_decomposition 2.zip of the previous request.
Please, find a new file in the folder below. Hope, this time, it works!

Not the .mod-file, I need the _mode.mat or _mh_mode.mat.

Note I did the follow experience. I incorrectly replaced dcomp_log_us_obs = log((exp(c1w))/(exp(c1w(-1)))) by dcomp_log_us_obs = log((exp(c2w))/(exp(c2w(-1)))), ceteris paribus, and all shock decomposition plots were acceptable.
I don't understand what could possible be wrong!

Here it is the _mode.mat and _mh_mode.mat.t file from the previous post.

I am not sure what you are doing, but the mode-file does not describe a mode. It has

Initial value of the log posterior (or likelihood): -759747.4604

and mode-finding stops with

Final value of minus the log posterior (or likelihood):480757.280393

The results are from what version?