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Hi, I have a very simple question in macro processing syntax.

Suppose in the mod file I use @#define ramsey = 1, then I use

@#if ramsey
equation 1
@#else
equation 2
@#endif

Is there a way that I can define @#define ramsey = parameter, in which parameter can be controlled in a matlab file and then passed to the mod file?

Thanks a lot!

Frank

Is your idea to perform multiple runs of dynare with different equations depending on the value of parameter? If so, you can define ramsey when you invoke dynare:

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>> eval(['dynare modfile.mod -Dramsey=' num2str(parameter)])

Dear Houtan,

Related to your answer, how would you include multiple values of the parameter, say for two variables ramsey1 and ramsey2?

Best,
Alex

Houtan,

it does not work, in the corresponding line Matlab says that "A quoted string is unterminated"

Alex

It should be

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eval(['dynare modfile.mod -Dramsey1=' num2str(parameter1),' -Dramsey2=' num2str(parameter2)])

it works thanks!

Best,
Alex