Change disp() to errors in var_sample_moments.m

Otherwise, the data moments that are required for estimating DSGE-VARs are set to an empty matrix instead of aborting. This will then lead to a cryptic crash in initial_estimation_checks.m due to matrix dimensions not agreeing.
time-shift
Johannes Pfeifer 2014-02-15 17:01:41 +01:00
parent b3bcf37cca
commit 52e5b567eb
1 changed files with 2 additions and 2 deletions

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@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ XtX = [];
data = read_variables(datafile,varobs,[],xls_sheet,xls_range);
if qlag > FirstObservation
disp('VarSampleMoments :: not enough data to initialize! Try to increase FirstObservation.')
error('VarSampleMoments :: not enough data to initialize! Try to increase FirstObservation.')
return
end
@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ elseif var_trend_order == 1;% Constant and linear trend case.
X = ones(NumberOfObservations,NumberOfVariables*qlag+2);
indx = NumberOfVariables*qlag+1:NumberOfVariables*qlag+2;
else
disp('var_sample_moments :: trend must be equal to -1,0 or 1!')
error('var_sample_moments :: trend must be equal to -1,0 or 1!')
return
end