From 13bd1622e256311de9bb1954d8ae6af96b8a1687 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Johannes Pfeifer <jpfeifer@gmx,de>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 13:31:11 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix variable name and document saving of conditional
 forecasts

---
 doc/dynare.texi      | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 matlab/imcforecast.m |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/dynare.texi b/doc/dynare.texi
index 0382dcf78..4cc43540c 100644
--- a/doc/dynare.texi
+++ b/doc/dynare.texi
@@ -5580,6 +5580,48 @@ DSGE model, @code{simulation_type} has to be set equal to @code{deterministic}.
 
 @end table
 
+@outputhead
+
+The results are not stored in the @code{oo_} structure but in a separate structure @code{forecasts} saved to the harddisk into a file called @code{conditional_forecasts.mat}.
+
+@defvr {MATLAB/Octave variable} forecasts.cond
+Variable set by the @code{conditional_forecast} command. It stores the conditional forecasts. Fields are @code{periods+1} by 1 vectors storing the steady state (time 0) and the subsequent @code{periods} forecasts periods. Fields are of the form:
+@example
+@code{forecasts.cond.@var{FORECAST_MOMENT}.@var{VARIABLE_NAME}}
+@end example
+where @var{FORECAST_MOMENT} is one of the following:
+
+@table @code
+
+@item Mean
+Mean of the conditional forecast distribution.
+
+@item ci
+Confidence interval of the conditional forecast distribution. The size corresponds to @code{conf_sig}.
+@end table
+
+@end defvr
+
+@defvr {MATLAB/Octave variable} forecasts.uncond
+Variable set by the @code{conditional_forecast} command. It stores the unconditional forecasts. Fields are of the form:
+@example
+@code{forecasts.uncond.@var{FORECAST_MOMENT}.@var{VARIABLE_NAME}}
+@end example
+@end defvr
+
+@defvr {MATLAB/Octave variable} forecasts.instruments
+Variable set by the @code{conditional_forecast} command. Stores the names of the exogenous instruments.
+@end defvr
+
+@defvr {MATLAB/Octave variable} forecasts.controlled_variables
+Variable set by the @code{conditional_forecast} command. Stores the position of the constrained endogenous variables in declaration order.
+@end defvr
+
+@defvr {MATLAB/Octave variable} forecasts.graphs
+Variable set by the @code{conditional_forecast} command. Stores the information for generating the conditional forecast plots.
+@end defvr
+
+
 @examplehead
 
 @example
diff --git a/matlab/imcforecast.m b/matlab/imcforecast.m
index 6592c9cc0..de69d7bcd 100644
--- a/matlab/imcforecast.m
+++ b/matlab/imcforecast.m
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ tt = (1-options_cond_fcst.conf_sig)/2;
 t1 = round(options_cond_fcst.replic*tt);
 t2 = round(options_cond_fcst.replic*(1-tt));
 
-forecasts.controled_variables = constrained_vars;
+forecasts.controlled_variables = constrained_vars;
 forecasts.instruments = options_cond_fcst.controlled_varexo;
 
 for i = 1:EndoSize