diff --git a/dynare++/extern/matlab/dynare_simul.cc b/dynare++/extern/matlab/dynare_simul.cc
index 192c81145..843c38816 100644
--- a/dynare++/extern/matlab/dynare_simul.cc
+++ b/dynare++/extern/matlab/dynare_simul.cc
@@ -34,20 +34,20 @@ extern "C" {
     if (nhrs < 12 || nlhs != 2)
       DYN_MEX_FUNC_ERR_MSG_TXT("dynare_simul_ must have at least 12 input parameters and exactly 2 output arguments.\n");
 
-    int order = (int) mxGetScalar(prhs[0]);
+    auto order = (int) mxGetScalar(prhs[0]);
     if (nhrs != 12 + order)
       DYN_MEX_FUNC_ERR_MSG_TXT("dynare_simul_ must have exactly 11+order input parameters.\n");
 
-    int nstat = (int) mxGetScalar(prhs[1]);
-    int npred = (int) mxGetScalar(prhs[2]);
-    int nboth = (int) mxGetScalar(prhs[3]);
-    int nforw = (int) mxGetScalar(prhs[4]);
-    int nexog = (int) mxGetScalar(prhs[5]);
+    auto nstat = (int) mxGetScalar(prhs[1]);
+    auto npred = (int) mxGetScalar(prhs[2]);
+    auto nboth = (int) mxGetScalar(prhs[3]);
+    auto nforw = (int) mxGetScalar(prhs[4]);
+    auto nexog = (int) mxGetScalar(prhs[5]);
 
     const mxArray *const ystart = prhs[6];
     const mxArray *const shocks = prhs[7];
     const mxArray *const vcov = prhs[8];
-    int seed = (int) mxGetScalar(prhs[9]);
+    auto seed = (int) mxGetScalar(prhs[9]);
     const mxArray *const ysteady = prhs[10];
     const mwSize *const ystart_dim = mxGetDimensions(ystart);
     const mwSize *const shocks_dim = mxGetDimensions(shocks);
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ extern "C" {
             ft.zeros();
             ConstTwoDMatrix gk_mat(ft.nrows(), ft.ncols(), mxGetPr(gk));
             ft.add(1.0, gk_mat);
-            UFSTensor *ut = new UFSTensor(ft);
+            auto *ut = new UFSTensor(ft);
             pol.insert(ut);
           }
         // form the decision rule
diff --git a/dynare++/integ/cc/quadrature.cc b/dynare++/integ/cc/quadrature.cc
index 8a13cec55..b9377a982 100644
--- a/dynare++/integ/cc/quadrature.cc
+++ b/dynare++/integ/cc/quadrature.cc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ double
 NormalICDF::get(double x)
 {
   double xx = (2*normal_icdf_end-1)*std::abs(x-0.5);
-  int i = (int) floor(xx/normal_icdf_step);
+  auto i = (int) floor(xx/normal_icdf_step);
   double xx1 = normal_icdf_step*i;
   double yy1 = normal_icdf_data[i];
   double y;
diff --git a/dynare++/integ/src/quadrature-points.cc b/dynare++/integ/src/quadrature-points.cc
index 21604ae13..2e2c6e08f 100644
--- a/dynare++/integ/src/quadrature-points.cc
+++ b/dynare++/integ/src/quadrature-points.cc
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
       // sort and uniq
       OrderVec ordvec;
       std::sort(points.begin(), points.end(), ordvec);
-      std::vector<Vector *>::iterator new_end = std::unique(points.begin(), points.end());
-      for (std::vector<Vector *>::iterator it = new_end; it != points.end(); ++it)
+      auto new_end = std::unique(points.begin(), points.end());
+      for (auto it = new_end; it != points.end(); ++it)
         delete *it;
       points.erase(new_end, points.end());
 
diff --git a/dynare++/kord/approximation.cc b/dynare++/kord/approximation.cc
index c6b66e5a6..eb0a3fdf4 100644
--- a/dynare++/kord/approximation.cc
+++ b/dynare++/kord/approximation.cc
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ Approximation::saveRuleDerivs(const FGSContainer &g)
   rule_ders_ss = new FGSContainer(4);
   for (auto & run : (*rule_ders))
     {
-      FGSTensor *ten = new FGSTensor(ypart.nstat+ypart.npred, ypart.nyss(), *(run.second));
+      auto *ten = new FGSTensor(ypart.nstat+ypart.npred, ypart.nyss(), *(run.second));
       rule_ders_ss->insert(ten);
     }
 }
diff --git a/dynare++/kord/decision_rule.cc b/dynare++/kord/decision_rule.cc
index e3bf10ec9..b86b0ef76 100644
--- a/dynare++/kord/decision_rule.cc
+++ b/dynare++/kord/decision_rule.cc
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ IRFResults::writeMat(mat_t *fd, const char *prefix) const
 void
 SimulationWorker::operator()()
 {
-  ExplicitShockRealization *esr = new ExplicitShockRealization(sr, np);
+  auto *esr = new ExplicitShockRealization(sr, np);
   TwoDMatrix *m = dr.simulate(em, np, st, *esr);
   {
     SYNCHRO syn(&res, "simulation");
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ SimulationWorker::operator()()
 void
 SimulationIRFWorker::operator()()
 {
-  ExplicitShockRealization *esr
+  auto *esr
     = new ExplicitShockRealization(res.control.getShocks(idata));
   esr->addToShock(ishock, 0, imp);
   const TwoDMatrix &data = res.control.getData(idata);
diff --git a/dynare++/kord/decision_rule.hh b/dynare++/kord/decision_rule.hh
index 03d681643..6f7757eb4 100644
--- a/dynare++/kord/decision_rule.hh
+++ b/dynare++/kord/decision_rule.hh
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ DecisionRuleImpl<t>::fillTensors(const _Tg &g, double sigma)
   int dfact = 1;
   for (int d = 0; d <= g.getMaxDim(); d++, dfact *= d)
     {
-      _Ttensym *g_yud = new _Ttensym(ypart.ny(), ypart.nys()+nu, d);
+      auto *g_yud = new _Ttensym(ypart.ny(), ypart.nys()+nu, d);
       g_yud->zeros();
 
       // fill tensor of |g_yud| of dimension |d|
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ DecisionRuleImpl<t>::simulate(emethod em, int np, const Vector &ystart,
 {
   KORD_RAISE_IF(ysteady.length() != ystart.length(),
                 "Start and steady lengths differ in DecisionRuleImpl::simulate");
-  TwoDMatrix *res = new TwoDMatrix(ypart.ny(), np);
+  auto *res = new TwoDMatrix(ypart.ny(), np);
 
   // initialize vectors and subvectors for simulation
   /* Here allocate the stack vector $(\Delta y^*, u)$, define the
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ DRFixPoint<t>::fillTensors(const _Tg &g, double sigma)
   int dfact = 1;
   for (int d = 0; d <= g.getMaxDim(); d++, dfact *= d)
     {
-      _Ttensym *g_yd = new _Ttensym(ypart.ny(), ypart.nys(), d);
+      auto *g_yd = new _Ttensym(ypart.ny(), ypart.nys(), d);
       g_yd->zeros();
       int kfact = 1;
       for (int k = 0; d+k <= g.getMaxDim(); k++, kfact *= k)
diff --git a/dynare++/kord/dynamic_model.cc b/dynare++/kord/dynamic_model.cc
index f487bb6dc..df39c778a 100644
--- a/dynare++/kord/dynamic_model.cc
+++ b/dynare++/kord/dynamic_model.cc
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ NameList::writeMat(mat_t *fd, const char *vname) const
   if (maxlen == 0)
     return;
 
-  char *m = new char[getNum()*maxlen];
+  auto *m = new char[getNum()*maxlen];
 
   for (int i = 0; i < getNum(); i++)
     for (int j = 0; j < maxlen; j++)
diff --git a/dynare++/kord/faa_di_bruno.cc b/dynare++/kord/faa_di_bruno.cc
index 4c6054171..45fd5f613 100644
--- a/dynare++/kord/faa_di_bruno.cc
+++ b/dynare++/kord/faa_di_bruno.cc
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ FaaDiBruno::estimRefinment(const TensorDimens &tdims, int nr, int l,
 {
   int nthreads = THREAD_GROUP::max_parallel_threads;
   long int per_size1 = tdims.calcUnfoldMaxOffset();
-  long int per_size2 = (long int) pow((double) tdims.getNVS().getMax(), l);
+  auto per_size2 = (long int) pow((double) tdims.getNVS().getMax(), l);
   double lambda = 0.0;
   long int per_size = sizeof(double)*nr
     *(long int) (lambda*per_size1+(1-lambda)*per_size2);
diff --git a/dynare++/kord/first_order.cc b/dynare++/kord/first_order.cc
index 2253a57d0..443484f58 100644
--- a/dynare++/kord/first_order.cc
+++ b/dynare++/kord/first_order.cc
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ FirstOrder::solve(const TwoDMatrix &fd)
   TwoDMatrix vsr(n, n);
   lapack_int lwork = 100*n+16;
   Vector work(lwork);
-  lapack_int *bwork = new lapack_int[n];
+  auto *bwork = new lapack_int[n];
   lapack_int info;
   lapack_int sdim2 = sdim;
   dgges("N", "V", "S", order_eigs, &n, matE.getData().base(), &n,
diff --git a/dynare++/kord/global_check.cc b/dynare++/kord/global_check.cc
index f7e885e5f..415765f12 100644
--- a/dynare++/kord/global_check.cc
+++ b/dynare++/kord/global_check.cc
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ ResidFunction::setYU(const Vector &ys, const Vector &xx)
     }
   else
     {
-      FFSTensor *ten = new FFSTensor(hss->nrows(), hss->nvars(), 0);
+      auto *ten = new FFSTensor(hss->nrows(), hss->nvars(), 0);
       ten->getData() = ysteady_ss;
       hss->insert(ten);
     }
diff --git a/dynare++/kord/korder.cc b/dynare++/kord/korder.cc
index 260593414..54ab42795 100644
--- a/dynare++/kord/korder.cc
+++ b/dynare++/kord/korder.cc
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ KOrder::switchToFolded()
         {
           if ((*si)[2] == 0 && g<unfold>().check(*si))
             {
-              FGSTensor *ft = new FGSTensor(*(g<unfold>().get(*si)));
+              auto *ft = new FGSTensor(*(g<unfold>().get(*si)));
               insertDerivative<fold>(ft);
               if (dim > 1)
                 {
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ KOrder::switchToFolded()
             }
           if (G<unfold>().check(*si))
             {
-              FGSTensor *ft = new FGSTensor(*(G<unfold>().get(*si)));
+              auto *ft = new FGSTensor(*(G<unfold>().get(*si)));
               G<fold>().insert(ft);
               if (dim > 1)
                 {
diff --git a/dynare++/kord/korder.hh b/dynare++/kord/korder.hh
index 5b0b3741b..73d0fa8e3 100644
--- a/dynare++/kord/korder.hh
+++ b/dynare++/kord/korder.hh
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ KOrder::faaDiBrunoG(const Symmetry &sym) const
   JournalRecordPair pa(journal);
   pa << "Faa Di Bruno G container for " << sym << endrec;
   TensorDimens tdims(sym, nvs);
-  _Ttensor *res = new _Ttensor(ypart.nyss(), tdims);
+  auto *res = new _Ttensor(ypart.nyss(), tdims);
   FaaDiBruno bruno(journal);
   bruno.calculate(Gstack<t>(), gss<t>(), *res);
   return res;
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ template <int t>
 Vector *
 KOrder::calcStochShift(int order, double sigma) const
 {
-  Vector *res = new Vector(ny);
+  auto *res = new Vector(ny);
   res->zeros();
   int jfac = 1;
   for (int j = 1; j <= order; j++, jfac *= j)
diff --git a/dynare++/kord/korder_stoch.hh b/dynare++/kord/korder_stoch.hh
index 8315038ce..c6a6b1b44 100644
--- a/dynare++/kord/korder_stoch.hh
+++ b/dynare++/kord/korder_stoch.hh
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ StochForwardDerivs<t>::StochForwardDerivs(const PartitionY &ypart, int nu,
   _Tpol g_int_sym(r, ypart.nys()+1);
   for (int d = 1; d <= maxd; d++)
     {
-      _Ttensym *ten = new _Ttensym(r, ypart.nys()+1, d);
+      auto *ten = new _Ttensym(r, ypart.nys()+1, d);
       ten->zeros();
       for (int i = 0; i <= d; i++)
         {
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ KOrderStoch::faaDiBrunoG(const Symmetry &sym) const
   JournalRecordPair pa(journal);
   pa << "Faa Di Bruno GX container for " << sym << endrec;
   TensorDimens tdims(sym, nvs);
-  _Ttensor *res = new _Ttensor(ypart.nyss(), tdims);
+  auto *res = new _Ttensor(ypart.nyss(), tdims);
   FaaDiBruno bruno(journal);
   bruno.calculate(Gstack<t>(), h<t>(), *res);
   return res;
diff --git a/dynare++/kord/tests.cc b/dynare++/kord/tests.cc
index fa60c6040..86827ae68 100644
--- a/dynare++/kord/tests.cc
+++ b/dynare++/kord/tests.cc
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ FSSparseTensor *
 SparseGenerator::makeTensor(int dim, int nv, int r,
                             double fill, double m)
 {
-  FSSparseTensor *res = new FSSparseTensor(dim, nv, r);
+  auto *res = new FSSparseTensor(dim, nv, r);
   FFSTensor dummy(0, nv, dim);
   for (Tensor::index fi = dummy.begin(); fi != dummy.end(); ++fi)
     {
diff --git a/dynare++/parser/cc/atom_assignings.cc b/dynare++/parser/cc/atom_assignings.cc
index be1b919eb..8077bd230 100644
--- a/dynare++/parser/cc/atom_assignings.cc
+++ b/dynare++/parser/cc/atom_assignings.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ extern location_type asgn_lloc;
 void
 AtomAssignings::parse(int length, const char *stream)
 {
-  char *buffer = new char[length+2];
+  auto *buffer = new char[length+2];
   strncpy(buffer, stream, length);
   buffer[length] = '\0';
   buffer[length+1] = '\0';
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ AtomAssignings::add_assignment(int asgn_off, const char *str, int name_len,
 
   // find the name in the atoms, make copy of name to be able to put
   // '\0' at the end
-  char *buf = new char[name_len+1];
+  auto *buf = new char[name_len+1];
   strncpy(buf, str, name_len);
   buf[name_len] = '\0';
   // if left hand side is a registered atom, insert it to tree
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ AtomAsgnEvaluator::setValues(EvalTree &et) const
       int t = aa.atoms.index(ss);
       if (t >= 0)
         {
-          Tusrvalmap::const_iterator it = user_values.find(t);
+          auto it = user_values.find(t);
           if (it == user_values.end())
             et.set_nulary(t, nan);
           else
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ AtomAsgnEvaluator::set_user_value(const char *name, double val)
   int t = aa.atoms.index(name);
   if (t >= 0)
     {
-      Tusrvalmap::iterator it = user_values.find(t);
+      auto it = user_values.find(t);
       if (it == user_values.end())
         user_values.insert(Tusrvalmap::value_type(t, val));
       else
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ AtomAsgnEvaluator::load(int i, double res)
 double
 AtomAsgnEvaluator::get_value(const char *name) const
 {
-  AtomAssignings::Tvarintmap::const_iterator it = aa.lname2expr.find(name);
+  auto it = aa.lname2expr.find(name);
   if (it == aa.lname2expr.end())
     return std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN();
   else
diff --git a/dynare++/parser/cc/atom_substitutions.cc b/dynare++/parser/cc/atom_substitutions.cc
index c01bae638..64436bf2c 100644
--- a/dynare++/parser/cc/atom_substitutions.cc
+++ b/dynare++/parser/cc/atom_substitutions.cc
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ AtomSubstitutions::AtomSubstitutions(const AtomSubstitutions &as, const FineAtom
   for (const auto & it : as.old2new)
     {
       Tshiftnameset sset;
-      for (Tshiftnameset::const_iterator itt = it.second.begin();
+      for (auto itt = it.second.begin();
            itt != it.second.end(); ++itt)
         sset.insert(Tshiftname(ns.query((*itt).first), (*itt).second));
       old2new.insert(Toldnamemap::value_type(ns.query(it.first), sset));
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ AtomSubstitutions::add_substitution(const char *newname, const char *oldname, in
   // insert to new2old map
   new2old.insert(Tshiftmap::value_type(newname, Tshiftname(oldname, tshift)));
   // insert to old2new map
-  Toldnamemap::iterator it = old2new.find(oldname);
+  auto it = old2new.find(oldname);
   if (it != old2new.end())
     (*it).second.insert(Tshiftname(newname, -tshift));
   else
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ AtomSubstitutions::substitutions_finished(VarOrdering::ord_type ot)
 const char *
 AtomSubstitutions::get_new4old(const char *oldname, int tshift) const
 {
-  Toldnamemap::const_iterator it = old2new.find(oldname);
+  auto it = old2new.find(oldname);
   if (it != old2new.end())
     {
       const Tshiftnameset &sset = (*it).second;
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ AtomSubstitutions::print() const
 {
   printf("Atom Substitutions:\nOld ==> New:\n");
   for (const auto & it : old2new)
-    for (Tshiftnameset::const_iterator itt = it.second.begin();
+    for (auto itt = it.second.begin();
          itt != it.second.end(); ++itt)
       printf("    %s ==> [%s, %d]\n", it.first, (*itt).first, (*itt).second);
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ SAtoms::findNameWithLeadInInterval(const vector<const char *> &names,
 {
   for (auto name : names)
     {
-      DynamicAtoms::Tvarmap::const_iterator it = vars.find(name);
+      auto it = vars.find(name);
       if (it != vars.end())
         {
           const DynamicAtoms::Tlagmap &lmap = (*it).second;
diff --git a/dynare++/parser/cc/csv_parser.cc b/dynare++/parser/cc/csv_parser.cc
index 96f6eaf5d..1f0a8737f 100644
--- a/dynare++/parser/cc/csv_parser.cc
+++ b/dynare++/parser/cc/csv_parser.cc
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ void
 CSVParser::csv_parse(int length, const char *str)
 {
   // allocate temporary buffer and parse
-  char *buffer = new char[length+2];
+  auto *buffer = new char[length+2];
   strncpy(buffer, str, length);
   buffer[length] = '\0';
   buffer[length+1] = '\0';
diff --git a/dynare++/parser/cc/dynamic_atoms.cc b/dynare++/parser/cc/dynamic_atoms.cc
index 77f78e200..6634973ab 100644
--- a/dynare++/parser/cc/dynamic_atoms.cc
+++ b/dynare++/parser/cc/dynamic_atoms.cc
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ NameStorage::NameStorage(const NameStorage &stor)
 {
   for (auto i : stor.name_store)
     {
-      char *str = new char[strlen(i)+1];
+      auto *str = new char[strlen(i)+1];
       strcpy(str, i);
       name_store.push_back(str);
       name_set.insert(str);
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ NameStorage::~NameStorage()
 const char *
 NameStorage::query(const char *name) const
 {
-  set<const char *, ltstr>::const_iterator it = name_set.find(name);
+  auto it = name_set.find(name);
   if (it == name_set.end())
     return NULL;
   else
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ NameStorage::query(const char *name) const
 const char *
 NameStorage::insert(const char *name)
 {
-  set<const char *, ltstr>::const_iterator it = name_set.find(name);
+  auto it = name_set.find(name);
   if (it == name_set.end())
     {
-      char *str = new char[strlen(name)+1];
+      auto *str = new char[strlen(name)+1];
       strcpy(str, name);
       name_store.push_back(str);
       name_set.insert(str);
@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@ Constants::is_constant(int t) const
 {
   if (t < OperationTree::num_constants)
     return true;
-  Tconstantmap::const_iterator it = cmap.find(t);
+  auto it = cmap.find(t);
   return (it != cmap.end());
 }
 
 double
 Constants::get_constant_value(int t) const
 {
-  Tconstantmap::const_iterator it = cmap.find(t);
+  auto it = cmap.find(t);
   if (it != cmap.end())
     return (*it).second;
   else
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Constants::check(const char *str) const
 {
   double d;
   sscanf(str, "%lf", &d);
-  Tconstantinvmap::const_iterator it = cinvmap.find(d);
+  auto it = cinvmap.find(d);
   if (it != cinvmap.end())
     return (*it).second;
   else
@@ -170,12 +170,12 @@ DynamicAtoms::check_variable(const char *name) const
   string str;
   int ll;
   parse_variable(name, str, ll);
-  Tvarmap::const_iterator it = vars.find(str.c_str());
+  auto it = vars.find(str.c_str());
 
   if (it != vars.end())
     {
       const Tlagmap &lmap = (*it).second;
-      Tlagmap::const_iterator itt = lmap.find(ll);
+      auto itt = lmap.find(ll);
       if (itt != lmap.end())
         return (*itt).second;
     }
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ DynamicAtoms::assign_variable(const char *varname, int ll, int t)
     throw ogu::Exception(__FILE__, __LINE__,
                          "Attempt to assign already allocated tree index");
 
-  Tvarmap::iterator it = vars.find(varname);
+  auto it = vars.find(varname);
   if (it != vars.end())
     {
       Tlagmap &lmap = (*it).second;
@@ -247,11 +247,11 @@ DynamicAtoms::assign_variable(const char *varname, int ll, int t)
 void
 DynamicAtoms::unassign_variable(const char *varname, int ll, int t)
 {
-  Tvarmap::iterator it = vars.find(varname);
+  auto it = vars.find(varname);
   if (it != vars.end())
     {
       Tlagmap &lmap = (*it).second;
-      Tlagmap::iterator itt = lmap.find(ll);
+      auto itt = lmap.find(ll);
       if (itt != lmap.end())
         {
           if ((*itt).second == t)
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ DynamicAtoms::unassign_variable(const char *varname, int ll, int t)
               if (lmap.size() == 0)
                 vars.erase(it);
               // erase it from the indices
-              Tindexmap::iterator ittt = indices.find(t);
+              auto ittt = indices.find(t);
               if (ittt != indices.end())
                 indices.erase(ittt);
 
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ DynamicAtoms::variables() const
 void
 DynamicAtoms::varspan(int t, int &mlead, int &mlag) const
 {
-  Tindexmap::const_iterator it = indices.find(t);
+  auto it = indices.find(t);
   if (indices.end() == it)
     {
       mlead = INT_MIN;
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ DynamicAtoms::varspan(int t, int &mlead, int &mlag) const
 void
 DynamicAtoms::varspan(const char *name, int &mlead, int &mlag) const
 {
-  Tvarmap::const_iterator it = vars.find(name);
+  auto it = vars.find(name);
   if (vars.end() == it)
     {
       mlead = INT_MIN;
@@ -339,8 +339,8 @@ DynamicAtoms::varspan(const char *name, int &mlead, int &mlag) const
       return;
     }
   const Tlagmap &lmap = (*it).second;
-  Tlagmap::const_iterator beg = lmap.begin();
-  Tlagmap::const_reverse_iterator end = lmap.rbegin();
+  auto beg = lmap.begin();
+  auto end = lmap.rbegin();
   mlag = (*beg).first;
   mlead = (*end).first;
 }
@@ -370,11 +370,11 @@ DynamicAtoms::is_named_atom(int t) const
 int
 DynamicAtoms::index(const char *name, int ll) const
 {
-  Tvarmap::const_iterator it = vars.find(name);
+  auto it = vars.find(name);
   if (vars.end() != it)
     {
       const Tlagmap &lmap = (*it).second;
-      Tlagmap::const_iterator itt = lmap.find(ll);
+      auto itt = lmap.find(ll);
       if (lmap.end() != itt)
         return (*itt).second;
     }
@@ -384,14 +384,14 @@ DynamicAtoms::index(const char *name, int ll) const
 bool
 DynamicAtoms::is_referenced(const char *name) const
 {
-  Tvarmap::const_iterator it = vars.find(name);
+  auto it = vars.find(name);
   return it != vars.end();
 }
 
 const DynamicAtoms::Tlagmap &
 DynamicAtoms::lagmap(const char *name) const
 {
-  Tvarmap::const_iterator it = vars.find(name);
+  auto it = vars.find(name);
   if (vars.end() == it)
     throw ogu::Exception(__FILE__, __LINE__,
                          std::string("Couldn't find the name ")
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ DynamicAtoms::lagmap(const char *name) const
 const char *
 DynamicAtoms::name(int t) const
 {
-  Tindexmap::const_iterator it = indices.find(t);
+  auto it = indices.find(t);
   if (indices.end() == it)
     throw ogu::Exception(__FILE__, __LINE__,
                          "Couldn't find tree index in DynamicAtoms::name");
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ DynamicAtoms::lead(int t) const
 {
   const char *nam = name(t);
   const Tlagmap &lmap = lagmap(nam);
-  Tlagmap::const_iterator it = lmap.begin();
+  auto it = lmap.begin();
   while (it != lmap.end() && (*it).second != t)
     ++it;
   if (lmap.end() == it)
@@ -462,14 +462,14 @@ VarOrdering::VarOrdering(const VarOrdering &vo, const vector<const char *> &vnam
 bool
 VarOrdering::check(int t) const
 {
-  map<int, int>::const_iterator it = positions.find(t);
+  auto it = positions.find(t);
   return it != positions.end();
 }
 
 int
 VarOrdering::get_pos_of(int t) const
 {
-  map<int, int>::const_iterator it = positions.find(t);
+  auto it = positions.find(t);
   if (it != positions.end())
     {
       return (*it).second;
diff --git a/dynare++/parser/cc/fine_atoms.cc b/dynare++/parser/cc/fine_atoms.cc
index 3b747653d..e77160557 100644
--- a/dynare++/parser/cc/fine_atoms.cc
+++ b/dynare++/parser/cc/fine_atoms.cc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ AllvarOuterOrdering::AllvarOuterOrdering(const vector<const char *> &allvar_oute
   // fill in endo2all and exo2all
   for (unsigned int i = 0; i < allvar.size(); i++)
     {
-      Tvarintmap::const_iterator it = atoms.endo_outer_map.find(allvar[i]);
+      auto it = atoms.endo_outer_map.find(allvar[i]);
       if (it != atoms.endo_outer_map.end())
         endo2all[(*it).second] = i;
       else
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ FineAtoms::get_exo_atoms_map() const
 int
 FineAtoms::name2outer_param(const char *name) const
 {
-  Tvarintmap::const_iterator it = param_outer_map.find(name);
+  auto it = param_outer_map.find(name);
   if (it == param_outer_map.end())
     throw ogu::Exception(__FILE__, __LINE__,
                          "Name is not a parameter in FineAtoms::name2outer_param");
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ FineAtoms::name2outer_param(const char *name) const
 int
 FineAtoms::name2outer_endo(const char *name) const
 {
-  Tvarintmap::const_iterator it = endo_outer_map.find(name);
+  auto it = endo_outer_map.find(name);
   if (it == endo_outer_map.end())
     throw ogu::Exception(__FILE__, __LINE__,
                          "Name is not an endogenous variable in FineAtoms::name2outer_endo");
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ FineAtoms::name2outer_endo(const char *name) const
 int
 FineAtoms::name2outer_exo(const char *name) const
 {
-  Tvarintmap::const_iterator it = exo_outer_map.find(name);
+  auto it = exo_outer_map.find(name);
   if (it == exo_outer_map.end())
     throw ogu::Exception(__FILE__, __LINE__,
                          "Name is not an exogenous variable in FineAtoms::name2outer_exo");
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ FineAtoms::name2outer_allvar(const char *name) const
     throw ogu::Exception(__FILE__, __LINE__,
                          "FineAtoms::name2outer_allvar called beore parsing_finished");
 
-  Tvarintmap::const_iterator it = endo_outer_map.find(name);
+  auto it = endo_outer_map.find(name);
   if (it != endo_outer_map.end())
     return allvar_order->get_endo2all()[(*it).second];
   else
diff --git a/dynare++/parser/cc/formula_parser.cc b/dynare++/parser/cc/formula_parser.cc
index fefd1e424..87e6293dd 100644
--- a/dynare++/parser/cc/formula_parser.cc
+++ b/dynare++/parser/cc/formula_parser.cc
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ extern location_type fmla_lloc;
 void
 FormulaParser::parse(int length, const char *stream)
 {
-  char *buffer = new char[length+2];
+  auto *buffer = new char[length+2];
   strncpy(buffer, stream, length);
   buffer[length] = '\0';
   buffer[length+1] = '\0';
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ FormulaDerivatives::derivative(const FoldMultiIndex &mi) const
     throw ogu::Exception(__FILE__, __LINE__,
                          "Wrong multi-index variables in FormulaDerivatives::derivative");
 
-  Tfmiintmap::const_iterator it = ind2der.find(mi);
+  auto it = ind2der.find(mi);
   if (it == ind2der.end())
     return OperationTree::zero;
   else
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ int
 FoldMultiIndex::offset() const
 {
   // make copy for the recursions
-  int *tmp = new int[ord];
+  auto *tmp = new int[ord];
   for (int i = 0; i < ord; i++)
     tmp[i] = data[i];
   // call the recursive algorithm
@@ -499,11 +499,11 @@ FormulaDerEvaluator::eval(const AtomValues &av, FormulaDerEvalLoader &loader, in
   etree.reset_all();
   av.setValues(etree);
 
-  int *vars = new int[order];
+  auto *vars = new int[order];
 
   for (unsigned int i = 0; i < ders.size(); i++)
     {
-      for (FormulaDerivatives::Tfmiintmap::const_iterator it = ders[i]->ind2der.begin();
+      for (auto it = ders[i]->ind2der.begin();
            it != ders[i]->ind2der.end(); ++it)
         {
           const FoldMultiIndex &mi = (*it).first;
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ FormulaDerEvaluator::eval(const vector<int> &mp, const AtomValues &av,
 
   int nvar_glob = der_atoms.size();
   int nvar = mp.size();
-  int *vars = new int[order];
+  auto *vars = new int[order];
 
   for (unsigned int i = 0; i < ders.size(); i++)
     {
diff --git a/dynare++/parser/cc/matrix_parser.cc b/dynare++/parser/cc/matrix_parser.cc
index 68b664f66..f71f8248e 100644
--- a/dynare++/parser/cc/matrix_parser.cc
+++ b/dynare++/parser/cc/matrix_parser.cc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ MatrixParser::parse(int length, const char *stream)
   row_lengths.clear();
   nc = 0;
   // allocate temporary buffer and parse
-  char *buffer = new char[length+2];
+  auto *buffer = new char[length+2];
   strncpy(buffer, stream, length);
   buffer[length] = '\0';
   buffer[length+1] = '\0';
diff --git a/dynare++/parser/cc/namelist.cc b/dynare++/parser/cc/namelist.cc
index c9c148e2a..d4cf02ff1 100644
--- a/dynare++/parser/cc/namelist.cc
+++ b/dynare++/parser/cc/namelist.cc
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ void namelist_parse();
 void
 NameListParser::namelist_parse(int length, const char *stream)
 {
-  char *buffer = new char[length+2];
+  auto *buffer = new char[length+2];
   strncpy(buffer, stream, length);
   buffer[length] = '\0';
   buffer[length+1] = '\0';
diff --git a/dynare++/parser/cc/static_atoms.cc b/dynare++/parser/cc/static_atoms.cc
index 2a045ccd2..f742e6af2 100644
--- a/dynare++/parser/cc/static_atoms.cc
+++ b/dynare++/parser/cc/static_atoms.cc
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ StaticAtoms::check(const char *name) const
 int
 StaticAtoms::index(const char *name) const
 {
-  Tvarmap::const_iterator it = vars.find(name);
+  auto it = vars.find(name);
   if (it == vars.end())
     return -1;
   else
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ StaticAtoms::index(const char *name) const
 const char *
 StaticAtoms::inv_index(int t) const
 {
-  Tinvmap::const_iterator it = indices.find(t);
+  auto it = indices.find(t);
   if (it == indices.end())
     return NULL;
   else
diff --git a/dynare++/parser/cc/static_fine_atoms.cc b/dynare++/parser/cc/static_fine_atoms.cc
index 8b37e3215..e2c8ee938 100644
--- a/dynare++/parser/cc/static_fine_atoms.cc
+++ b/dynare++/parser/cc/static_fine_atoms.cc
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ StaticFineAtoms::parsing_finished()
 int
 StaticFineAtoms::name2outer_param(const char *name) const
 {
-  Tvarintmap::const_iterator it = param_outer_map.find(name);
+  auto it = param_outer_map.find(name);
   if (it == param_outer_map.end())
     throw ogu::Exception(__FILE__, __LINE__,
                          "Name is not a parameter in StaticFineAtoms::name2outer_param");
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ StaticFineAtoms::name2outer_param(const char *name) const
 int
 StaticFineAtoms::name2outer_endo(const char *name) const
 {
-  Tvarintmap::const_iterator it = endo_outer_map.find(name);
+  auto it = endo_outer_map.find(name);
   if (it == endo_outer_map.end())
     throw ogu::Exception(__FILE__, __LINE__,
                          "Name is not an endogenous variable in StaticFineAtoms::name2outer_endo");
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ StaticFineAtoms::name2outer_endo(const char *name) const
 int
 StaticFineAtoms::name2outer_exo(const char *name) const
 {
-  Tvarintmap::const_iterator it = exo_outer_map.find(name);
+  auto it = exo_outer_map.find(name);
   if (it == exo_outer_map.end())
     throw ogu::Exception(__FILE__, __LINE__,
                          "Name is not an exogenous variable in StaticFineAtoms::name2outer_exo");
diff --git a/dynare++/parser/cc/tree.cc b/dynare++/parser/cc/tree.cc
index a6bc9dbd9..21c4cafdf 100644
--- a/dynare++/parser/cc/tree.cc
+++ b/dynare++/parser/cc/tree.cc
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ OperationTree::add_unary(code_t code, int op)
     return one;
 
   Operation unary(code, op);
-  _Topmap::const_iterator i = ((const _Topmap &) opmap).find(unary);
+  auto i = ((const _Topmap &) opmap).find(unary);
   if (i == opmap.end())
     {
       int newop = terms.size();
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ OperationTree::add_binary(code_t code, int op1, int op2)
 
   // construct operation and check/add it
   Operation binary(code, op1, op2);
-  _Topmap::const_iterator i = ((const _Topmap &) opmap).find(binary);
+  auto i = ((const _Topmap &) opmap).find(binary);
   if (i == opmap.end())
     {
       int newop = terms.size();
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ OperationTree::add_substitution(int t, const map<int, int> &subst,
                                 const OperationTree &otree)
 {
   // return substitution of t if it is in the map
-  map<int, int>::const_iterator it = subst.find(t);
+  auto it = subst.find(t);
   if (subst.end() != it)
     return (*it).second;
 
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ void
 OperationTree::nularify(int t)
 {
   // remove the original operation from opmap
-  _Topmap::iterator it = opmap.find(terms[t]);
+  auto it = opmap.find(terms[t]);
   if (it != opmap.end())
     opmap.erase(it);
   // turn the operation to nulary
diff --git a/dynare++/src/dynare3.cc b/dynare++/src/dynare3.cc
index 08603cab2..b0239709e 100644
--- a/dynare++/src/dynare3.cc
+++ b/dynare++/src/dynare3.cc
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ DynareDerEvalLoader::DynareDerEvalLoader(const ogp::FineAtoms &a,
   md.clear();
   for (int iord = 1; iord <= order; iord++)
     {
-      FSSparseTensor *t = new FSSparseTensor(iord, atoms.ny()+atoms.nys()+atoms.nyss()+atoms.nexo(), atoms.ny());
+      auto *t = new FSSparseTensor(iord, atoms.ny()+atoms.nys()+atoms.nyss()+atoms.nexo(), atoms.ny());
       md.insert(t);
     }
 }
diff --git a/dynare++/src/dynare_atoms.cc b/dynare++/src/dynare_atoms.cc
index 68b952eda..a7e8f9d61 100644
--- a/dynare++/src/dynare_atoms.cc
+++ b/dynare++/src/dynare_atoms.cc
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ DynareStaticAtoms::check_variable(const char *name) const
 {
   if (0 == varnames.query(name))
     throw ogp::ParserException(std::string("Unknown name <")+name+">", 0);
-  Tvarmap::const_iterator it = vars.find(name);
+  auto it = vars.find(name);
   if (it == vars.end())
     return -1;
   else
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ DynareDynamicAtoms::register_uniq_param(const char *name)
 bool
 DynareDynamicAtoms::is_type(const char *name, atype tp) const
 {
-  Tatypemap::const_iterator it = atom_type.find(name);
+  auto it = atom_type.find(name);
   if (it != atom_type.end() && (*it).second == tp)
     return true;
   else
diff --git a/dynare++/src/dynare_model.cc b/dynare++/src/dynare_model.cc
index 89ba8b4d5..0d95c91cf 100644
--- a/dynare++/src/dynare_model.cc
+++ b/dynare++/src/dynare_model.cc
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ extern ogp::location_type dynglob_lloc;
 void
 DynareParser::parse_glob(int length, const char *stream)
 {
-  char *buffer = new char[length+2];
+  auto *buffer = new char[length+2];
   strncpy(buffer, stream, length);
   buffer[length] = '\0';
   buffer[length+1] = '\0';
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ DynareParser::parse_glob(int length, const char *stream)
 int
 DynareParser::parse_order(int len, const char *str)
 {
-  char *buf = new char[len+1];
+  auto *buf = new char[len+1];
   strncpy(buf, str, len);
   buf[len] = '\0';
   int res;
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ DynareParser::parse_order(int len, const char *str)
 int
 DynareParser::parse_pldiscount(int len, const char *str)
 {
-  char *buf = new char[len+1];
+  auto *buf = new char[len+1];
   strncpy(buf, str, len);
   buf[len] = '\0';
   if (!atoms.is_type(buf, DynareDynamicAtoms::param))
diff --git a/dynare++/sylv/cc/GeneralMatrix.cc b/dynare++/sylv/cc/GeneralMatrix.cc
index c035248b9..9fb2b09fc 100644
--- a/dynare++/sylv/cc/GeneralMatrix.cc
+++ b/dynare++/sylv/cc/GeneralMatrix.cc
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ ConstGeneralMatrix::multInvLeft(const char *trans, int mrows, int mcols, int mld
   if (rows > 0)
     {
       GeneralMatrix inv(*this);
-      lapack_int *ipiv = new lapack_int[rows];
+      auto *ipiv = new lapack_int[rows];
       lapack_int info;
       lapack_int rows2 = rows, mcols2 = mcols, mld2 = mld;
       dgetrf(&rows2, &rows2, inv.getData().base(), &rows2, ipiv, &info);
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ SVDDecomp::construct(const GeneralMatrix &A)
   lapack_int lwork = -1;
   lapack_int info;
 
-  lapack_int *iwork = new lapack_int[8*minmn];
+  auto *iwork = new lapack_int[8*minmn];
   // query for optimal lwork
   dgesdd("A", &m, &n, a, &lda, s, u, &ldu, vt, &ldvt, &tmpwork,
          &lwork, iwork, &info);
diff --git a/dynare++/sylv/cc/QuasiTriangular.cc b/dynare++/sylv/cc/QuasiTriangular.cc
index e9f910f5f..5496de63f 100644
--- a/dynare++/sylv/cc/QuasiTriangular.cc
+++ b/dynare++/sylv/cc/QuasiTriangular.cc
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ QuasiTriangular::QuasiTriangular(const SchurDecompZero &decomp)
         }
     }
   // construct diagonal
-  Diagonal *const d = new Diagonal(getData().base(), decomp.getDim());
+  auto *const d = new Diagonal(getData().base(), decomp.getDim());
   diagonal = *d;
   delete d;
 }
diff --git a/dynare++/sylv/cc/SchurDecomp.cc b/dynare++/sylv/cc/SchurDecomp.cc
index 265a53a37..6fe16e1ee 100644
--- a/dynare++/sylv/cc/SchurDecomp.cc
+++ b/dynare++/sylv/cc/SchurDecomp.cc
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ SchurDecomp::SchurDecomp(const SqSylvMatrix &m)
   q = new SqSylvMatrix(rows);
   SqSylvMatrix auxt(m);
   lapack_int sdim;
-  double *const wr = new double[rows];
-  double *const wi = new double[rows];
+  auto *const wr = new double[rows];
+  auto *const wi = new double[rows];
   lapack_int lwork = 6*rows;
-  double *const work = new double[lwork];
+  auto *const work = new double[lwork];
   lapack_int info;
   dgees("V", "N", 0, &rows, auxt.base(), &rows, &sdim,
         wr, wi, q->base(), &rows,
diff --git a/dynare++/sylv/cc/SchurDecompEig.cc b/dynare++/sylv/cc/SchurDecompEig.cc
index 751b52818..394be8f37 100644
--- a/dynare++/sylv/cc/SchurDecompEig.cc
+++ b/dynare++/sylv/cc/SchurDecompEig.cc
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ SchurDecompEig::tryToSwap(diag_iter &it, diag_iter &itadd)
   lapack_int n = getDim();
   lapack_int ifst = (*it).getIndex() + 1;
   lapack_int ilst = (*itadd).getIndex() + 1;
-  double *work = new double[n];
+  auto *work = new double[n];
   lapack_int info;
   dtrexc("V", &n, getT().base(), &n, getQ().base(), &n, &ifst, &ilst, work,
          &info);
diff --git a/dynare++/sylv/cc/SylvMatrix.cc b/dynare++/sylv/cc/SylvMatrix.cc
index 5a4059ec6..36fdd076f 100644
--- a/dynare++/sylv/cc/SylvMatrix.cc
+++ b/dynare++/sylv/cc/SylvMatrix.cc
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ SqSylvMatrix::multInvLeft2(GeneralMatrix &a, GeneralMatrix &b,
     }
   // PLU factorization
   Vector inv(data);
-  lapack_int *const ipiv = new lapack_int[rows];
+  auto *const ipiv = new lapack_int[rows];
   lapack_int info;
   lapack_int rows2 = rows;
   dgetrf(&rows2, &rows2, inv.base(), &rows2, ipiv, &info);
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@ SqSylvMatrix::multInvLeft2(GeneralMatrix &a, GeneralMatrix &b,
   delete [] ipiv;
 
   // condition numbers
-  double *const work = new double[4*rows];
-  lapack_int *const iwork = new lapack_int[rows];
+  auto *const work = new double[4*rows];
+  auto *const iwork = new lapack_int[rows];
   double norm1 = getNorm1();
   dgecon("1", &rows2, inv.base(), &rows2, &norm1, &rcond1,
          work, iwork, &info);
diff --git a/dynare++/sylv/cc/SymSchurDecomp.cc b/dynare++/sylv/cc/SymSchurDecomp.cc
index d5df7efb8..746c43465 100644
--- a/dynare++/sylv/cc/SymSchurDecomp.cc
+++ b/dynare++/sylv/cc/SymSchurDecomp.cc
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ SymSchurDecomp::SymSchurDecomp(const GeneralMatrix &mata)
   lwork = (int) tmpwork;
   liwork = tmpiwork;
   // allocate work arrays
-  double *work = new double[lwork];
-  lapack_int *iwork = new lapack_int[liwork];
+  auto *work = new double[lwork];
+  auto *iwork = new lapack_int[liwork];
 
   // do the calculation
   dsyevr(jobz, range, uplo, &n, a, &lda, vl, vu, il, iu, &abstol,
diff --git a/dynare++/sylv/matlab/gensylv.cc b/dynare++/sylv/matlab/gensylv.cc
index 14bebce58..113a776dc 100644
--- a/dynare++/sylv/matlab/gensylv.cc
+++ b/dynare++/sylv/matlab/gensylv.cc
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ extern "C" {
     if (nhrs != 5 || nlhs > 3 || nlhs < 2)
       DYN_MEX_FUNC_ERR_MSG_TXT("Gensylv: Must have exactly 5 input args and either 2 or 3 output args.");
 
-    int order = (int) mxGetScalar(prhs[0]);
+    auto order = (int) mxGetScalar(prhs[0]);
     const mxArray *const A = prhs[1];
     const mxArray *const B = prhs[2];
     const mxArray *const C = prhs[3];
diff --git a/dynare++/tl/cc/equivalence.cc b/dynare++/tl/cc/equivalence.cc
index 5d9e21a2c..e79d9b20d 100644
--- a/dynare++/tl/cc/equivalence.cc
+++ b/dynare++/tl/cc/equivalence.cc
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ OrdSequence::operator==(const OrdSequence &s) const
 void
 OrdSequence::add(int i)
 {
-  vector<int>::iterator vit = data.begin();
+  auto vit = data.begin();
   while (vit != data.end() && *vit < i)
     ++vit;
   if (vit != data.end() && *vit == i)
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ OrdSequence::add(int i)
 void
 OrdSequence::add(const OrdSequence &s)
 {
-  vector<int>::const_iterator vit = s.data.begin();
+  auto vit = s.data.begin();
   while (vit != s.data.end())
     {
       add(*vit);
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ OrdSequence::add(const OrdSequence &s)
 bool
 OrdSequence::has(int i) const
 {
-  vector<int>::const_iterator vit = data.begin();
+  auto vit = data.begin();
   while (vit != data.end())
     {
       if (*vit == i)
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ Equivalence::Equivalence(const Equivalence &e, int i1, int i2)
   : n(e.n),
     classes(e.classes)
 {
-  seqit s1 = find(i1);
-  seqit s2 = find(i2);
+  auto s1 = find(i1);
+  auto s2 = find(i2);
   if (s1 != s2)
     {
       OrdSequence ns(*s1);
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ Equivalence::operator==(const Equivalence &e) const
 Equivalence::const_seqit
 Equivalence::findHaving(int i) const
 {
-  const_seqit si = classes.begin();
+  auto si = classes.begin();
   while (si != classes.end())
     {
       if ((*si).has(i))
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ Equivalence::findHaving(int i) const
 Equivalence::seqit
 Equivalence::findHaving(int i)
 {
-  seqit si = classes.begin();
+  auto si = classes.begin();
   while (si != classes.end())
     {
       if ((*si).has(i))
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ Equivalence::findHaving(int i)
 Equivalence::const_seqit
 Equivalence::find(int j) const
 {
-  const_seqit si = classes.begin();
+  auto si = classes.begin();
   int i = 0;
   while (si != classes.end() && i < j)
     {
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ Equivalence::find(int j) const
 Equivalence::seqit
 Equivalence::find(int j)
 {
-  seqit si = classes.begin();
+  auto si = classes.begin();
   int i = 0;
   while (si != classes.end() && i < j)
     {
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ Equivalence::find(int j)
 void
 Equivalence::insert(const OrdSequence &s)
 {
-  seqit si = classes.begin();
+  auto si = classes.begin();
   while (si != classes.end() && *si < s)
     ++si;
   classes.insert(si, s);
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ Equivalence::trace(IntSequence &out, int num) const
 {
   int i = 0;
   int nc = 0;
-  for (const_seqit it = begin(); it != end() && nc < num; ++it, ++nc)
+  for (auto it = begin(); it != end() && nc < num; ++it, ++nc)
     for (int j = 0; j < (*it).length(); j++, i++)
       {
         TL_RAISE_IF(i >= out.size(),
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ Equivalence::trace(IntSequence &out, const Permutation &per) const
   int i = 0;
   for (int iclass = 0; iclass < numClasses(); iclass++)
     {
-      const_seqit itper = find(per.getMap()[iclass]);
+      auto itper = find(per.getMap()[iclass]);
       for (int j = 0; j < (*itper).length(); j++, i++)
         out[i] = (*itper)[j];
     }
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ void
 Equivalence::print(const char *prefix) const
 {
   int i = 0;
-  for (const_seqit it = classes.begin();
+  for (auto it = classes.begin();
        it != classes.end();
        ++it, i++)
     {
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ EquivalenceSet::EquivalenceSet(int num)
 bool
 EquivalenceSet::has(const Equivalence &e) const
 {
-  list<Equivalence>::const_reverse_iterator rit = equis.rbegin();
+  auto rit = equis.rbegin();
   while (rit != equis.rend() && *rit != e)
     ++rit;
   if (rit != equis.rend())
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ EquivalenceSet::print(const char *prefix) const
   strcpy(tmp, prefix);
   strcat(tmp, "    ");
   int i = 0;
-  for (list<Equivalence>::const_iterator it = equis.begin();
+  for (auto it = equis.begin();
        it != equis.end();
        ++it, i++)
     {
diff --git a/dynare++/tl/cc/gs_tensor.cc b/dynare++/tl/cc/gs_tensor.cc
index 13d1ad79c..5e53c93ce 100644
--- a/dynare++/tl/cc/gs_tensor.cc
+++ b/dynare++/tl/cc/gs_tensor.cc
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ FGSTensor::FGSTensor(const FSSparseTensor &t, const IntSequence &ss,
     }
 
   zeros();
-  FSSparseTensor::const_iterator lbi = t.getMap().lower_bound(lb);
-  FSSparseTensor::const_iterator ubi = t.getMap().upper_bound(ub);
-  for (FSSparseTensor::const_iterator run = lbi; run != ubi; ++run)
+  auto lbi = t.getMap().lower_bound(lb);
+  auto ubi = t.getMap().upper_bound(ub);
+  for (auto run = lbi; run != ubi; ++run)
     {
       if (lb.lessEq((*run).first) && (*run).first.lessEq(ub))
         {
diff --git a/dynare++/tl/cc/kron_prod.cc b/dynare++/tl/cc/kron_prod.cc
index c286b50ca..a60f8fb5d 100644
--- a/dynare++/tl/cc/kron_prod.cc
+++ b/dynare++/tl/cc/kron_prod.cc
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ KronProdAll::mult(const ConstTwoDMatrix &in, TwoDMatrix &out) const
         {
           KronProdIAI interkron(*this, i);
           c = interkron.kpd.ncols();
-          TwoDMatrix *newlast = new TwoDMatrix(in.nrows(), c);
+          auto *newlast = new TwoDMatrix(in.nrows(), c);
           interkron.mult(*last, *newlast);
           delete last;
           last = newlast;
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ KronProdAll::multRows(const IntSequence &irows) const
         row = new ConstVector(irows[j], *(matlist[j]));
       else
         {
-          Vector *aux = new Vector(ncols(j));
+          auto *aux = new Vector(ncols(j));
           aux->zeros();
           (*aux)[irows[j]] = 1.0;
           to_delete.push_back(aux);
diff --git a/dynare++/tl/cc/normal_moments.cc b/dynare++/tl/cc/normal_moments.cc
index 013d363ae..c4de8d498 100644
--- a/dynare++/tl/cc/normal_moments.cc
+++ b/dynare++/tl/cc/normal_moments.cc
@@ -27,20 +27,20 @@ UNormalMoments::generateMoments(int maxdim, const TwoDMatrix &v)
               "Variance-covariance matrix is not square in UNormalMoments constructor");
 
   int nv = v.nrows();
-  URSingleTensor *mom2 = new URSingleTensor(nv, 2);
+  auto *mom2 = new URSingleTensor(nv, 2);
   mom2->getData() = v.getData();
   insert(mom2);
-  URSingleTensor *kronv = new URSingleTensor(nv, 2);
+  auto *kronv = new URSingleTensor(nv, 2);
   kronv->getData() = v.getData();
   for (int d = 4; d <= maxdim; d += 2)
     {
-      URSingleTensor *newkronv = new URSingleTensor(nv, d);
+      auto *newkronv = new URSingleTensor(nv, d);
       KronProd::kronMult(ConstVector(v.getData()),
                          ConstVector(kronv->getData()),
                          newkronv->getData());
       delete kronv;
       kronv = newkronv;
-      URSingleTensor *mom = new URSingleTensor(nv, d);
+      auto *mom = new URSingleTensor(nv, d);
       // apply $F_n$ to |kronv|
       /* Here we go through all equivalences, select only those having 2
          elements in each class, then go through all elements in |kronv| and
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ FNormalMoments::FNormalMoments(const UNormalMoments &moms)
 {
   for (const auto & mom : moms)
     {
-      FRSingleTensor *fm = new FRSingleTensor(*(mom.second));
+      auto *fm = new FRSingleTensor(*(mom.second));
       insert(fm);
     }
 }
diff --git a/dynare++/tl/cc/ps_tensor.cc b/dynare++/tl/cc/ps_tensor.cc
index c9a57b8a0..a97dd9681 100644
--- a/dynare++/tl/cc/ps_tensor.cc
+++ b/dynare++/tl/cc/ps_tensor.cc
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ FTensor &
 UPSTensor::fold() const
 {
   TL_RAISE("Never should come to this place in UPSTensor::fold");
-  FFSTensor *nothing = new FFSTensor(0, 0, 0);
+  auto *nothing = new FFSTensor(0, 0, 0);
   return *nothing;
 }
 
@@ -171,11 +171,11 @@ UPSTensor::fillFromSparseOne(const FSSparseTensor &t, const IntSequence &ss,
       IntSequence c(run.getCoor());
       c.add(1, cum);
       c.sort();
-      FSSparseTensor::const_iterator sl = t.getMap().lower_bound(c);
+      auto sl = t.getMap().lower_bound(c);
       if (sl != t.getMap().end())
         {
-          FSSparseTensor::const_iterator su = t.getMap().upper_bound(c);
-          for (FSSparseTensor::const_iterator srun = sl; srun != su; ++srun)
+          auto su = t.getMap().upper_bound(c);
+          for (auto srun = sl; srun != su; ++srun)
             get((*srun).second.first, *run) = (*srun).second.second;
         }
     }
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@ UPSTensor::fillFromSparseTwo(const FSSparseTensor &t, const IntSequence &ss,
 
   Permutation unsort(coor);
   zeros();
-  FSSparseTensor::const_iterator lbi = t.getMap().lower_bound(lb_srt);
-  FSSparseTensor::const_iterator ubi = t.getMap().upper_bound(ub_srt);
-  for (FSSparseTensor::const_iterator run = lbi; run != ubi; ++run)
+  auto lbi = t.getMap().lower_bound(lb_srt);
+  auto ubi = t.getMap().upper_bound(ub_srt);
+  for (auto run = lbi; run != ubi; ++run)
     {
       if (lb_srt.lessEq((*run).first) && (*run).first.lessEq(ub_srt))
         {
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ UTensor &
 FPSTensor::unfold() const
 {
   TL_RAISE("Unfolding of FPSTensor not implemented");
-  UFSTensor *nothing = new UFSTensor(0, 0, 0);
+  auto *nothing = new UFSTensor(0, 0, 0);
   return *nothing;
 }
 
@@ -383,12 +383,12 @@ FPSTensor::FPSTensor(const TensorDimens &td, const Equivalence &e, const Permuta
     {
       Tensor::index fold_ind = dummy.getFirstIndexOf(run);
       const IntSequence &c = fold_ind.getCoor();
-      GSSparseTensor::const_iterator sl = a.getMap().lower_bound(c);
+      auto sl = a.getMap().lower_bound(c);
       if (sl != a.getMap().end())
         {
           Vector *row_prod = kp.multRows(run.getCoor());
-          GSSparseTensor::const_iterator su = a.getMap().upper_bound(c);
-          for (GSSparseTensor::const_iterator srun = sl; srun != su; ++srun)
+          auto su = a.getMap().upper_bound(c);
+          for (auto srun = sl; srun != su; ++srun)
             {
               Vector out_row((*srun).second.first, *this);
               out_row.add((*srun).second.second, *row_prod);
diff --git a/dynare++/tl/cc/pyramid_prod2.cc b/dynare++/tl/cc/pyramid_prod2.cc
index d40cf27ea..9252a1666 100644
--- a/dynare++/tl/cc/pyramid_prod2.cc
+++ b/dynare++/tl/cc/pyramid_prod2.cc
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ IrregTensor::IrregTensor(const IrregTensorHeader &h)
       return;
     }
 
-  Vector *last = new Vector(*(header.cols[header.dimen()-1]));
+  auto *last = new Vector(*(header.cols[header.dimen()-1]));
   for (int i = header.dimen()-2; i > 0; i--)
     {
-      Vector *newlast = new Vector(last->length()*header.cols[i]->length());
+      auto *newlast = new Vector(last->length()*header.cols[i]->length());
       KronProd::kronMult(ConstVector(*(header.cols[i])),
                          ConstVector(*last), *newlast);
       delete last;
diff --git a/dynare++/tl/cc/rfs_tensor.cc b/dynare++/tl/cc/rfs_tensor.cc
index 2e1fdb701..d4193e655 100644
--- a/dynare++/tl/cc/rfs_tensor.cc
+++ b/dynare++/tl/cc/rfs_tensor.cc
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ URSingleTensor::URSingleTensor(const vector<ConstVector> &cols)
       return;
     }
 
-  Vector *last = new Vector(cols[cols.size()-1]);
+  auto *last = new Vector(cols[cols.size()-1]);
   for (int i = cols.size()-2; i > 0; i--)
     {
-      Vector *newlast = new Vector(Tensor::power(nvar(), cols.size()-i));
+      auto *newlast = new Vector(Tensor::power(nvar(), cols.size()-i));
       KronProd::kronMult(cols[i], ConstVector(*last), *newlast);
       delete last;
       last = newlast;
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@ URSingleTensor::URSingleTensor(const ConstVector &v, int d)
       return;
     }
 
-  Vector *last = new Vector(v);
+  auto *last = new Vector(v);
   for (int i = d-2; i > 0; i--)
     {
-      Vector *newlast = new Vector(last->length()*v.length());
+      auto *newlast = new Vector(last->length()*v.length());
       KronProd::kronMult(v, ConstVector(*last), *newlast);
       delete last;
       last = newlast;
diff --git a/dynare++/tl/cc/sparse_tensor.cc b/dynare++/tl/cc/sparse_tensor.cc
index bd3ed02d0..6e3a1d129 100644
--- a/dynare++/tl/cc/sparse_tensor.cc
+++ b/dynare++/tl/cc/sparse_tensor.cc
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ SparseTensor::insert(const IntSequence &key, int r, double c)
   TL_RAISE_IF(!std::isfinite(c),
               "Insertion of non-finite value in SparseTensor::insert");
 
-  iterator first_pos = m.lower_bound(key);
+  auto first_pos = m.lower_bound(key);
 
   // check that pair |key| and |r| is unique
-  iterator last_pos = m.upper_bound(key);
-  for (iterator it = first_pos; it != last_pos; ++it)
+  auto last_pos = m.upper_bound(key);
+  for (auto it = first_pos; it != last_pos; ++it)
     if ((*it).second.first == r)
       {
         TL_RAISE("Duplicate <key, r> insertion in SparseTensor::insert");
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ bool
 SparseTensor::isFinite() const
 {
   bool res = true;
-  const_iterator run = m.begin();
+  auto run = m.begin();
   while (res && run != m.end())
     {
       if (!std::isfinite((*run).second.second))
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ double
 SparseTensor::getFoldIndexFillFactor() const
 {
   int cnt = 0;
-  const_iterator start_col = m.begin();
+  auto start_col = m.begin();
   while (start_col != m.end())
     {
       cnt++;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ double
 SparseTensor::getUnfoldIndexFillFactor() const
 {
   int cnt = 0;
-  const_iterator start_col = m.begin();
+  auto start_col = m.begin();
   while (start_col != m.end())
     {
       const IntSequence &key = (*start_col).first;
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ void
 SparseTensor::print() const
 {
   printf("Fill: %3.2f %%\n", 100*getFillFactor());
-  const_iterator start_col = m.begin();
+  auto start_col = m.begin();
   while (start_col != m.end())
     {
       const IntSequence &key = (*start_col).first;
       printf("Column: "); key.print();
-      const_iterator end_col = m.upper_bound(key);
+      auto end_col = m.upper_bound(key);
       int cnt = 1;
-      for (const_iterator run = start_col; run != end_col; ++run, cnt++)
+      for (auto run = start_col; run != end_col; ++run, cnt++)
         {
           if ((cnt/7)*7 == cnt)
             printf("\n");
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ FSSparseTensor::multColumnAndAdd(const Tensor &t, Vector &v) const
           TL_RAISE_IF(key[0] < 0 || key[key.size()-1] >= nv,
                       "Wrong coordinates of index in FSSparseTensor::multColumnAndAdd");
 
-          const_iterator first_pos = m.lower_bound(key);
-          const_iterator last_pos = m.upper_bound(key);
-          for (const_iterator cit = first_pos; cit != last_pos; ++cit)
+          auto first_pos = m.lower_bound(key);
+          auto last_pos = m.upper_bound(key);
+          for (auto cit = first_pos; cit != last_pos; ++cit)
             {
               int r = (*cit).second.first;
               double c = (*cit).second.second;
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ GSSparseTensor::GSSparseTensor(const FSSparseTensor &t, const IntSequence &ss,
       ub[i] = s_offsets[coor[i]] + ss[coor[i]] - 1;
     }
 
-  FSSparseTensor::const_iterator lbi = t.getMap().lower_bound(lb);
-  FSSparseTensor::const_iterator ubi = t.getMap().upper_bound(ub);
-  for (FSSparseTensor::const_iterator run = lbi; run != ubi; ++run)
+  auto lbi = t.getMap().lower_bound(lb);
+  auto ubi = t.getMap().upper_bound(ub);
+  for (auto run = lbi; run != ubi; ++run)
     {
       if (lb.lessEq((*run).first) && (*run).first.lessEq(ub))
         {
diff --git a/dynare++/tl/cc/stack_container.hh b/dynare++/tl/cc/stack_container.hh
index 0276b4a49..9bc16e790 100644
--- a/dynare++/tl/cc/stack_container.hh
+++ b/dynare++/tl/cc/stack_container.hh
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public:
         len++;
       }
 
-    Vector *res = new Vector(len);
+    auto *res = new Vector(len);
     i = 0;
     while (i < numStacks() && getType(i, s) == _Stype::matrix)
       {
diff --git a/dynare++/tl/cc/sthread.cc b/dynare++/tl/cc/sthread.cc
index 9ea13ebe9..b867c5018 100644
--- a/dynare++/tl/cc/sthread.cc
+++ b/dynare++/tl/cc/sthread.cc
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace sthread
   void *
   posix_thread_function(void *c)
   {
-    thread_traits<posix>::_Ctype *ct
+    auto *ct
       = (thread_traits<posix>::_Ctype *)c;
     try
       {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ namespace sthread
   void *
   posix_detach_thread_function(void *c)
   {
-    thread_traits<posix>::_Dtype *ct
+    auto *ct
       = (thread_traits<posix>::_Dtype *)c;
     condition_counter<posix> *counter = ct->counter;
     try
diff --git a/dynare++/tl/cc/sthread.hh b/dynare++/tl/cc/sthread.hh
index ae9062734..e449b8b40 100644
--- a/dynare++/tl/cc/sthread.hh
+++ b/dynare++/tl/cc/sthread.hh
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ namespace sthread
     mmval *
     get(const void *c, const char *id)
     {
-      iterator it = _Tparent::find(mmkey(c, id));
+      auto it = _Tparent::find(mmkey(c, id));
       if (it == _Tparent::end())
         return NULL;
       return &((*it).second);
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ namespace sthread
     void
     remove(const void *c, const char *id)
     {
-      iterator it = _Tparent::find(mmkey(c, id));
+      auto it = _Tparent::find(mmkey(c, id));
       if (it != _Tparent::end())
         this->erase(it);
     }
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ namespace sthread
     run()
     {
       int mpt = max_parallel_threads;
-      iterator it = tlist.begin();
+      auto it = tlist.begin();
       while (it != tlist.end())
         {
           if (counter.waitForChange() < mpt)
diff --git a/dynare++/tl/cc/symmetry.cc b/dynare++/tl/cc/symmetry.cc
index e30577f6c..6ebd71d4d 100644
--- a/dynare++/tl/cc/symmetry.cc
+++ b/dynare++/tl/cc/symmetry.cc
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ InducedSymmetries::InducedSymmetries(const Equivalence &e, const Permutation &p,
 {
   for (int i = 0; i < e.numClasses(); i++)
     {
-      Equivalence::const_seqit it = e.find(p.getMap()[i]);
+      auto it = e.find(p.getMap()[i]);
       push_back(Symmetry(s, *it));
     }
 }
diff --git a/dynare++/tl/cc/t_container.cc b/dynare++/tl/cc/t_container.cc
index 55aed4623..f9603269e 100644
--- a/dynare++/tl/cc/t_container.cc
+++ b/dynare++/tl/cc/t_container.cc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ UGSContainer::UGSContainer(const FGSContainer &c)
 {
   for (const auto & it : c)
     {
-      UGSTensor *unfolded = new UGSTensor(*(it.second));
+      auto *unfolded = new UGSTensor(*(it.second));
       insert(unfolded);
     }
 }
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ FGSContainer::FGSContainer(const UGSContainer &c)
 {
   for (const auto & it : c)
     {
-      FGSTensor *folded = new FGSTensor(*(it.second));
+      auto *folded = new FGSTensor(*(it.second));
       insert(folded);
     }
 }
diff --git a/dynare++/tl/cc/t_container.hh b/dynare++/tl/cc/t_container.hh
index 96aa76194..a20e98c3e 100644
--- a/dynare++/tl/cc/t_container.hh
+++ b/dynare++/tl/cc/t_container.hh
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ public:
   TensorContainer(const TensorContainer<_Ttype> &c)
     : n(c.n), m(), ebundle(c.ebundle)
   {
-    for (const_iterator it = c.m.begin(); it != c.m.end(); ++it)
+    for (auto it = c.m.begin(); it != c.m.end(); ++it)
       {
-        _Ttype *ten = new _Ttype(*((*it).second));
+        auto *ten = new _Ttype(*((*it).second));
         insert(ten);
       }
   }
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ public:
   TensorContainer(int first_row, int num, TensorContainer<_Ttype> &c)
     : n(c.n), ebundle(*(tls.ebundle))
   {
-    for (iterator it = c.m.begin(); it != c.m.end(); ++it)
+    for (auto it = c.m.begin(); it != c.m.end(); ++it)
       {
-        _Ttype *t = new _Ttype(first_row, num, *((*it).second));
+        auto *t = new _Ttype(first_row, num, *((*it).second));
         insert(t);
       }
   }
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public:
   {
     TL_RAISE_IF(s.num() != num(),
                 "Incompatible symmetry lookup in TensorContainer::get");
-    const_iterator it = m.find(s);
+    auto it = m.find(s);
     if (it == m.end())
       {
         TL_RAISE("Symmetry not found in TensorContainer::get");
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public:
   {
     TL_RAISE_IF(s.num() != num(),
                 "Incompatible symmetry lookup in TensorContainer::get");
-    iterator it = m.find(s);
+    auto it = m.find(s);
     if (it == m.end())
       {
         TL_RAISE("Symmetry not found in TensorContainer::get");
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public:
   {
     TL_RAISE_IF(s.num() != num(),
                 "Incompatible symmetry lookup in TensorContainer::check");
-    const_iterator it = m.find(s);
+    auto it = m.find(s);
     return it != m.end();
   }
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public:
   void
   remove(const Symmetry &s)
   {
-    iterator it = m.find(s);
+    auto it = m.find(s);
     if (it != m.end())
       {
         _ptr t = (*it).second;
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public:
   getMaxDim() const
   {
     int res = -1;
-    for (const_iterator run = m.begin(); run != m.end(); ++run)
+    for (auto run = m.begin(); run != m.end(); ++run)
       {
         int dim = (*run).first.dimen();
         if (dim > res)
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public:
   void
   writeMat(mat_t *fd, const char *prefix) const
   {
-    for (const_iterator it = begin(); it != end(); ++it)
+    for (auto it = begin(); it != end(); ++it)
       {
         char lname[100];
         sprintf(lname, "%s_g", prefix);
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ public:
   {
     vector<_const_ptr> res(e.numClasses());
     int i = 0;
-    for (Equivalence::const_seqit it = e.begin();
+    for (auto it = e.begin();
          it != e.end(); ++it, i++)
       {
         Symmetry s(rsym, *it);
diff --git a/dynare++/tl/cc/t_polynomial.cc b/dynare++/tl/cc/t_polynomial.cc
index f2ff1fbf7..941e29584 100644
--- a/dynare++/tl/cc/t_polynomial.cc
+++ b/dynare++/tl/cc/t_polynomial.cc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ PowerProvider::getNext(const URSingleTensor *dummy)
 {
   if (ut)
     {
-      URSingleTensor *ut_new = new URSingleTensor(nv, ut->dimen()+1);
+      auto *ut_new = new URSingleTensor(nv, ut->dimen()+1);
       KronProd::kronMult(ConstVector(origv), ConstVector(ut->getData()), ut_new->getData());
       delete ut;
       ut = ut_new;
diff --git a/dynare++/tl/cc/t_polynomial.hh b/dynare++/tl/cc/t_polynomial.hh
index 9d0e27161..cdddf8b18 100644
--- a/dynare++/tl/cc/t_polynomial.hh
+++ b/dynare++/tl/cc/t_polynomial.hh
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ public:
           }
         if (d > 1)
           {
-            _Ttype *new_last = new _Ttype(*last, v);
+            auto *new_last = new _Ttype(*last, v);
             delete last;
             last = new_last;
           }
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ public:
     TL_RAISE_IF(v.length() != nvars(),
                 "Wrong length of vector for TensorPolynomial::evalPartially");
 
-    _Ttype *res = new _Ttype(nrows(), nvars(), s);
+    auto *res = new _Ttype(nrows(), nvars(), s);
     res->zeros();
 
     if (_Tparent::check(Symmetry(s)))
@@ -375,10 +375,10 @@ public:
         if (_Tparent::check(Symmetry(d)))
           {
             const _Ttype &ltmp = *(_Tparent::get(Symmetry(d)));
-            _Ttype *last = new _Ttype(ltmp);
+            auto *last = new _Ttype(ltmp);
             for (int j = 0; j < d - s; j++)
               {
-                _Ttype *newlast = new _Ttype(*last, v);
+                auto *newlast = new _Ttype(*last, v);
                 delete last;
                 last = newlast;
               }
diff --git a/dynare++/tl/cc/twod_matrix.cc b/dynare++/tl/cc/twod_matrix.cc
index 04a32107b..7c6a2df25 100644
--- a/dynare++/tl/cc/twod_matrix.cc
+++ b/dynare++/tl/cc/twod_matrix.cc
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ ConstTwoDMatrix::writeMat(mat_t *fd, const char *vname) const
 #endif
   dims[0] = nrows();
   dims[1] = ncols();
-  double *data = new double[nrows()*ncols()];
+  auto *data = new double[nrows()*ncols()];
 
   for (int j = 0; j < ncols(); j++)
     for (int i = 0; i < nrows(); i++)
diff --git a/dynare++/tl/testing/factory.cc b/dynare++/tl/testing/factory.cc
index e2bf9fbcd..a2fbc1842 100644
--- a/dynare++/tl/testing/factory.cc
+++ b/dynare++/tl/testing/factory.cc
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Factory::makeVector(int n)
 {
   init(n, n*n);
 
-  Vector *v = new Vector(n);
+  auto *v = new Vector(n);
   for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
     (*v)[i] = get();
 
diff --git a/dynare++/tl/testing/factory.hh b/dynare++/tl/testing/factory.hh
index 7550d3f11..37256d33b 100644
--- a/dynare++/tl/testing/factory.hh
+++ b/dynare++/tl/testing/factory.hh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public:
   _Ttype *
   make(int r, int nv, int dim)
   {
-    _Ttype *res = new _Ttype(r, nv, dim);
+    auto *res = new _Ttype(r, nv, dim);
     init(dim, nv);
     fillMatrix(*res);
     return res;
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ public:
   makeCont(int r, const IntSequence &nvs, int maxdim)
   {
     int symnum = nvs.size();
-    _Ctype *res = new _Ctype(symnum);
+    auto *res = new _Ctype(symnum);
     for (int dim = 1; dim <= maxdim; dim++)
       {
         if (symnum == 1)
           {
             // full symmetry
             Symmetry sym(dim);
-            _Ttype *t = make<_Ttype>(r, sym, nvs);
+            auto *t = make<_Ttype>(r, sym, nvs);
             res->insert(t);
           }
         else
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public:
             for (int i = 0; i <= dim; i++)
               {
                 Symmetry sym(i, dim-i);
-                _Ttype *t = make<_Ttype>(r, sym, nvs);
+                auto *t = make<_Ttype>(r, sym, nvs);
                 res->insert(t);
               }
           }
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ public:
   _Ptype *
   makePoly(int r, int nv, int maxdim)
   {
-    _Ptype *p = new _Ptype(r, nv);
+    auto *p = new _Ptype(r, nv);
     for (int d = 1; d <= maxdim; d++)
       {
-        _Ttype *t = make<_Ttype>(r, nv, d);
+        auto *t = make<_Ttype>(r, nv, d);
         p->insert(t);
       }
     return p;
diff --git a/dynare++/tl/testing/monoms.cc b/dynare++/tl/testing/monoms.cc
index 3ead0d510..f85284281 100644
--- a/dynare++/tl/testing/monoms.cc
+++ b/dynare++/tl/testing/monoms.cc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ int
 IntGenerator::get() const
 {
   double d = drand48();
-  int num_inter = (int) (((double) 2*maxim)/(1.0-probab));
+  auto num_inter = (int) (((double) 2*maxim)/(1.0-probab));
   int num_zero_inter = num_inter - 2*maxim;
   if (d < ((double) num_zero_inter)/num_inter)
     return 0;
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ Monom2Vector::deriv(const Symmetry &s) const
 FGSContainer *
 Monom2Vector::deriv(int maxdim) const
 {
-  FGSContainer *res = new FGSContainer(2);
+  auto *res = new FGSContainer(2);
   for (int dim = 1; dim <= maxdim; dim++)
     {
       for (int ydim = 0; ydim <= dim; ydim++)
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ Monom4Vector::deriv(int dim) const
   IntSequence cum(4);
   cum[0] = 0; cum[1] = nx1; cum[2] = nx1+nx2; cum[3] = nx1+nx2+nx3;
 
-  FSSparseTensor *res = new FSSparseTensor(dim, nx1+nx2+nx3+nx4, len);
+  auto *res = new FSSparseTensor(dim, nx1+nx2+nx3+nx4, len);
 
   FFSTensor dummy(0, nx1+nx2+nx3+nx4, dim);
   for (Tensor::index run = dummy.begin(); run != dummy.end(); ++run)
diff --git a/dynare++/tl/testing/tests.cc b/dynare++/tl/testing/tests.cc
index 9f751ecef..940787c8e 100644
--- a/dynare++/tl/testing/tests.cc
+++ b/dynare++/tl/testing/tests.cc
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ TestRunnable::dense_prod(const Symmetry &bsym, const IntSequence &bnvs,
   Factory f;
   FGSContainer *cont
     = f.makeCont<FGSTensor, FGSContainer>(hnv, bnvs, bsym.dimen()-hdim+1);
-  FGSTensor *fh
+  auto *fh
     = f.make<FGSTensor>(rows, Symmetry(hdim), IntSequence(1, hnv));
   UGSTensor uh(*fh);
   FGSTensor fb(rows, TensorDimens(bsym, bnvs));
@@ -451,8 +451,8 @@ TestRunnable::folded_contraction(int r, int nv, int dim)
   Factory fact;
   Vector *x = fact.makeVector(nv);
 
-  FFSTensor *forig = fact.make<FFSTensor>(r, nv, dim);
-  FFSTensor *f = new FFSTensor(*forig);
+  auto *forig = fact.make<FFSTensor>(r, nv, dim);
+  auto *f = new FFSTensor(*forig);
   clock_t ctime = clock();
   for (int d = dim-1; d > 0; d--)
     {
@@ -493,10 +493,10 @@ TestRunnable::unfolded_contraction(int r, int nv, int dim)
   Factory fact;
   Vector *x = fact.makeVector(nv);
 
-  FFSTensor *forig = fact.make<FFSTensor>(r, nv, dim);
+  auto *forig = fact.make<FFSTensor>(r, nv, dim);
   UFSTensor uorig(*forig);
   delete forig;
-  UFSTensor *u = new UFSTensor(uorig);
+  auto *u = new UFSTensor(uorig);
   clock_t ctime = clock();
   for (int d = dim-1; d > 0; d--)
     {