Document new option conditional_likelihood.

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Stéphane Adjemian (Guts) 2023-01-06 15:39:10 +01:00
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|br| Default value is 1. For advanced use only.
.. option:: conditional_likelihood
Do not use the kalman filter to evaluate the likelihood, but instead
evaluate the conditional likelihood, based on the first order reduced
form of the model, by assuming that the initial state vector is 0 for all
the endogenous variables. This approach requires that:
1. The number of structural innovations be equal to the number of observed variables.
2. The absence of measurement errors (as introduced by the Dynare
interface, see documentation about the :bck:`estimated_params` block).
3. The absence of missing observations.
The evaluation of the conditional likelihood is faster and more stable
than the evaluation of the likelihood with the Kalman filter. Also this
approach does not require special treatment for models with unit roots.
Note however that the conditional likelihood is sensitive to the choice
for the initial condition, which can be an issue if the data are
initially far from the steady state. This option is not compatible with
``analytical_derivation``.
.. option:: lik_algo = INTEGER
For internal use and testing only.