Add unit tests for correctness of identification results when only standard deviations are estimated

Compares results for standard deviations specified with varexo to results when specified as deep parameter
time-shift
Johannes Pfeifer 2015-06-05 18:23:47 +02:00
parent 446b1f6dc1
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@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ MODFILES = \
identification/kim/kim2.mod \
identification/as2007/as2007.mod \
identification/ident_unit_root/ident_unit_root.mod \
identification/rbc_ident/rbc_ident_std_as_structural_par.mod \
identification/rbc_ident/rbc_ident_varexo_only.mod \
simul/example1.mod \
simul/Solow_no_varexo.mod \
simul/simul_ZLB_purely_forward.mod \
@ -305,6 +307,8 @@ deterministic_simulations/rbc_det_exo_lag_2c.o.trs: deterministic_simulations/rb
initval_file/ramst_initval_file.m.trs: initval_file/ramst_initval_file_data.m.tls
initval_file/ramst_initval_file.o.trs: initval_file/ramst_initval_file_data.o.tls
identification/rbc_ident/rbc_ident_varexo_only.m.trs: identification/rbc_ident/rbc_ident_std_as_structural_par.m.trs
identification/rbc_ident/rbc_ident_varexo_only.o.trs: identification/rbc_ident/rbc_ident_std_as_structural_par.o.trs
# Matlab TRS Files

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% Real Business Cycle Model
close all;
%----------------------------------------------------------------
% 1. Defining variables
%----------------------------------------------------------------
var y c k l x z g ysim xsim;
varexo eps_z eps_g;
parameters gn gz betta delta psi sigma theta rho_z eps_z_sigma rho_g eps_g_sigma q12 zbar gbar;
%----------------------------------------------------------------
% 2. Calibration
%----------------------------------------------------------------
gn = 0.00243918275778010;
gz = 0.00499789993972673;
betta = 0.9722^(1/4)/(1+gz);
delta = 1-(1-0.0464)^(1/4);
psi = 2.24;
sigma = 1.000001;
theta = 0.35;
zbar = 0.0023;
gbar = -0.0382;
rho_z = 0.8;
sig_z = 0.0086;
rho_g = 0.8;
sig_g = 0.0248;
q12 = -0.0002;
%----------------------------------------------------------------
% 3. Model
%----------------------------------------------------------------
model;
% Intratemporal Optimality Condition
(psi*c)/(1-l) = (1-theta)*(k(-1)^theta)*(l^(-theta))*(exp(z)^(1-theta));
% Intertemporal Optimality Condition
(c^(-sigma))*((1-l)^(psi*(1-sigma))) = betta*((c(+1))^(-sigma))*((1-l(+1))^(psi*(1-sigma)))*(theta*(k^(theta-1))*((exp(z(+1))*l(+1))^(1-theta))+(1-delta));
% Aggregate Resource Constraint
y = c + exp(g) + x;
% Capital Accumulation Law
(1+gz)*(1+gn)*k = (1-delta)*k(-1) + x;
% Production Function
y = (k(-1)^theta)*((exp(z)*l)^(1-theta));
% Stochastic Processes
z = zbar + rho_z*z(-1) + eps_z_sigma*eps_z;
g = gbar + rho_g*g(-1) + eps_g_sigma*eps_g;
ysim = y;
xsim = x;
end;
%----------------------------------------------------------------
% 4. Computation
%----------------------------------------------------------------
shocks;
var eps_z ; stderr 1;
var eps_g ; stderr 1;
end;
initval;
z = 0;
k = (betta*theta)^(1/(1-theta))*exp(zbar/(1-rho_z));
c = (1-betta*theta)/(betta*theta)*k;
y = exp(zbar/(1-rho_z))^(1-theta)*k^theta;
l = k/(((1-betta*(1-delta))/(betta*theta*(exp(zbar/(1-rho_z))^(1-theta))))^(1/(theta-1)));
end;
estimated_params;
eps_z_sigma, 0.0001, 0,10;
eps_g_sigma, 0.0001, 0,10;
% betta, 0.9722^(1/4)/(1+gz),0,1;
%corr eps_z, eps_g, 0.0001, -1,1;
end;
varobs ysim xsim;
identification(advanced=1);

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% Real Business Cycle Model
close all;
%----------------------------------------------------------------
% 1. Defining variables
%----------------------------------------------------------------
var y c k l x z g ysim xsim;
varexo eps_z eps_g;
parameters gn gz betta delta psi sigma theta rho_z sig_z rho_g sig_g q12 zbar gbar;
%----------------------------------------------------------------
% 2. Calibration
%----------------------------------------------------------------
gn = 0.00243918275778010;
gz = 0.00499789993972673;
betta = 0.9722^(1/4)/(1+gz);
delta = 1-(1-0.0464)^(1/4);
psi = 2.24;
sigma = 1.000001;
theta = 0.35;
zbar = 0.0023;
gbar = -0.0382;
rho_z = 0.8;
sig_z = 0.0086;
rho_g = 0.8;
sig_g = 0.0248;
q12 = -0.0002;
%----------------------------------------------------------------
% 3. Model
%----------------------------------------------------------------
model;
% Intratemporal Optimality Condition
(psi*c)/(1-l) = (1-theta)*(k(-1)^theta)*(l^(-theta))*(exp(z)^(1-theta));
% Intertemporal Optimality Condition
(c^(-sigma))*((1-l)^(psi*(1-sigma))) = betta*((c(+1))^(-sigma))*((1-l(+1))^(psi*(1-sigma)))*(theta*(k^(theta-1))*((exp(z(+1))*l(+1))^(1-theta))+(1-delta));
% Aggregate Resource Constraint
y = c + exp(g) + x;
% Capital Accumulation Law
(1+gz)*(1+gn)*k = (1-delta)*k(-1) + x;
% Production Function
y = (k(-1)^theta)*((exp(z)*l)^(1-theta));
% Stochastic Processes
z = zbar + rho_z*z(-1) + eps_z;
g = gbar + rho_g*g(-1) + eps_g;
ysim = y;
xsim = x;
end;
%----------------------------------------------------------------
% 4. Computation
%----------------------------------------------------------------
shocks;
var eps_z ; stderr sig_z;
var eps_g ; stderr sig_g;
end;
initval;
z = 0;
k = (betta*theta)^(1/(1-theta))*exp(zbar/(1-rho_z));
c = (1-betta*theta)/(betta*theta)*k;
y = exp(zbar/(1-rho_z))^(1-theta)*k^theta;
l = k/(((1-betta*(1-delta))/(betta*theta*(exp(zbar/(1-rho_z))^(1-theta))))^(1/(theta-1)));
end;
estimated_params;
stderr eps_z, 0.0001, 0,10;
stderr eps_g, 0.0001, 0,10;
% betta, 0.9,0,1;
%corr eps_z, eps_g, 0.0001, -1,1;
end;
varobs ysim xsim;
identification(advanced=1);
temp=load([M_.dname filesep 'identification' filesep M_.fname '_ML_Starting_value_identif'])
temp_comparison=load(['rbc_ident_std_as_structural_par' filesep 'identification' filesep 'rbc_ident_std_as_structural_par' '_ML_Starting_value_identif'])
if max(abs(temp.idehess_point.ide_strength_J - temp_comparison.idehess_point.ide_strength_J))>1e-8 ||...
max(abs(temp.idehess_point.deltaM - temp_comparison.idehess_point.deltaM))>1e-8 ||...
max(abs(temp.idemoments_point.GAM- temp.idemoments_point.GAM))>1e-8 ||...
max(abs(temp.idemoments_point.GAM- temp.idemoments_point.GAM))>1e-8
error('Results do not match')
end