diff --git a/matlab/ep/extended_path.m b/matlab/ep/extended_path.m
index ee26039bc..33e7fa7e1 100644
--- a/matlab/ep/extended_path.m
+++ b/matlab/ep/extended_path.m
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
-function [ts,results] = extended_path(initial_conditions,sample_size, exogenousvariables, DynareOptions, DynareModel, DynareResults)
+function [ts, DynareResults] = extended_path(initialconditions, samplesize, exogenousvariables, DynareOptions, DynareModel, DynareResults)
+
% Stochastic simulation of a non linear DSGE model using the Extended Path method (Fair and Taylor 1983). A time
% series of size T is obtained by solving T perfect foresight models.
%
-% INPUTS
-% o initial_conditions [double] m*nlags array, where m is the number of endogenous variables in the model and
-% nlags is the maximum number of lags.
-% o sample_size [integer] scalar, size of the sample to be simulated.
+% INPUTS
+% o initialconditions [double] m*1 array, where m is the number of endogenous variables in the model.
+% o samplesize [integer] scalar, size of the sample to be simulated.
+% o exogenousvariables [double] T*n array, values for the structural innovations.
+% o DynareOptions [struct] options_
+% o DynareModel [struct] M_
+% o DynareResults [struct] oo_
%
-% OUTPUTS
-% o time_series [double] m*sample_size array, the simulations.
+% OUTPUTS
+% o ts [dseries] m*samplesize array, the simulations.
+% o results [cell]
%
% ALGORITHM
%
@@ -31,240 +36,64 @@ function [ts,results] = extended_path(initial_conditions,sample_size, exogenousv
% You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
% along with Dynare. If not, see .
-ep = DynareOptions.ep;
-DynareOptions.verbosity = ep.verbosity;
-verbosity = ep.verbosity+ep.debug;
+[initialconditions, innovations, pfm, ep, verbosity, DynareOptions] = ...
+ extended_path_initialization(initialconditions, samplesize, exogenousvariables, DynareOptions, DynareModel, DynareResults);
-% Set maximum number of iterations for the deterministic solver.
-DynareOptions.simul.maxit = ep.maxit;
+[shocks, spfm_exo_simul, innovations, DynareResults] = extended_path_shocks(innovations, ep, exogenousvariables, samplesize, DynareResults);
-% Prepare a structure needed by the matlab implementation of the perfect foresight model solver
-pfm = setup_stochastic_perfect_foresight_model_solver(DynareModel,DynareOptions,DynareResults);
-
-if DynareModel.exo_det_nbr~=0
- error('ep: Extended path does not support varexo_det.')
-end
-
-endo_nbr = DynareModel.endo_nbr;
-exo_nbr = DynareModel.exo_nbr;
-maximum_lag = DynareModel.maximum_lag;
-maximum_lead = DynareModel.maximum_lead;
-replic_nbr = ep.replic_nbr;
-
-steady_state = DynareResults.steady_state;
-dynatol = DynareOptions.dynatol;
-
-% Set default initial conditions.
-if isempty(initial_conditions)
- if isempty(DynareModel.endo_histval)
- initial_conditions = steady_state;
- else
- initial_conditions = DynareModel.endo_histval;
- end
-end
-
-% Set the number of periods for the perfect foresight model
-periods = ep.periods;
-pfm.periods = periods;
-pfm.i_upd = pfm.ny+(1:pfm.periods*pfm.ny);
-pfm.block = DynareOptions.block;
-
-% keep a copy of pfm.i_upd
-i_upd = pfm.i_upd;
-
-% Set the algorithm for the perfect foresight solver
-DynareOptions.stack_solve_algo = ep.stack_solve_algo;
-
-% Set check_stability flag
-do_not_check_stability_flag = ~ep.check_stability;
-
-% Compute the first order reduced form if needed.
-%
-% REMARK. It is assumed that the user did run the same mod file with stoch_simul(order=1) and save
-% all the globals in a mat file called linear_reduced_form.mat;
-
-dr = struct();
-if ep.init
- DynareOptions.order = 1;
- DynareResults.dr=set_state_space(dr,DynareModel,DynareOptions);
- [dr,Info,DynareModel,DynareOptions,DynareResults] = resol(0,DynareModel,DynareOptions,DynareResults);
-end
-
-% Do not use a minimal number of perdiods for the perfect foresight solver (with bytecode and blocks)
-DynareOptions.minimal_solving_period = 100;%DynareOptions.ep.periods;
-
-% Initialize the output array.
-time_series = zeros(DynareModel.endo_nbr,sample_size);
-
-% Set the covariance matrix of the structural innovations.
-if isempty(exogenousvariables)
- variances = diag(DynareModel.Sigma_e);
- positive_var_indx = find(variances>0);
- effective_number_of_shocks = length(positive_var_indx);
- stdd = sqrt(variances(positive_var_indx));
- covariance_matrix = DynareModel.Sigma_e(positive_var_indx,positive_var_indx);
- covariance_matrix_upper_cholesky = chol(covariance_matrix);
-end
-
-% (re)Set exo_nbr
-%exo_nbr = effective_number_of_shocks;
-
-% Set seed.
-if ep.set_dynare_seed_to_default
- set_dynare_seed('default');
-end
-
-% Set bytecode flag
-bytecode_flag = ep.use_bytecode;
-% Set number of replications
-replic_nbr = ep.replic_nbr;
-
-% Simulate shocks.
-if isempty(exogenousvariables)
- switch ep.innovation_distribution
- case 'gaussian'
- shocks = transpose(transpose(covariance_matrix_upper_cholesky)* ...
- randn(effective_number_of_shocks,sample_size* ...
- replic_nbr));
- shocks(:,positive_var_indx) = shocks;
- case 'calibrated'
- replic_nbr = 1;
- shocks = zeros(sample_size,DynareModel.exo_nbr);
- for i = 1:length(DynareModel.unanticipated_det_shocks)
- k = DynareModel.unanticipated_det_shocks(i).periods;
- ivar = DynareModel.unanticipated_det_shocks(i).exo_id;
- v = DynareModel.unanticipated_det_shocks(i).value;
- if ~DynareModel.unanticipated_det_shocks(i).multiplicative
- shocks(k,ivar) = v;
- else
- socks(k,ivar) = shocks(k,ivar) * v;
- end
- end
- otherwise
- error(['extended_path:: ' ep.innovation_distribution ' distribution for the structural innovations is not (yet) implemented!'])
- end
-else
- shocks = exogenousvariables;
- testnonzero = abs(shocks)>0;
- testnonzero = sum(testnonzero);
- positive_var_indx = find(testnonzero);
- effective_number_of_shocks = length(positive_var_indx);
-end
+% Initialize the matrix for the paths of the endogenous variables.
+endogenous_variables_paths = NaN(DynareModel.endo_nbr,samplesize+1);
+endogenous_variables_paths(:,1) = initialconditions;
% Set waitbar (graphic or text mode)
hh = dyn_waitbar(0,'Please wait. Extended Path simulations...');
set(hh,'Name','EP simulations.');
-% hybrid correction
-pfm.hybrid_order = ep.stochastic.hybrid_order;
-if pfm.hybrid_order
- DynareResults.dr = set_state_space(DynareResults.dr,DynareModel,DynareOptions);
- options = DynareOptions;
- options.order = pfm.hybrid_order;
- pfm.dr = resol(0,DynareModel,options,DynareResults);
-else
- pfm.dr = [];
-end
-
-% number of nonzero derivatives
-pfm.nnzA = DynareModel.NNZDerivatives(1);
-
-% setting up integration nodes if order > 0
-if ep.stochastic.order > 0
- [nodes,weights,nnodes] = setup_integration_nodes(DynareOptions.ep,pfm);
- pfm.nodes = nodes;
- pfm.weights = weights;
- pfm.nnodes = nnodes;
- % compute number of blocks
- [block_nbr,pfm.world_nbr] = get_block_world_nbr(ep.stochastic.algo,nnodes,ep.stochastic.order,ep.periods);
-else
- block_nbr = ep.periods;
-end
-
-
-% set boundaries if mcp
-[lb,ub,pfm.eq_index] = get_complementarity_conditions(DynareModel, DynareOptions.ramsey_policy);
-DynareOptions.lmmcp.lb = repmat(lb,block_nbr,1);
-DynareOptions.lmmcp.ub = repmat(ub,block_nbr,1);
-pfm.block_nbr = block_nbr;
-
-% storage for failed draws
-DynareResults.ep.failures.periods = [];
-DynareResults.ep.failures.previous_period = cell(0);
-DynareResults.ep.failures.shocks = cell(0);
-
-DynareResults.exo_simul = shocks;
-
-% Initializes some variables.
-t = 1;
-for k = 1:replic_nbr
- results{k} = zeros(endo_nbr,sample_size+1);
- results{k}(:,1) = initial_conditions;
-end
+% Initialize while-loop index.
+t = 1;
% Main loop.
-while (t <= sample_size)
+while (t <= samplesize)
if ~mod(t,10)
- dyn_waitbar(t/sample_size,hh,'Please wait. Extended Path simulations...');
+ dyn_waitbar(t/samplesize,hh,'Please wait. Extended Path simulations...');
end
% Set period index.
t = t+1;
-
- if replic_nbr > 1 && ep.parallel_1
- parfor k = 1:replic_nbr
- exo_simul = repmat(DynareResults.exo_steady_state',periods+2,1);
- exo_simul(2,:) = shocks((t-2)*replic_nbr+k,:);
- [results{k}(:,t), info_convergence] = extended_path_core(ep.periods, endo_nbr, exo_nbr, positive_var_indx, ...
- exo_simul, ep.init, results{k}(:,t-1),...
- steady_state, ...
- ep.verbosity, bytecode_flag, ep.stochastic.order, ...
- DynareModel.params, pfm,ep.stochastic.algo, ep.solve_algo, ep.stack_solve_algo, ...
- DynareOptions.lmmcp, DynareOptions, DynareResults);
- end
- else
- for k = 1:replic_nbr
- exo_simul = repmat(DynareResults.exo_steady_state',periods+2, 1);
- exo_simul(2,:) = shocks((t-2)*replic_nbr+k,:);
- [results{k}(:,t), info_convergence] = extended_path_core(ep.periods, endo_nbr, exo_nbr, positive_var_indx, ...
- exo_simul, ep.init, results{k}(:,t-1),...
- steady_state, ...
- ep.verbosity, bytecode_flag, ep.stochastic.order,...
- DynareModel, pfm,ep.stochastic.algo, ep.solve_algo, ep.stack_solve_algo,...
- DynareOptions.lmmcp, DynareOptions, DynareResults);
- end
- end
- if verbosity
- if info_convergence
- disp(['Time: ' int2str(t) '. Convergence of the perfect foresight model solver!'])
- else
- disp(['Time: ' int2str(t) '. No convergence of the perfect foresight model solver!'])
- end
+ spfm_exo_simul(2,:) = shocks(t-1,:);
+ [endogenous_variables_paths(:,t), info_convergence] = extended_path_core(ep.periods, DynareModel.endo_nbr, DynareModel.exo_nbr, innovations.positive_var_indx, ...
+ spfm_exo_simul, ep.init, endogenous_variables_paths(:,t-1), ...
+ DynareResults.steady_state, ...
+ ep.verbosity, ep.use_bytecode, ep.stochastic.order, ...
+ DynareModel, pfm,ep.stochastic.algo, ep.solve_algo, ep.stack_solve_algo, ...
+ DynareOptions.lmmcp, DynareOptions, DynareResults);
+ if ~info_convergence
+ msg = sprintf('No convergence of the (stochastic) perfect foresight solver (in period %s)!', int2str(t));
+ warning(msg)
+ break
end
end% (while) loop over t
+% Close waitbar.
dyn_waitbar_close(hh);
+% Set the initial period.
if isnan(DynareOptions.initial_period)
initial_period = dates(1,1);
else
initial_period = DynareOptions.initial_period;
end
-if nargout
- if ~isnan(results{1})
- ts = dseries(transpose([results{1}]), ...
- initial_period,cellstr(DynareModel.endo_names));
- else
- ts = NaN;
- end
-else
- if ~isnan(results{1})
- DynareResults.endo_simul = results{1};
- ts = dseries(transpose(results{1}),initial_period, ...
- cellstr(DynareModel.endo_names));
- else
- DynareResults.endo_simul = NaN;
- ts = NaN;
- end
-end
- assignin('base', 'Simulated_time_series', ts);
\ No newline at end of file
+% Return the simulated time series.
+if any(isnan(endogenous_variables_paths(:)))
+ sl = find(~isnan(endogenous_variables_paths));
+ nn = size(endogenous_variables_paths, 1);
+ endogenous_variables_paths = reshape(endogenous_variables_paths(sl), nn, length(sl)/nn);
+end
+ts = dseries(transpose(endogenous_variables_paths), initial_period, cellstr(DynareModel.endo_names));
+
+DynareResults.endo_simul = transpose(ts.data);
+assignin('base', 'Simulated_time_series', ts);
+
+if ~nargout || nargout<2
+ assignin('base', 'oo_', DynareResults);
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/matlab/ep/extended_path_initialization.m b/matlab/ep/extended_path_initialization.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27d8c25ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/matlab/ep/extended_path_initialization.m
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+function [initial_conditions, innovations, pfm, ep, verbosity, DynareOptions] = extended_path_initialization(initial_conditions, sample_size, exogenousvariables, DynareOptions, DynareModel, DynareResults)
+
+% Initialization of the extended path routines.
+%
+% INPUTS
+% o initial_conditions [double] m*1 array, where m is the number of endogenous variables in the model.
+% o sample_size [integer] scalar, size of the sample to be simulated.
+% o exogenousvariables [double] T*n array, values for the structural innovations.
+% o DynareOptions [struct] options_
+% o DynareModel [struct] M_
+% o DynareResults [struct] oo_
+%
+% OUTPUTS
+%
+% ALGORITHM
+%
+% SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
+
+% Copyright (C) 2016 Dynare Team
+%
+% This file is part of Dynare.
+%
+% Dynare is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+% it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+% the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+% (at your option) any later version.
+%
+% Dynare is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+% but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+% MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+% GNU General Public License for more details.
+%
+% You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+% along with Dynare. If not, see .
+
+ep = DynareOptions.ep;
+
+% Set verbosity levels.
+DynareOptions.verbosity = ep.verbosity;
+verbosity = ep.verbosity+ep.debug;
+
+% Set maximum number of iterations for the deterministic solver.
+DynareOptions.simul.maxit = ep.maxit;
+
+% Prepare a structure needed by the matlab implementation of the perfect foresight model solver
+pfm = setup_stochastic_perfect_foresight_model_solver(DynareModel, DynareOptions, DynareResults);
+
+% Check that the user did not use varexo_det
+if DynareModel.exo_det_nbr~=0
+ error('Extended path does not support varexo_det.')
+end
+
+% Set default initial conditions.
+if isempty(initial_conditions)
+ if isempty(DynareModel.endo_histval)
+ initial_conditions = DynareResults.steady_state;
+ else
+ initial_conditions = DynareModel.endo_histval;
+ end
+end
+
+% Set the number of periods for the (stochastic) perfect foresight model
+pfm.periods = ep.periods;
+
+pfm.i_upd = pfm.ny+(1:pfm.periods*pfm.ny);
+
+pfm.block = DynareOptions.block;
+
+% Set the algorithm for the perfect foresight solver
+DynareOptions.stack_solve_algo = ep.stack_solve_algo;
+
+% Compute the first order reduced form if needed.
+%
+% REMARK. It is assumed that the user did run the same mod file with stoch_simul(order=1) and save
+% all the globals in a mat file called linear_reduced_form.mat;
+
+dr = struct();
+if ep.init
+ DynareOptions.order = 1;
+ DynareResults.dr=set_state_space(dr,DynareModel,DynareOptions);
+ [dr,Info,DynareModel,DynareOptions,DynareResults] = resol(0,DynareModel,DynareOptions,DynareResults);
+end
+
+% Do not use a minimal number of perdiods for the perfect foresight solver (with bytecode and blocks)
+DynareOptions.minimal_solving_period = DynareOptions.ep.periods;
+
+% Set the covariance matrix of the structural innovations.
+if isempty(exogenousvariables)
+ innovations = struct();
+ innovations.positive_var_indx = find(diag(DynareModel.Sigma_e)>0);
+ innovations.effective_number_of_shocks = length(innovations.positive_var_indx);
+ innovations.covariance_matrix = DynareModel.Sigma_e(innovations.positive_var_indx,innovations.positive_var_indx);
+ innovations.covariance_matrix_upper_cholesky = chol(innovations.covariance_matrix);
+else
+ innovations = struct();
+end
+
+% Set seed.
+if ep.set_dynare_seed_to_default
+ set_dynare_seed('default');
+end
+
+% hybrid correction
+pfm.hybrid_order = ep.stochastic.hybrid_order;
+if pfm.hybrid_order
+ DynareResults.dr = set_state_space(DynareResults.dr, DynareModel, DynareOptions);
+ options = DynareOptions;
+ options.order = pfm.hybrid_order;
+ pfm.dr = resol(0, DynareModel, options, DynareResults);
+else
+ pfm.dr = [];
+end
+
+% number of nonzero derivatives
+pfm.nnzA = DynareModel.NNZDerivatives(1);
+
+% setting up integration nodes if order > 0
+if ep.stochastic.order > 0
+ [nodes,weights,nnodes] = setup_integration_nodes(DynareOptions.ep,pfm);
+ pfm.nodes = nodes;
+ pfm.weights = weights;
+ pfm.nnodes = nnodes;
+ % compute number of blocks
+ [block_nbr,pfm.world_nbr] = get_block_world_nbr(ep.stochastic.algo,nnodes,ep.stochastic.order,ep.periods);
+else
+ block_nbr = ep.periods;
+end
+
+% set boundaries if mcp
+[lb,ub,pfm.eq_index] = get_complementarity_conditions(DynareModel, DynareOptions.ramsey_policy);
+DynareOptions.lmmcp.lb = repmat(lb,block_nbr,1);
+DynareOptions.lmmcp.ub = repmat(ub,block_nbr,1);
+pfm.block_nbr = block_nbr;
+
diff --git a/matlab/ep/extended_path_mc.m b/matlab/ep/extended_path_mc.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca204a6d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/matlab/ep/extended_path_mc.m
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+function Simulations = extended_path_mc(initialconditions, samplesize, replic, exogenousvariables, DynareOptions, DynareModel, DynareResults)
+
+% Stochastic simulation of a non linear DSGE model using the Extended Path method (Fair and Taylor 1983). A time
+% series of size T is obtained by solving T perfect foresight models.
+%
+% INPUTS
+% o initialconditions [double] m*1 array, where m is the number of endogenous variables in the model.
+% o samplesize [integer] scalar, size of the sample to be simulated.
+% o exogenousvariables [double] T*n array, values for the structural innovations.
+% o DynareOptions [struct] options_
+% o DynareModel [struct] M_
+% o DynareResults [struct] oo_
+%
+% OUTPUTS
+% o ts [dseries] m*samplesize array, the simulations.
+% o results [cell]
+%
+% ALGORITHM
+%
+% SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
+
+% Copyright (C) 2016 Dynare Team
+%
+% This file is part of Dynare.
+%
+% Dynare is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+% it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+% the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+% (at your option) any later version.
+%
+% Dynare is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+% but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+% MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+% GNU General Public License for more details.
+%
+% You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+% along with Dynare. If not, see .
+
+[initialconditions, innovations, pfm, ep, verbosity, DynareOptions] = ...
+ extended_path_initialization(initialconditions, samplesize, exogenousvariables, DynareOptions, DynareModel, DynareResults);
+
+% Check the dimension of the first input argument
+if isequal(size(initialconditions, 2), 1)
+ initialconditions = repmat(initialconditions, 1, replic);
+else
+ if ~isequal(size(initialconditions, 2), replic)
+ error('Wrong size. Number of columns in first argument should match the value of the third argument!')
+ end
+end
+
+% Check the dimension of the fourth input argument
+if isempty(exogenousvariables)
+ exogenousvariables = repmat(exogenousvariables, 1, 1, replic);
+else
+ if ~isequal(size(exogenousvariables, 3), replic)
+ error('Wrong size. !')
+ end
+end
+if ~isequal(size(exogenousvariables, 3), replic)
+ error('Wrong dimensions. Fourth argument must be a 3D array with as many pages as the value of the third argument!')
+end
+
+data = NaN(size(initialconditions, 1), samplesize+1, replic);
+vexo = NaN(innovations.effective_number_of_shocks, samplesize+1, replic);
+info = NaN(replic, 1);
+
+if ep.parallel
+ % Use the Parallel toolbox.
+ parfor i=1:replic
+ innovations_ = innovations;
+ DynareResults_ = DynareResults;
+ [shocks, spfm_exo_simul, innovations_, DynareResults_] = extended_path_shocks(innovations_, ep, exogenousvariables(:,:,i), samplesize, DynareResults_);
+ endogenous_variables_paths = NaN(DynareModel.endo_nbr,samplesize+1);
+ endogenous_variables_paths(:,1) = initialconditions(:,1);
+ exogenous_variables_paths = NaN(innovations_.effective_number_of_shocks,samplesize+1);
+ exogenous_variables_paths(:,1) = 0;
+ info_convergence = true;
+ t = 1;
+ while t<=samplesize
+ t = t+1;
+ spfm_exo_simul(2,:) = shocks(t-1,:);
+ exogenous_variables_paths(:,t) = shocks(t-1,:);
+ [endogenous_variables_paths(:,t), info_convergence] = extended_path_core(ep.periods, DynareModel.endo_nbr, DynareModel.exo_nbr, innovations_.positive_var_indx, ...
+ spfm_exo_simul, ep.init, endogenous_variables_paths(:,t-1), ...
+ DynareResults_.steady_state, ...
+ ep.verbosity, ep.use_bytecode, ep.stochastic.order, ...
+ DynareModel, pfm,ep.stochastic.algo, ep.solve_algo, ep.stack_solve_algo, ...
+ DynareOptions.lmmcp, DynareOptions, DynareResults_);
+ if ~info_convergence
+ msg = sprintf('No convergence of the (stochastic) perfect foresight solver (in period %s, iteration %s)!', int2str(t), int2str(i));
+ warning(msg)
+ break
+ end
+ end % Loop over t
+ info(i) = info_convergence;
+ vexo(:,:,i) = exogenous_variables_paths;
+ data(:,:,i) = endogenous_variables_paths;
+ end
+else
+ % Sequential approach.
+ for i=1:replic
+ [shocks, spfm_exo_simul, innovations, DynareResults] = extended_path_shocks(innovations, ep, exogenousvariables(:,:,i), samplesize, DynareResults);
+ endogenous_variables_paths = NaN(DynareModel.endo_nbr,samplesize+1);
+ endogenous_variables_paths(:,1) = initialconditions(:,1);
+ exogenous_variables_paths = NaN(innovations.effective_number_of_shocks,samplesize+1);
+ exogenous_variables_paths(:,1) = 0;
+ t = 1;
+ while t<=samplesize
+ t = t+1;
+ spfm_exo_simul(2,:) = shocks(t-1,:);
+ exogenous_variables_paths(:,t) = shocks(t-1,:);
+ [endogenous_variables_paths(:,t), info_convergence] = extended_path_core(ep.periods, DynareModel.endo_nbr, DynareModel.exo_nbr, innovations.positive_var_indx, ...
+ spfm_exo_simul, ep.init, endogenous_variables_paths(:,t-1), ...
+ DynareResults.steady_state, ...
+ ep.verbosity, ep.use_bytecode, ep.stochastic.order, ...
+ DynareModel, pfm,ep.stochastic.algo, ep.solve_algo, ep.stack_solve_algo, ...
+ DynareOptions.lmmcp, DynareOptions, DynareResults);
+ if ~info_convergence
+ msg = sprintf('No convergence of the (stochastic) perfect foresight solver (in period %s, iteration %s)!', int2str(t), int2str(i));
+ warning(msg)
+ break
+ end
+ end % Loop over t
+ info(i) = info_convergence;
+ vexo(:,:,i) = exogenous_variables_paths;
+ data(:,:,i) = endogenous_variables_paths;
+ end % Loop over i
+end
+
+Simulations.innovations = vexo;
+Simulations.data = data;
+Simulations.info = info;
diff --git a/matlab/ep/extended_path_shocks.m b/matlab/ep/extended_path_shocks.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab0b8a184
--- /dev/null
+++ b/matlab/ep/extended_path_shocks.m
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+function [shocks, spfm_exo_simul, innovations, DynareResults] = extended_path_shocks(innovations, ep, exogenousvariables, sample_size, DynareResults);
+
+% Copyright (C) 2016 Dynare Team
+%
+% This file is part of Dynare.
+%
+% Dynare is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+% it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+% the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+% (at your option) any later version.
+%
+% Dynare is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+% but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+% MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+% GNU General Public License for more details.
+%
+% You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+% along with Dynare. If not, see .
+
+% Simulate shocks.
+if isempty(exogenousvariables)
+ switch ep.innovation_distribution
+ case 'gaussian'
+ shocks = transpose(transpose(innovations.covariance_matrix_upper_cholesky)*randn(innovations.effective_number_of_shocks,sample_size));
+ shocks(:,innovations.positive_var_indx) = shocks;
+ otherwise
+ error(['extended_path:: ' ep.innovation_distribution ' distribution for the structural innovations is not (yet) implemented!'])
+ end
+else
+ shocks = exogenousvariables;
+ innovations.positive_var_indx = find(sum(abs(shocks)>0));
+end
+
+% Copy the shocks in exo_simul
+DynareResults.exo_simul = shocks;
+spfm_exo_simul = repmat(DynareResults.exo_steady_state',ep.periods+2,1);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/matlab/global_initialization.m b/matlab/global_initialization.m
index 662bbc804..8adfb2f5d 100644
--- a/matlab/global_initialization.m
+++ b/matlab/global_initialization.m
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ ep.solve_algo = 9;
% Number of replications
ep.replic_nbr = 1;
% Parallel execution of replications
-ep.parallel_1 = false;
+ep.parallel = false;
% Stochastic extended path related options.
ep.stochastic.method = '';
ep.stochastic.algo = 0;