dynare/matlab/dyn_vech.m

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Matlab

function Vector = dyn_vech(Matrix)
% This function implements the vech operator.
%
% INPUTS
% Matrix [double] a squared n*n symetric matrix.
%
% OUTPUTS
% Vector [double] a n*(n+1)/2 vector.
% Copyright © 2010-2017 Dynare Team
%
% This file is part of Dynare.
%
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%
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n = length(Matrix);
b = 0;
Vector = NaN(n*(n+1)/2,1);
for col = 1:n
idx = transpose(1:col);
Vector(b+idx) = Matrix((col-1)*n+idx);
b = b+length(idx);
end