Markov-Switching, Bayesian, Vector Autoregression Models


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Documentation for package ‘MSBVAR’ version 0.7-2

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A02mcmc Converts A0 objects to coda MCMC objects
BCFdata Subset of Data from Brandt, Colaresi, and Freeman (2008)
cf.forecasts Compare VAR forecasts to each other or real data
ddirichlet Random draws from and density for Dirichlet distribution
decay.spec Lag decay specification check
dfev Decompositions of Forecast Error Variance (DFEV) for VAR/BVAR/BSVAR models
forc.ecdf Empirical CDF computations for posterior forecast samples
forecast Generate forecasts for fitted VAR objects
gibbs.A0 Gibbs sampler for posterior of Bayesian structural vector autoregression models
gibbs.msbvar Gibbs sampler for a Markov-switching Bayesian reduced form vector autoregression model
granger.test Bivariate Granger causality testing
HamiltonGDP Quarterly U.S. GDP Growth, 1952Q3-1984Q4
hc.forecast Forecast density estimation of hard condition forecasts for VAR models via MCMC
initialize.msbvar Initializes the mode-finder for a Markov-switching Bayesian VAR model
irf Impulse Response Function (IRF) Computation for a VAR
irf.BSVAR Impulse Response Function (IRF) Computation for a VAR
irf.BVAR Impulse Response Function (IRF) Computation for a VAR
irf.VAR Impulse Response Function (IRF) Computation for a VAR
IsraelPalestineConflict Weekly Goldstein Scaled Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Data, 1979-2003
ldwishart Log density for a Wishart variate
list.print Prints a list object for the VAR and BVAR models in MSBVAR
mae Mean absolute error of VAR forecasts
mc.irf Monte Carlo Integration / Simulation of Impulse Response Functions
mcmc.szbsvar Gibbs sampler for coefficients of a B-SVAR model
mean.SS Summary measures and plots for MS-B(S)VAR state-spaces
mountains Mountain plots for summarizing forecast densities
msbvar Markov-switching Bayesian reduced form vector autoregression model setup and posterior mode estimation
msvar Markov-switching vector autoregression (MSVAR) estimator
normalize.svar Likelihood normalization of SVAR models
null.space Find the null space of a matrix
plot.forc.ecdf Plots VAR forecasts and their empirical error bands
plot.forecast Plot function for forecasts
plot.gibbs.A0 Plot a parameter density summary for B-SVAR A(0) objects
plot.irf Plots impulse responses
plot.mc.irf Plotting posteriors of Monte Carlo simulated impulse responses
plot.SS Summary measures and plots for MS-B(S)VAR state-spaces
plotregimeid Clustering and plotting function for msbvar permuted sample output
posterior.fit Estimates the marginal likelihood or log posterior probability for BVAR, BSVAR, and MSBVAR models
print.dfev Printing DFEV tables
print.posterior.fit Print method for posterior fit measures
rdirichlet Random draws from and density for Dirichlet distribution
reduced.form.var Estimation of a reduced form VAR model
restmtx Utility function for generating the restriction matrix for hard condition forecasting
rmse Root mean squared error of a Monte Carlo / MCMC sample of forecasts
rmultnorm Multivariate Normal Random Number Generator
rwishart Random deviates from a Wishart distribution
simulateMSAR Simulate (univariate) Markov-switching autoregressive (MSAR) data
simulateMSVAR Simulate a Markov-switching VAR (MSVAR) process
SS.ffbs State-space forward-filter and backwards-sampler for a Markov-switching VAR model
sum.SS Summary measures and plots for MS-B(S)VAR state-spaces
summary Summary functions for VAR / BVAR / B-SVAR model objects
summary.dfev Printing DFEV tables
summary.forecast Summary functions for forecasts obtained through VAR / BVAR / B-SVAR model objects
SZ.prior.evaluation Sims-Zha Bayesian VAR Prior Specification Search
szbsvar Structural Sims-Zha Bayesian VAR model estimation
szbvar Reduced form Sims-Zha Bayesian VAR model estimation
uc.forecast Forecast density estimation unconditional forecasts for VAR/BVAR/BSVAR models via MCMC
var.lag.specification Automated VAR lag specification testing
Y Subset of Data from Brandt, Colaresi, and Freeman (2008)
z2 Subset of Data from Brandt, Colaresi, and Freeman (2008)