Markov-Switching, Bayesian, Vector Autoregression Models


[Up] [Top]

Documentation for package ‘MSBVAR’ version 0.4.0

Help Pages

A02mcmc Converts A0 objects to coda MCMC objects
BCFdata Subset of Data from Brandt, Colaresi, and Freeman (2007)
BHLK.filter Baum-Hamilton-Lindgren-Kim state-space filter
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
dfev.BSVAR Decompositions of Forecast Error Variance (DFEV) for VAR/BVAR/BSVAR models
dfev.BVAR Decompositions of Forecast Error Variance (DFEV) for VAR/BVAR/BSVAR models
dfev.VAR 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
forecast.BSVAR Generate forecasts for fitted VAR objects
forecast.BVAR Generate forecasts for fitted VAR objects
forecast.VAR Generate forecasts for fitted VAR objects
gibbs.A0 Gibbs sampler for posterior of Bayesian structural vector autoregression models
gibbs.A0.BSVAR Gibbs sampler for posterior of Bayesian structural vector autoregression models
gibbs.A0.msbsvar Gibbs-Metropolis-Hastings sampler for posterior of a Markov-switching Bayesian structural vector autoregression model
gibbs.msbsvar Gibbs-Metropolis-Hastings sampler for posterior of a Markov-switching Bayesian structural vector autoregression model
gibbs.msbvar Gibbs sampler for a Markov-switching Bayesian reduced form vector autoregression model
granger.test Bivariate Granger causality testing
hc.forecast Forecast density estimation of hard condition forecasts for VAR models via MCMC
hc.forecast.VAR Forecast density estimation of hard condition forecasts for VAR models via MCMC
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.msbsvar Monte Carlo Integration / Simulation of Impulse Response Functions for an MSBSVAR model.
irf.VAR Impulse Response Function (IRF) Computation for a VAR
IsraelPalestineConflict Weekly Goldstein Scaled Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Data, 1979-2003
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
mc.irf.BSVAR Monte Carlo Integration / Simulation of Impulse Response Functions
mc.irf.BVAR Monte Carlo Integration / Simulation of Impulse Response Functions
mc.irf.VAR 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
msbsvar Markov-Switching Sims-Zha Bayesian VAR Model estimation
msbvar Markov-switching Bayesian reduced form vector autoregression model setup and posterior mode estimation
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 Plots competing sets of VAR forecasts or a single set of VAR forecasts
plot.forecast.BSVAR Plots competing sets of VAR forecasts or a single set of VAR forecasts
plot.forecast.BVAR Plots competing sets of VAR forecasts or a single set of VAR forecasts
plot.forecast.VAR Plots competing sets of VAR forecasts or a single set of VAR forecasts
plot.gibbs.A0 Plot a parameter density summary for B-SVAR A(0) objects
plot.irf Plots impulse responses
plot.irf.BSVAR Plots impulse responses
plot.irf.BVAR Plots impulse responses
plot.irf.VAR Plots impulse responses
plot.mc.irf Plotting posteriors of Monte Carlo simulated impulse responses
plot.mc.irf.BSVAR Plotting posteriors of Monte Carlo simulated impulse responses
plot.mc.irf.BVAR Plotting posteriors of Monte Carlo simulated impulse responses
plot.mc.irf.VAR Plotting posteriors of Monte Carlo simulated impulse responses
plot.SS Summary measures and plots for MS-B(S)VAR state-spaces
posterior.fit Estimates the marginal likelihood and posterior probability for VAR, BVAR, and BSVAR models
posterior.fit.BSVAR Estimates the marginal likelihood and posterior probability for VAR, BVAR, and BSVAR models
posterior.fit.BVAR Estimates the marginal likelihood and posterior probability for VAR, BVAR, and BSVAR models
print.dfev Printing DFEV tables
print.posterior.fit Print method for posterior fit measures
print.posterior.fit.BSVAR Print method for posterior fit measures
print.posterior.fit.BVAR 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
sum.SS Summary measures and plots for MS-B(S)VAR state-spaces
summary Summary functions for VAR / BVAR / B-SVAR model objects
summary.BSVAR Summary functions for VAR / BVAR / B-SVAR model objects
summary.BVAR Summary functions for VAR / BVAR / B-SVAR model objects
summary.dfev Printing DFEV tables
summary.VAR Summary functions for 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
uc.forecast.BVAR Forecast density estimation unconditional forecasts for VAR/BVAR/BSVAR models via MCMC
uc.forecast.VAR 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 (2007)
z2 Subset of Data from Brandt, Colaresi, and Freeman (2007)