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by evankoet
Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:50 am
Forum: Help With Programming
Topic: "FO9. Simultaneous block is singular." Error
Replies: 4
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Re: "FO9. Simultaneous block is singular." Error

The error came from the fact that I defined a variable in the VAR as i, whereas the Monte Carlo loop also used i. After changing the name of the variable it worked perfectly.
by evankoet
Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:11 am
Forum: Help With Programming
Topic: "FO9. Simultaneous block is singular." Error
Replies: 4
Views: 7999

Re: "FO9. Simultaneous block is singular." Error

Hi Tom,

Thank you for your prompt reply. I will send you the code and data later today.

Regards,
Evan
by evankoet
Tue Aug 23, 2011 3:17 pm
Forum: Help With Programming
Topic: "FO9. Simultaneous block is singular." Error
Replies: 4
Views: 7999

"FO9. Simultaneous block is singular." Error

Hi, I am trying to run the code of the paper by Fratzscher, Juvenal and Sarno called "Asset prices, exchange rates and the current account". It estimates a 7-variable VAR and then runs a Monte Carlo simulation by taking orthogonal decompositions and using sign restrictions. However, the si...