RATS 11.1
RATS 11.1

SIMULMULT.RPF is an example of the computation of multipliers for a simultaneous equations model.

 

PRSETUP.SRC reads the data and sets up the small Pindyck and Rubinfeld model.

Full Program

source prsetup.src

*

smpl 1984:1 1985:4

forecast(model=prsmall,results=base)

compute govt(1984:1)=govt(1984:1)+2.0

forecast(model=prsmall,results=mults)

compute govt(1984:1)=govt(1984:1)-2.0

 

do i=1,%rows(mults)

   set mults(i) = (mults(i)-base(i))/2.0

   labels mults(i)

   # 'M_'+%modellabel(prsmall,i)

end do i

 

print(picture="*.###") / mults


Output

Linear Regression - Estimation by Instrumental Variables

Dependent Variable CONS

Quarterly Data From 1950:01 To 1985:04

Usable Observations                       144

Degrees of Freedom                        141

Mean of Dependent Variable       1411.1625000

Std Error of Dependent Variable   486.7321052

Standard Error of Estimate         11.3436190

Sum of Squared Residuals         18143.554637

J-Specification(6)                    57.9253

Significance Level of J             0.0000000

Durbin-Watson Statistic                1.6308

 

    Variable                        Coeff      Std Error      T-Stat      Signif

************************************************************************************

1.  Constant                     -3.179856661  4.955717830     -0.64165  0.52213953

2.  GNP                           0.025662687  0.018196110      1.41034  0.16064181

3.  CONS{1}                       0.968332903  0.027185648     35.61927  0.00000000


 

Linear Regression - Estimation by Instrumental Variables

Dependent Variable INVEST

Quarterly Data From 1950:01 To 1985:04

Usable Observations                       144

Degrees of Freedom                        139

Mean of Dependent Variable       383.83541667

Std Error of Dependent Variable  131.09401018

Standard Error of Estimate        16.77065169

Sum of Squared Residuals         39094.411362

J-Specification(4)                    25.4954

Significance Level of J             0.0000400

Durbin-Watson Statistic                2.0049

 

    Variable                        Coeff      Std Error      T-Stat      Signif

************************************************************************************

1.  Constant                     -25.50262769   6.43431018     -3.96354  0.00011761

2.  INVEST{1}                      0.63725350   0.04801265     13.27262  0.00000000

3.  YDIFF{1}                       0.21449446   0.05425583      3.95339  0.00012218

4.  GNP                            0.08071954   0.01097636      7.35394  0.00000000

5.  RATE{4}                       -4.66692375   0.98255518     -4.74978  0.00000501


 

Linear Regression - Estimation by Instrumental Variables

Dependent Variable RATE

Quarterly Data From 1950:01 To 1985:04

Usable Observations                       144

Degrees of Freedom                        139

Mean of Dependent Variable       5.1534027778

Std Error of Dependent Variable  3.2689143326

Standard Error of Estimate       0.9179997089

Sum of Squared Residuals         117.13856171

J-Specification(4)                    56.2149

Significance Level of J             0.0000000

Durbin-Watson Statistic                1.4510

 

    Variable                        Coeff      Std Error      T-Stat      Signif

************************************************************************************

1.  Constant                      0.273120392  0.342410955      0.79764  0.42644042

2.  GNP                          -0.000434281  0.000276810     -1.56888  0.11895023

3.  YDIFF                         0.022534344  0.005184064      4.34685  0.00002650

4.  MDIFF                        -0.079425302  0.017715078     -4.48349  0.00001523

5.  RSUM{1}                       0.541787141  0.031239423     17.34306  0.00000000


 

 ENTRY        M_CONS         M_INVEST         M_RATE           M_GNP          M_RSUM          M_YDIFF

 1984:01        0.029            0.090           0.025           1.119           0.025           1.119

 1984:02        0.037            0.327          -0.004           0.364           0.021          -0.755

 1984:03        0.038            0.054           0.005           0.092           0.001          -0.272

 1984:04        0.038           -0.023          -0.001           0.015           0.004          -0.078

 1985:01        0.033           -0.157          -0.001          -0.123          -0.002          -0.138

 1985:02        0.030           -0.119          -0.000          -0.089          -0.001           0.034

 1985:03        0.027           -0.098          -0.000          -0.071          -0.000           0.018

 1985:04        0.025           -0.057           0.001          -0.032           0.001           0.040


 


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