Update_ParaList: converts the vectorized auxiliary parameter vector x to the parameters that go directly into the likelihood function.

Description

converts the vectorized auxiliary parameter vector x to the parameters that go directly into the likelihood function.

Usage

Update_ParaList(
  x,
  sizex,
  con,
  FactorLabels,
  Economies,
  JLLinputs = NULL,
  GVARinputs = NULL,
  ListInputSet
)

Value

same form as the list of parameters, except now the parameters are updated with the values provided by the auxiliary x. Importantly, by construction, all the constraints on the underlying parameters are satisfied.

Arguments

x: vector containing all the vectorized auxiliary parameters
sizex: matrix (6x2) containing the size information of all parameters
con: if con = 'concentration', then set the value of the parameter whose name contains @ to empty
FactorLabels: string-list based which contains the labels of all the variables present in the model
Economies: string-vector containing the names of the economies which are part of the economic system
JLLinputs: Set of necessary inputs used in the estimation of the JLL-based models
GVARinputs: Set of necessary inputs used in the estimation of the GVAR-based models
ListInputSet: variable inputs used in the optimization (see "Optimization" function)

References

This function is a modified version of the "update_para" function by Le and Singleton (2018).
"A Small Package of Matlab Routines for the Estimation of Some Term Structure Models."
(Euro Area Business Cycle Network Training School - Term Structure Modelling). Available at: https://cepr.org/40029