Hamilton Switching Model (new coding)
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:01 pm
This is the example of the Hamilton switching model from the RATS User's Guide, rewritten to use the MSVAR procedures. It requires the newest version of the MSVARSETUP file (http://www.estima.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=512).
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* HAMILTON.PRG
* Hamilton Markov chain model for US GNP from page 697 of Hamilton,
* "Time Series Analysis"
*
cal(q) 1951:1
open data gnpdata.prn
data(format=prn,org=columns) 1951:1 1984:4
*
set g = 100*log(gnp/gnp{1})
graph(header="GNP growth")
# g
*
@msvarsetup(lags=4,switch=m)
# g
compute gstart=1952:2,gend=1984:4
frml msvarf = log(%MSVARProb(t))
*
nonlin(parmset=msparms) p
nonlin(parmset=varparms) mu phi sigma
@msvarinitial gstart gend
maximize(parmset=varparms+msparms,$
start=(pstar=%MSVARInit()),$
reject=%MSVARInitTransition()==0.0,$
pmethod=simplex,piters=5,method=bfgs) msvarf gstart gend
@msvarsmoothed gstart gend psmooth
set pcontract gstart gend = psmooth(t)(2)
*
* To create the shading marking the recessions, create a dummy series
* which is 1 when the recessq series is 1, and 0 otherwise. (recessq is
* 1 for NBER recessions and -1 for expansions).
*
set contract = recessq==1
*
spgraph(vfields=2)
graph(header="Quarterly Growth Rate of US GNP",shade=contract)
# g %regstart() %regend()
graph(style=polygon,header="Probability of Economy Being in Contraction",shade=contract)
# pcontract %regstart() %regend()
spgraph(done)