VAR-Models

Available VAR models

bvar()

Estimate a bayesian vector autoregressive model.

msvar()

Estimate regime-switching models with fixed transition probabilities.

tvar()

bayesian estimation of threshold VAR

favar()

Factor-Augmented Vector Autoregression

ftvar()

bayesian estimation of threshold VAR

priors

setting up priors

set_prior_cnw()

sets up conjugate Normal-Wishart prior

set_prior_uninformative()

set up uninformative prior

set_prior_minnesota()

set up Minnesota Prior

set_prior_ssvs()

set up Stochastic Search Variable Selection Prior

Identifying VAR models

functions to identify structural shocks in VAR models

set_identification_cholesky()

set cholesky identification

set_identification_sign()

set identification via sign restrictions

Applications

Applications for bvar models

irf()

Compute Impulse-Response Functions

forecast()

forecasts for a bayesian VAR model

cforecast()

Conditional forecasts

hd()

Historical decompositions

fevd()

Forecast error variance decomposition

Diagnostics

functions for VAR-diagnostics

plot_residuals()

plot residuals

plot_trace()

posterior trace plots

plot_density()

posterior density plots

plot_autocorr()

autocorrelation of posterior draws

diag_geweke()

Geweke Convergence diagnostics