Impulse response function and Variance decomposition - VAR model in Eviews

[@JDEconomics]

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[@JDEconomics]

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[@marvinkn99]

Unfortunately, I have the problem that my time series are stationary at levels (unit root test values all below 1), but I have autocorrelation for all lag lengths. I am using monthly data and AIC, SC & HQ recommendations of 2,3&4 all lead to autocorrelation. Only at 6 lag lengths do I no longer have AC. Is there a workaround for this? Thank you very much! @@JDEconomics

[@xmedian003x9]

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[@mym2837]

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[@JDEconomics]

Glad to hear! Good luck! Cheers JD

[@sardarkazi1266]

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[@JDEconomics]

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[@JDEconomics]

Most Welcome! JD

[@dransah]

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[@JDEconomics]

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[@JDEconomics]

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[@JDEconomics]

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[@JDEconomics]

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[@ammadurrahman5321]

Thank u sir......

[@JDEconomics]

I am glad you liked the video! Regards, Jd

[@silviapatricia7197]

I really appreciate this video. I'd like you to explain and show the difference among monte Carlo, Analitycs, and None evaluation, of Imp-Resp.

[@JDEconomics]

That is just how you want to report the confidence interval of the responses. If you see, the IRF is in a range. That range you can select "none" and you will see no confidence intervals in the IRF, or you can select asympotitc which is just the normal standard errors from the mean or report them using a monte carlo repetition. A Monte Carlo simulation takes the variable that has uncertainty and assigns it a random value using the monte carlo algorithm. That's all. Hope that helps. Regards, JD

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[@JDEconomics]

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[@surbhimishra6795]

Thank you, sir. The video is very helpful.

[@JDEconomics]

My pleasure! Make sure to check my website! Www.jdeconomics.com Good luck!

[@asifkar]

Great effort. Thank you for helping

[@JDEconomics]

Great! JD

[@belkhir789]

Thank you very much. graphing the impluse response. when we say it is significant or not?

[@JDEconomics]

Hi! We say its significant if the response of a variable to a shock differs from zero. Basically it should have statistical meaning. If you have a response that differs from zero and the confidence bands are not very wide is a good signal. Hope it helps! Regards, JD

[@santatrarakotoarimino5316]

Thanks you for the videos sir !! I don't really understands the interval confidence, I've seen somewhere that : "If the confidence interval (or band) does not contain zero (horizontal axis) then it is statistically significant ; otherwise it's insignifiant ." Is this true ?

[@JDEconomics]

Hi! If the impulse response does not contain zero in the horizontal axis, it means that the effect of the shock persists over time. This indicates a dynamic response of the system, where the impact of the shock does not dissipate immediately and continues to influence the variables in the system for several periods. That could happen when the variables are not stationary. Make sure to check well the stationarity of the variables.. Regards, JD

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Great

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[@syedyakubali1154]

Many many thanks for your details and beautiful explanation. Can I apply this model for pollution forecasting?

[@JDEconomics]

Hello Syed, Thanks for your positive feedback. I am happy to hear the video was useful! You can certainly use it and Impulse response functions, granger causality tests and variance decomposition will help you determine how much each item is contributing to pollution. However, let me clarify, I am not very familiar with the literature about VARS in pollution/environment. I have taken environmental courses, and one of the problems with environmental topics is data availability. Finding data about different gas emissions is hard and also finding high frequency data (most data available is yearly) is very unlikely. Finally, for researchers it's not clear how different individuals value environment (i.e., how much is an individual willing to pay to avoid contamination). I left you a link of an example of VAR models in pollution. My recommendation for you is get into nber.org and google scholar and look for "VAR models pollution" and see what you can find. The important thing for you at this point is to find related literature which will also inform you about where different authors have gathered their data. ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5366228 Good luck!

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[@JDEconomics]

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Very useful

[@JDEconomics]

Thanks! Jd

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Thanks! Jd

[@nadaajbouni203]

Thank you,it's very useful, can you make a video about bayesian VAR please ?

[@JDEconomics]

Hi Nada, Thanks for your feedback and suggestion. I will add it to the list of coming videos. Feel free to subscribe (if you havent), so you get notified of the updates. Kind Regards, JD.

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A gallant trial for the work. Please, I can get the slides?

[@JDEconomics]

Thanks a lot! The slides are in my website. Please feel free to subscribe to my channel and share it with your friends/social network. I wish you good luck in your studies/work!

[@jayceejuape]

Excelent video Mr. Juan. I'd like to ask one question. When I'm about to run Impulse Response in Eviews, an announcement "Near Singular Matrix" appears and i'm not pretty sure how could I solve that to see the IR graphs. Thanks!

[@JDEconomics]

Thank you for reaching out. It appears there’s an issue with your data involving closely related variables. Prior to analysis, it’s advisable to review your data. In this case, consider grouping variables and examining the correlation matrix to identify potential collinearity issues. Best of luck!

[@Usser7890]

hi great video. I have a question.. when performing my IRF the lines are very zig-zaggy is there a function to smoothen the line?

[@JDEconomics]

Hello Daniel, thanks for your comment. Are your variables in 1st Differences? Feel free to send me an email with a screenshot and an overview of the issue and I can take a look at it. My email is in the description of the video. Regards

[@Usser7890]

@@JDEconomics thank you Juan, just sent you an email.

[@universaltutor2203]

Thank you so much JD> Do we really need to worry about stationarity of the variables in the var model. What if we have I(1) and other I(2) variables or I(2)

[@qiangwang363]

Thank you Sir! Do you know how to make ms-var model ?

[@JDEconomics]

Hey, I have seen them in my MA, but I haven't estimated one since then. I may create in the future a tutorial about them, but it won't be soon. Sorry about that. Best Regards, JD

[@kyounginchoe1139]

Thank you so much for your video. It is really helpful. I have a quick question about analysis. I found that normally in book and other videos people use first-differenced log data for conducting impulse response and variance decomposition. Is it okay to just use log form of data? I am trying to use log-form on these analyses but want to make sure whether it is okay to use log-form. I am so confused on this part. Thank you! :)

[@JDEconomics]

Hi, Thanks for your message. For educational purposes of the video, I replicated an iconic paper and respected the author's estimation procedures. You can use logs if you are not working with rates and first differences can be applied to the log transformation if the variable is non stationary. Best Regards, JD.

[@kyounginchoe1139]

@@JDEconomics Thank you for your reply! I have one more question. If the variable is non-stationary at level should I use first differences or it is okay to use variable at log-level for IRF and variance decomposition? thank you.

[@JDEconomics]

@@kyounginchoe1139 if the variables are non stationary in levels, and using logs isn't either, then you can apply first differences and check if the variable is then stationary. It's always a good practice to check for cointegration. In such case estimating a VECM is appropriate.

[@kyounginchoe1139]

@@JDEconomics Thanks again for your comments. I am confused again. I know that I can apply first differences when the variables are non-stationary in levels. What I want to know is (and not sure about is) whether it is okay to use log-level when I am conducting IRF and variance decomposition/ or I "should" use "only" first-differences when I have non-stationary data. Should I make series "stationary" before conducting IRF and variance decomposition analysis? Because if I take first-difference and run IRF I didn't find much result and lag length 0 is selected based on AIC and SC. So, I just want to use log-level data. I also conducted a cointegration test and found no cointegration among prices.

[@JDEconomics]

@@kyounginchoe1139 send me an email please and I'll reply you from there. My email is in the description of the video. Regards,

[@pipote8846]

Sir I am very grateful for your tutorials, they are really amazing. I have a doubt, in the original paper, the authors estimate the model under two alternative taylor rules, how can that be implemented in the recursive decomposition?

[@JDEconomics]

Hi, I can’t recall now the steps. You need to define the Taylor rule equation and modify the responses. Sorry I can’t provide further details at the moment! JD

[@cyrilfilezac8115]

How to determine cholesky ordering please ? I have 5 variables and i don't understand how to order them ? I have ether price, xrp price, gold price as endogenous variable but how to order them ?

[@JDEconomics]

You can look at the granger causality test to help you determine which variables are most and least exogenous. In my video VAR models in STATA I have explained it. You can check it there. Good luck! JD

[@cyrilfilezac8115]

@@JDEconomics thanks a lot. I have an interpretation. Can you tell me if it is right or wrong ? If eth and xrp cause gold, that means gold is more endogenous ? In other part, if for exemple eth and gold does not cause xrp price, that means xrp is less endogenous than gold ? (If de compare my 2 examples) I talk about endogenous and not exogenous

[@emirarefa]

Thankyou for the explanation sir, but I'd like to ask about the shock that appeared on IRF, I have 2 questions regarding to this. 1. how can we determine is it positive shock or negative one? 2. Can we determine by ourself about the sign of the shock that we wanted to apply? For example, in the Policy rate i'd like to apply negative shock that represent expansionary, can we do that?

[@JDEconomics]

The responses are to positive shocks. You need to analyze if a positive shock has a positive or negative effect looking at the graph. Regarding a negative shock, you can set up a negative shock but I haven't done it in some time. You need to set up a matrix. I believe there may be some tutorials or if you google it, will appear. Hope it was helpful! Good luck with your thesis! JD.

[@aishahzainal121]

Hi Sir, Thank you so much for your sharing, this is very useful. May I ask, what does it means if there's an error said 'Near singular matrix'?

[@JDEconomics]

Hi! Thanks for your feedback! When you get this error message, you should check to see whether the regressors are exactly collinear. The regressors are exactly collinear if one regressor can be written as a linear combination of the other regressors. Under exact collinearity, the estimates cannot be computed. Try dropping the constant term if your model has one, or check dropping other variables. More videos are coming, if you haven’t subscribed, feel free to do so! You’ll get notified of the updates! Good luck!

[@aishahzainal121]

@@JDEconomics thank you so much sir for the answer.

[@luisdelope6828]

Thank you so much for your videos!! The authors have performed the IRF and variance decomposition with a recursive VAR and it seems you are using the reduced form for everything. Do you think that it is really enough to use the Cholesky decomposition (as it is automatically done when running the IRF) or shall we define new equations taking into consideration the contemporanous variables as indicated in the paper for the recursive form?

[@willwu5366]

Dear JD Economics, Thank you for your useful materials. I have a question that what if I obtained a large S.E (about 100-400 from period 1 to 12) in the variance decomposition analysis? Will this large S.E prevent me from interpreting the result of variance decomposition? Thank you for your reply in advance!

[@JDEconomics]

Hi Will, if the IRF and variance decomposition have a lot of error, then the estimate are not that accurate. It can be reasonable to have larger error at higher timer horizons as the estimates over time may give up some precision ( this is not always true) but it can be the case for your model. Kind Regards, JD.

[@willwu5366]

@@JDEconomics You helped a lot! Thank you teacher!

[@willwu5366]

@@JDEconomics Thank you for your valuable comments!

[@willwu5366]

Dear JD Economics, I appreciate your wonderful explanations. I also got a question that when we use Cholesky Decomposition, we should set the order of variables based on the economic theories. However, I got 8 variables now and I did not find any literature about illustrating the economic sense between them, How could I order them appropriately? Would you mind share your suggestions? I thank your effort in advance.

[@JDEconomics]

Hello Will, thanks for your message. Feel free to send me an email as I don’t really have the details of your model. I can give you some suggestions. Regards, JD

[@rifdahfadhilah1137]

Thank you for the video and great explanation. I'm working on my bachelor thesis where I want to analyze the relationship of one variable, say x, to another variable, say y. The y variable is an exogenous dummy variable which the IRFs of the variable cannot be shown in Eviews. How can I interpret the exogenous dummy variable without the IRFs or is there a way to show the IRFs of the exogenous dummy variable in Eviews? Thank you very much.

[@JDEconomics]

Hi, typically a VAR model describes the evolution of a set of variables called endogenous variables, over time. The shocks and IRFs are drawn based on the interaction of the endogenous variables. Normally, exogenous variables (such as a dummy) are added to a VAR model (as exogenous variables) when there is some autocorrelation and you would like to “avoid” that specific observation where there is a spike. Regards

[@lukakhim]

Thank you for the video! Is it possible to change the magnitude of the shock to 1pp change? I mean to convert the standard deviation shock into 1 percentage point shock, to get the effect of a 1pp interest rate shock on inflation/GDPgrowth in pp.

[@JDEconomics]

I don’t think you can, or I don’t know how to do it. Regards, JD

[@mikepapafoxtrot]

Very helpful. I notice the units on your impulse response functions are different from that reported by S&W, could you please explain how to interpret the units in your charts. I think the difference is related the the 1SD shock that eviews does. For example, it looks like a 1 SD inflation shock causes the FED to raise the FF rate by about 25bps after 2 -3 months and it stays there for a fair while. Is this interpretation correct?

[@JDEconomics]

The main diagonal tells you the dimension of the shocks in percentage. 1 standard deviation shock on inflation is around 0.8. Hope that helps to clarify. Ps: take into account that the dataset I used may differ from the author. I have arranged my own dataset. Regards

[@timvossen1449]

Thanks for the video JD! Just one question. You say that one of the assumptions made is that the variables should be stationary. Yet with the data you are using, the data seems to be non-stationary. Do you use the first difference? Or am I not seeing something? Keep up the good work 💪

[@JDEconomics]

Hi! I said in the video that I have used the variables in levels because I am replicating the paper “vector autoregressions” by Sims. Feel free to check my other two videos in Stata, where I don’t replicate any paper and I estimate a model with the variables transformed. I hope that helps! Regards

[@timvossen1449]

@@JDEconomics So in the paper you were replicating, they don't use stationary variables?

[@JDEconomics]

@@timvossen1449 correct. Feel free to read the paper. Takes 5 mins. Cheers

[@Andrew-kr9qo]

Thank you for your detailed explanation and for providing the dataset in the description. Upon replicating the experiment I noticed that the Jarque-Bera test rejects H0 of normal joint residuals. Is the normality assumption still necessary for IRF inference and finding significant relationships when the VAR is stable and no autocorrelation is present?

[@JDEconomics]

There’s lots of discussion/research about it. No real concerns. Regards, JD

[@munshir.c6161]

Thank you.I want to conform one thing.does variance deomposition and impulse response function are same thing or different theories

[@JDEconomics]

Hi, they are different things. Irf shows the evolution of the endogenous variables after a shock in the model. The variance decomposition shows how much each variable contributes to the variability in the endogenous variables. Regards, Jd

[@munshir.c6161]

@@JDEconomics thank you so much

[@alvarorocha4523]

This VAR model that you estimate, is it a Structural VAR model?

[@JDEconomics]

Hi Alvaro, it is. The IRF cannot be identified without imposing an identification strategy. The default used by econometrics software is Contemporary restrictions/short run. In textbooks can appear under either names. I am confident that at some point of the video I mention that the decomposition used is short run. Regards, JD

[@nwabisandzama6520]

how do I use SVAR method to estimate output gap?

[@JDEconomics]

Hello. Thanks for your message. You can check my svar video tutorial. The methodology used is the same used by blanchard quah (1989). You can also read www.imf.org/-/media/Files/Publications/WP/2020/English/wpiea2020024-print-pdf.ashx which will provide some guidance as well. Regards, JD

[@АлексейБольдясов]

Hello! Your videos are very usefull. And it open me a lot of opportunities for my economics researches. But I have a question with VECM. Yes, the question is not quite on the topic. But VECM is a special case of VAR, so I decided to ask a question under this vide. Is it necessary to perform seasonal adjustment before cointegration checking and estimation? I analize domestic and world wheat prices. And I think that price pairs for some countries are not cointegrated because it needs to first, exclude seasonality. Thank you in advance

[@JDEconomics]

Yes. Always do the transformations first. It can influence for sure. Regards,

[@АлексейБольдясов]

@@JDEconomics Thank you very much!

[@sucessfully777]

How to put and explain they shorts restriction on a structural model

[@rigobertohilarilaruta459]

How to estímate SVAR and when use restrictions short-run or long-run ? Please a example.

[@JDEconomics]

Hello Rigoberto, I will be covering SVAR models soon. I have been quite busy lately, but I am planning to teach SVARs. Feel free to subscribe to my channel to receive the notification once It's been submitted. Regards, JD

[@rigobertohilarilaruta459]

@@JDEconomics Thanks for you answer

[@wailrezki5829]

@@JDEconomics Thank you, we are waiting for you

[@JDEconomics]

@@wailrezki5829 Hi, Thanks for your message. I have been very busy with work so I have not been able to prepare the slides and film/edit. I trust that on the weekend I will be submitting a video about Structural VAR - Long run restrictions and replicate Blanchard Quah 1989 paper. Cheers

[@wailrezki5829]

@@JDEconomics Thank you

[@ranjankumarnath4416]

Can I used vars modeling to predict the no.of suicide causes

[@JDEconomics]

I don’t think so. Check in google scholar if there are any var models estimating something like that. Regards

[@michaelasare4987]

Can the shock be also one standard deviation decrease?

[@JDEconomics]

Hi! Normally they mirror the positive shocks.

[@michaelasare4987]

@@JDEconomics But can there be a negative shock?

[@michaelasare4987]

@@JDEconomics Lastly, I couldn't download the free dataset for the practice.

[@JDEconomics]

@@michaelasare4987Eviews doesn’t give you an option to calculate the negative IRF. Of course that in real life there can negative shocks. Indeed there are many and very often. You can generate a new series for the responses and apply the inverse function. That would, you would mirror the positive shock. Good luck

[@JDEconomics]

@@michaelasare4987I’ll update the links tonight. Thanks

[@sppud0123456789]

I need to program the Fama and French 3 & 5-factor models on 25 mutual funds returns can you please help me?

[@JDEconomics]

Hello Curtis, Thank you for your message. I am currently working on another video for my channel, and don't plan to cover Fama and French Factors model in the short term. I haven't replicated it myself either. However, if you check this paper or link, they may help you as are detailed. Wish you good luck! github.com/omartinsky/FamaFrench www.intechopen.com/books/financial-management-from-an-emerging-market-perspective/comparison-of-capm-three-factor-fama-french-model-and-five-factor-fama-french-model-for-the-turkish-

[@sppud0123456789]

@@JDEconomics thank you so much!

[@sppud0123456789]

@@JDEconomics I actually wanted to program it in eviews. I don’t suppose you have any resources for that? I have all of the data.

[@oscarbarboza3646]

How can I set the magnitude of the shock to one percent? Eg: I want to know the effect of a 1 percent increase of the fed rate on unemployment

[@JDEconomics]

Hi, I am not sure you can do so. By default it relies on s.d shocks. You could review the eviews manual for VAR models. Sorry I cannot assist further. Good luck, JD!

[@saada.izeddin7712]

Hello ser, can I Have a manuscript for your work? because I can't keep up with you in English so I have to translate it to my language. Thanks again

[@JDEconomics]

Hello Saad. Thanks for your message. Unfortunately I don’t have a manuscript. Sorry about that! Regards, JD

[@pavithrap5767]

Slaggish or sluggish

[@JDEconomics]

I think you are smart and know the answer. I’m sorry if I made a typo. Regards

[@homoperse979]

Dear JD, thank you for your clear explanation. I am trying to examine relationship between inflation and unemployment. I find that there is no cointegration (no long term relationship) but granger causality from unemp to inflation (short term).I tested LM test and Portmentau test after implementing VAR model. There is no autocorrelation, there is no inverse root, there is no heteroskedasticity. Everything is good. However, my residuals are not normal according to Jarques-Bera test. Is it a barrier for my model? What are my limitations? Thanks in advance!

[@cssunita3463]

did you find any solution?