[Gretl-users] Activating HAC does not work

2011-04-25 Thread Artur Tarassow
Hi gretl community, I am just estimating some VAR models and would like to use robust standard errors. I am using the following lines to set up HAC: - set force_hc off #to make sure that HAC and not HC is used set hac_prewhiten off #Andrews-Monahan prewhitening and re-colorin

Re: [Gretl-users] Activating HAC does not work

2011-04-25 Thread Allin Cottrell
On Mon, 25 Apr 2011, Artur Tarassow wrote: > I am just estimating some VAR models and would like to use robust > standard errors. I am using the following lines to set up HAC... You're right, these won't work to produce HAC for a VAR. It's not exactly a bug, but a semi-deliberate decision ;-) Th

Re: [Gretl-users] Activating HAC does not work

2011-04-26 Thread Sven Schreiber
Original-Nachricht > Datum: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:21:17 -0400 (EDT) > Von: Allin Cottrell > An: Gretl list > Betreff: Re: [Gretl-users] Activating HAC does not work > On Mon, 25 Apr 2011, Artur Tarassow wrote: > > > I am just estimating some VAR mode

Re: [Gretl-users] Activating HAC does not work

2011-04-26 Thread Jack
On Tue, 26 Apr 2011, Sven Schreiber wrote: > I tend to think it should be _possible_ to use HAC with VARs for > demonstration purposes, even if it may not be wise to use them for real > applications. > > The robust default should probably be the "wise" one, i.e. HC but not > HAC. However, ther

Re: [Gretl-users] Activating HAC does not work

2011-04-26 Thread artur tarassow
2011/4/26 Riccardo (Jack) Lucchetti : > On Tue, 26 Apr 2011, Sven Schreiber wrote: > > >> I tend to think it should be _possible_ to use HAC with VARs for >> demonstration purposes, even if it may not be wise to use them for real >> applications. >> >> The robust default should probably be the "wis

Re: [Gretl-users] Activating HAC does not work

2011-04-26 Thread Allin Cottrell
On Tue, 26 Apr 2011, Riccardo (Jack) Lucchetti wrote: > On Tue, 26 Apr 2011, Sven Schreiber wrote: > > > I tend to think it should be _possible_ to use HAC with VARs for > > demonstration purposes, even if it may not be wise to use them for real > > applications. > > > > The robust default should

Re: [Gretl-users] Activating HAC does not work

2011-04-26 Thread Jack
On Tue, 26 Apr 2011, Allin Cottrell wrote: > On Tue, 26 Apr 2011, Riccardo (Jack) Lucchetti wrote: > >> On Tue, 26 Apr 2011, Sven Schreiber wrote: >> >>> I tend to think it should be _possible_ to use HAC with VARs for >>> demonstration purposes, even if it may not be wise to use them for real >>>

Re: [Gretl-users] Activating HAC does not work

2011-04-26 Thread Carlos Henrique Coêlho de Andrade
Dear all, IMHO, I think "--robust-hac" it's better because it makes it clearer to the user that this is just an extra option to the robust standard error estimation. Best regards, Henrique Enviado via iPhone Em 26/04/2011, às 10:27, "Riccardo (Jack) Lucchetti" escreveu: > On Tue, 26 Apr 2011,