diff --git a/doc/manual/source/the-model-file.rst b/doc/manual/source/the-model-file.rst
index 8d09b4f7c1fad974e03578c79251a54bea337183..401d2ce59e4fa440bfca7bbd4c3ebbc9539525a3 100644
--- a/doc/manual/source/the-model-file.rst
+++ b/doc/manual/source/the-model-file.rst
@@ -5276,6 +5276,7 @@ block decomposition of the model (see :opt:`block`).
end;
.. block:: estimated_params ;
+ estimated_params (overwrite) ;
|br| This block lists all parameters to be estimated and specifies
bounds and priors as necessary.
@@ -5465,8 +5466,14 @@ block decomposition of the model (see :opt:`block`).
end;
- It is possible to have several ``estimated_params`` blocks, in which case
- they will be concatenated.
+ It is possible to have several ``estimated_params`` blocks. By default,
+ subsequent blocks are concatenated with the previous ones; this can be
+ useful when building models in a modular fashion (see also
+ :bck:`estimated_params_remove` for that use case). However, if an
+ ``estimated_params`` block has the ``overwrite`` option, its contents
+ becomes the new list of estimated parameters, cancelling previous blocks;
+ this can be useful when doing several estimations in a single ``.mod``
+ file.
.. block:: estimated_params_init ;
estimated_params_init (OPTIONS...);
diff --git a/preprocessor b/preprocessor
index 5ffbc5bad31c306f561d673cde36d460cb5906c1..7dde09169ecd4b5e32b3cd35bef88958a262ec11 160000
--- a/preprocessor
+++ b/preprocessor
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 5ffbc5bad31c306f561d673cde36d460cb5906c1
+Subproject commit 7dde09169ecd4b5e32b3cd35bef88958a262ec11
diff --git a/tests/TeX/fs2000_corr_ME.mod b/tests/TeX/fs2000_corr_ME.mod
index efb79485f118850b9627a2488d4dd07f378d7e05..31aa48351d767a0a9c6d23aace8f12e6da5fc05a 100644
--- a/tests/TeX/fs2000_corr_ME.mod
+++ b/tests/TeX/fs2000_corr_ME.mod
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ estimation(order=1,datafile='../fs2000/fsdat_simul',mode_check,smoother,filter_c
-estimated_params;
+estimated_params(overwrite);
//alp, beta_pdf, 0.356, 0.02;
gam, normal_pdf, 0.0085, 0.003;
//del, beta_pdf, 0.01, 0.005;
diff --git a/tests/analytic_derivatives/fs2000_analytic_derivation.mod b/tests/analytic_derivatives/fs2000_analytic_derivation.mod
index 9cf36ae9f37e68abf6708bcff37d151935175b9e..05a35aaec28429627313b356d08a589fb2fd410d 100644
--- a/tests/analytic_derivatives/fs2000_analytic_derivation.mod
+++ b/tests/analytic_derivatives/fs2000_analytic_derivation.mod
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ if abs(fval_ML_1-fval_ML_2)>1e-5 || abs(fval_ML_1-fval_ML_3)>1e-5
end
options_.debug=0;
-estimated_params;
+estimated_params(overwrite);
alp, beta_pdf, 0.356, 0.02;
rho, beta_pdf, 0.129, 0.100;
psi, beta_pdf, 0.65, 0.05;
diff --git a/tests/estimation/method_of_moments/RBC/RBC_MoM_GMM_gradient_optim.mod b/tests/estimation/method_of_moments/RBC/RBC_MoM_GMM_gradient_optim.mod
index 6b680714904df1e801dae1b194fcc77a347dae6a..85427c0426cf46c3e006493b9a1144aaf1bfe4c7 100644
--- a/tests/estimation/method_of_moments/RBC/RBC_MoM_GMM_gradient_optim.mod
+++ b/tests/estimation/method_of_moments/RBC/RBC_MoM_GMM_gradient_optim.mod
@@ -46,10 +46,8 @@ end;
@#for estimParams in [0, 1, 2]
- clear estim_params_;
-
@#if estimParams == 0
- estimated_params;
+ estimated_params(overwrite);
%DELTA, 0.025;
%BETTA, 0.984;
%B, 0.5;
@@ -61,7 +59,7 @@ end;
@#endif
@#if estimParams == 1
- estimated_params;
+ estimated_params(overwrite);
%DELTA, , 0, 1;
%BETTA, , 0, 1;
%B, , 0, 1;
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@ end;
@#endif
@#if estimParams == 2
- estimated_params;
+ estimated_params(overwrite);
%DELTA, 0.025, 0, 1, normal_pdf, 0.02, 0.5;
%BETTA, 0.98, 0, 1, beta_pdf, 0.90, 0.25;
%B, 0.45, 0, 1, normal_pdf, 0.40, 0.5;
@@ -122,4 +120,4 @@ end;
@#endif
@#endfor
-@#endfor
\ No newline at end of file
+@#endfor
diff --git a/tests/estimation/method_of_moments/RBC/RBC_MoM_optimizer.mod b/tests/estimation/method_of_moments/RBC/RBC_MoM_optimizer.mod
index aaaaeec594e933a8b3899147672bc7c155affb84..a59fdce8b90e407501b6e11339aeac670b69cdff 100644
--- a/tests/estimation/method_of_moments/RBC/RBC_MoM_optimizer.mod
+++ b/tests/estimation/method_of_moments/RBC/RBC_MoM_optimizer.mod
@@ -72,9 +72,8 @@ options_.solveopt.TolXConstraint=1e-3;
@#for estimParams in [0, 1, 2]
- clear estim_params_;
@#if estimParams == 0
- estimated_params;
+ estimated_params(overwrite);
%DELTA, 0.025;
%BETTA, 0.984;
%B, 0.5;
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ options_.solveopt.TolXConstraint=1e-3;
@#endif
@#if estimParams == 1
- estimated_params;
+ estimated_params(overwrite);
%DELTA, , 0, 1;
%BETTA, , 0, 1;
%B, , 0, 1;
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ options_.solveopt.TolXConstraint=1e-3;
@#endif
@#if estimParams == 2
- estimated_params;
+ estimated_params(overwrite);
%DELTA, 0.025, 0, 1, normal_pdf, 0.02, 0.5;
%BETTA, 0.98, 0, 1, beta_pdf, 0.90, 0.25;
%B, 0.45, 0, 1, normal_pdf, 0.40, 0.5;
diff --git a/tests/measurement_errors/fs2000_corr_me_ml_mcmc/fs2000_corr_ME.mod b/tests/measurement_errors/fs2000_corr_me_ml_mcmc/fs2000_corr_ME.mod
index 4adf4272131e6893472efc79baf84cba4ac4e880..16ebcedd2faee9d6669941b5cb3e9ac76befad8b 100644
--- a/tests/measurement_errors/fs2000_corr_me_ml_mcmc/fs2000_corr_ME.mod
+++ b/tests/measurement_errors/fs2000_corr_me_ml_mcmc/fs2000_corr_ME.mod
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ estimation(order=1,datafile=fsdat_simul,mode_check,smoother,filter_decomposition
-estimated_params;
+estimated_params(overwrite);
//alp, beta_pdf, 0.356, 0.02;
gam, normal_pdf, 0.0085, 0.003;
//del, beta_pdf, 0.01, 0.005;
diff --git a/tests/moments/fs2000_post_moments.mod b/tests/moments/fs2000_post_moments.mod
index a28deb64e7b17cdd94927ccc109f75ddd5659a85..ea70e28b1a5cdd2e817f09c64fbae9d169e41a09 100644
--- a/tests/moments/fs2000_post_moments.mod
+++ b/tests/moments/fs2000_post_moments.mod
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ for var_iter_1=1:nvars
end
// case with measurement error
-estimated_params;
+estimated_params(overwrite);
alp, beta_pdf, 0.356, 0.02;
bet, beta_pdf, 0.993, 0.002;
gam, normal_pdf, 0.0085, 0.003;