diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md index a5abba764068f630101b84aefe8549c551ac30b4..2b478c13efc72761c372f53aaf219a2db17f1cee 100644 --- a/NEWS.md +++ b/NEWS.md @@ -1,3 +1,37 @@ +Announcement for Dynare 6.3 +=========================================== + +We are pleased to announce the release of Dynare 6.3. + +This maintenance release fixes various bugs. + +The Windows, macOS, MATLAB online and source packages are available for +download at [the Dynare website](https://www.dynare.org/download/). + +This release is compatible with MATLAB versions ranging from 9.5 (R2018b) to +24.2 (R2024b), and with GNU Octave versions ranging from 7.1.0 to 9.2.0 (NB: +the Windows package requires version 9.2.0 specifically). + +Here is a list of the problems identified in version 6.2 and that have been +fixed in version 6.3: + +* OccBin with option `smoother_inversion_filter` would crash the MCMC estimation if the `filtered_variables` or `filter_step_ahead` options were used +* OccBin with option `smoother_inversion_filter` would use the PKF if `mh_replic>0` +* OccBin with option `smoothed_state_uncertainty` would crash Dynare if the MCMC smoother was run after the classical one +* OccBin's smoother would crash when encountering an internal error due to the output of the linear smoother not having been computed +* Calling `model_info` with `differentiate_forward_vars` would crash +* The `identification` command would compute the asymptotic Hessian via simulation instead of via moments as intended +* The `identification` command would crash during prior sampling if the initial draw did not solve the model +* The `gsa_sample_file` was broken +* Optimization algorithm `mode_compute=5` (`newrat`) would crash with `analytic_derivation` +* `discretionary_policy` would crash if the model was purely forward-looking +* The `dsample` command would crash +* The `conditional_forecast_paths` block did not accept vector inputs +* For MCMC chains with fewer than 6000 draws, the default number of `sub_draws` used to compute posterior moments was incorrect +* Bi-annual dates (e.g. `2024S1` or `2024H1`) were not accepted within Dynare statements +* Plotting `dseries` did not correctly show dates on the x-axis + + Announcement for Dynare 6.2 (on 2024-09-25) ===========================================