diff --git a/matlab/reports/@report/addVspace.m b/matlab/reports/@report/addVspace.m
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+function o = addVspace(o, varargin)
+%function o = addVspace(o, varargin)
+% Add a vspace to the current section of the current page in the report
+%
+% INPUTS
+%   o          [report]  report object
+%   varargin             arguments to @section/addVspace.m
+%
+% OUTPUTS
+%   o          [report]  updated report object
+%
+% SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
+%   none
+
+% Copyright (C) 2013 Dynare Team
+%
+% This file is part of Dynare.
+%
+% Dynare is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+% it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+% the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+% (at your option) any later version.
+%
+% Dynare is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+% but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+% MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+% GNU General Public License for more details.
+%
+% You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+% along with Dynare.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+o.pages(end).sections(end) = ...
+    o.pages(end).sections(end).addVspace(varargin{:});
+end