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diff --git a/tests/particle/data_risky2.m b/tests/particle/data_risky2.m
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--- a/tests/particle/data_risky2.m
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2584473579031,0.325498873423245,0.326186695876345,0.329076448598955,0.333174515588995,0.329413557207047,0.333423719178516,0.335040422466900,0.333439492501018,0.324872578682320,0.332161817706365,0.337322917060891,0.334826505297280,0.334833183975604,0.339505186718257,0.335205797609264,0.329757692893045,0.323339992553803,0.314704361580380,0.304873604043781;0.465366173281072,0.604890352361134,0.562753966018590,0.544587974901857,0.544760214557814,0.474338991714300,0.549405192982290,0.526929083448939,0.472789925589274,0.488384871998912,0.539484034116646,0.526186304145351,0.560838501856019,0.568691213008218,0.457996880031744,0.544519472194905,0.443638757007182,0.538447562213121,0.654714072143710,0.618605720346050,0.666556976011854,0.621486652975839,0.576493703268832,0.621185238906510,0.645675436168625,0.587757685060072,0.575421210525733,0.508176905208948,0.557062874075496,0.513392793990503,0.433661350279103,0.410819553226565,0.503198309824002,0.534487975953763,0.481066797300822,0.487192478834121,0.489756435749308,0.480182870539979,0.512190696778338,0.463089381452200,0.500231796986690,0.487689885030122,0.492002421659576,0.477506501005810,0.419488032489574,0.370848114173346,0.412516107362288,0.411520122470378,0.408535323803708,0.355208488488084,0.410003069979326,0.432563155696434,0.378581169612771,0.367766687745538,0.391123836857064,0.323932048691867,0.327922859897876,0.334308432624227,0.389249157417789,0.343905675176623,0.327760636798103,0.306321771168099,0.304313549514702,0.361841865705823,0.401060127782717,0.405941851954901,0.424269429420338,0.485340158653842,0.512562768578495,0.494571398231693,0.454405293864739,0.488366191267342,0.467584147174278,0.421435979234834,0.445648060139850,0.443140572900168,0.395096673044304,0.357004785748865,0.287135552375699,0.353504704360779,0.413043250902117,0.435497696569867,0.465894150004515,0.415132178634639,0.445383689379165,0.403465521564028,0.392042472596075,0.387780292936795,0.405701814285459,0.422316389795284,0.442975579313849,0.484388455159984,0.440708288316090,0.513712304834395,0.505068076947055,0.440410093646661,0.404864329114871,0.464125277924531,0.508502889430184,0.534684523204093,0.566622090946023,0.572755573202055,0.696592426537259,0.660285512114629,0.623208190085299,0.646411654060830,0.648828718772022,0.673726263726368,0.646093679704419,0.662571493905742,0.559471649178386,0.514969910194678,0.564743156071433,0.609550962256962,0.657517169997371,0.648358656302754,0.603452689935781,0.586739017687046,0.614423490725170,0.665297430821724,0.580827938301539,0.641282443058500,0.678660622022239,0.673636506731242,0.735422902363134,0.714403559653518,0.662211230883140,0.572570393631551,0.548275956759778,0.614089117062981,0.622776106949100,0.687376332145960,0.519405675366196,0.547547237869293,0.577894433181303,0.584716515237054,0.614826676474129,0.662764384368211,0.622451704577427,0.664763314708238,0.684554702537288,0.667424929523086,0.573427916015605,0.652288181302580,0.714117542979267,0.684554989702729,0.689027162553574,0.741963009440269,0.691114317239296,0.628317636367585,0.559583372041440,0.472962953155901,0.380690498723089] ;
-series = data_q' ; 
-y_obs = series(:,1) ;
-l_obs = series(:,2) ;
-i_obs = series(:,3) ;
-
-ti = [1950:0.25:1997.75] ;
-
diff --git a/tests/particle/dsge_base.mod b/tests/particle/dsge_base.mod
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c173e0137b79f24abf5a3598956235ecb607558..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/tests/particle/dsge_base.mod
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-var k A c l i y y_obs l_obs i_obs;
-varexo e_a,e_y,e_i,e_l ;
-
-parameters alp bet tet tau delt rho ;
-alp = 0.4;
-bet = 0.99;
-tet = 0.357 ;
-tau = 50 ;
-delt = 0.02;
-rho = 0.95;
-
-model;
-c = ((1 - alp)*tet/(1-tet))*A*(1-l)*((k(-1)/l)^alp) ;
-y = A*(k(-1)^alp)*(l^(1-alp)) ;
-i = y-c ;
-k = (1-delt)*k(-1) + i ;
-log(A) = rho*log(A(-1)) + e_a ;
-(((c^(tet))*((1-l)^(1-tet)))^(1-tau))/c - bet*((((c(+1)^(tet))*((1-l(+1))^(1-tet)))^(1-tau))/c(+1))*(1 -delt+alp*(A(1)*(k^alp)*(l(1)^(1-alp)))/k)=0 ;
-y_obs = y + e_y ;
-l_obs = l + e_l ;
-i_obs = i + e_i ;
-end;
-
-steady;
-
-shocks;
-var e_a; stderr 0.035;
-var e_y; stderr 0.000158;
-var e_l; stderr 0.00011;
-var e_i; stderr 0.0000866;
-end;
-
-steady;
-
-
-estimated_params;
-alp, uniform_pdf,,, 0.0001, 1;
-bet, uniform_pdf,,, 0.75, 0.999;
-tet, uniform_pdf,,, 0.0001, 1;
-tau, uniform_pdf,,, 0.0001, 100;
-delt, uniform_pdf,,, 0.0001, 0.05;
-rho, uniform_pdf,,, 0.0001, 0.999;
-stderr e_a, uniform_pdf,,, 0.00001, 0.1;
-stderr e_y, uniform_pdf,,, 0.00001, 0.1;
-stderr e_l, uniform_pdf,,, 0.00001, 0.1;
-stderr e_i, uniform_pdf,,, 0.00001, 0.1;
-end;
-
-
-estimated_params_init;
-alp, 0.4;
-bet, 0.99;
-tet, 0.357 ;
-tau, 3;
-delt, 0.02;
-rho, 0.95;
-stderr e_a, .035;
-stderr e_y, .000158;
-stderr e_l, .0011;
-stderr e_i, .000866;
-end;
-
-
-varobs y_obs l_obs i_obs;
-
-options_.particle.status = 1;
-options_.particle.algorithm = 'sequential_importance_particle_filter';
-options_.particle.initialization = 1;
-particle.number_of_particles = 500;
-
-set_dynare_threads('local_state_space_iteration_2',2);
-
-//estimation(datafile=data_benchmark,order=2,nobs=100,mh_replic=0,mode_compute=6);
-//estimation(datafile=data_benchmark,order=2,nobs=100,mh_replic=0,mode_compute=8,mode_file=dsge_base_mode);
-//estimation(datafile=data_benchmark,order=2,nobs=100,mh_replic=0,mode_compute=8,mode_file=dsge_base_mode);
-estimation(datafile=data_benchmark,order=2,nobs=100,mh_replic=0,mode_compute=4,mode_file=dsge_base_mode,mode_check);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/particle/dsge_base_steadystate.m b/tests/particle/dsge_base_steadystate.m
deleted file mode 100644
index 9527ceeafa03cc2c42a0653fdea976c2ea6eb521..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/tests/particle/dsge_base_steadystate.m
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-function [ys,check,penlt] = mze_steadystate(ys,exe)
-global M_
-
-persistent idx NumberOfParameters NumberOfEndogenousVariables
-persistent load_parameters fill_ys
-
-
-if isempty(idx)
-    NumberOfParameters = M_.param_nbr;
-    NumberOfEndogenousVariables = M_.orig_endo_nbr;
-    load_parameters = [];
-    for i = 1:NumberOfParameters
-        load_parameters = [ load_parameters deblank(M_.param_names(i,:)) ' = M_.params(' int2str(i) '); '];    
-    end
-    fill_ys = [];
-    for i = 1:NumberOfEndogenousVariables
-        fill_ys = [fill_ys 'ys(' int2str(i) ') = ' deblank(M_.endo_names(i,:)) '_ss' '; '];
-    end
-    idx = 1;
-end
-
-
-% Do not call matlab's routine!
-
-eval(load_parameters);
-
-ys = zeros(NumberOfEndogenousVariables,1);
-check = 0;
-
-k_ss = -(alp-1)*(alp^(1/(1-alp)))*(bet^(1/(1-alp)))*((bet*(delt-1)+1)^(alp/(alp-1)))*tet;
-
-k_ss = k_ss/(-alp*delt*bet+delt*bet+alp*tet*bet-bet-alp*tet+1);
-
-l_ss = (alp-1)*(bet*(delt-1)+1)*tet;
-
-l_ss = l_ss/(alp*tet+bet*((alp-1)*delt-alp*tet+1)-1) ;
-
-y_ss = (k_ss^alp)*(l_ss^(1-alp)) ;
-
-i_ss = delt*k_ss ;
-
-c_ss = y_ss - i_ss ;
-
-A_ss = 1;
-
-
-y_obs_ss = y_ss;
-l_obs_ss = l_ss ;
-i_obs_ss = i_ss ;
-
-% Fill vector ys (steady state values).
-eval(fill_ys);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/particle/fs2000_particle.mod b/tests/particle/fs2000_particle.mod
deleted file mode 100644
index c9a3bb39f2769f010a438a204b98f0a2cd34c061..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/tests/particle/fs2000_particle.mod
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-// This file replicates the estimation of the CIA model from
-// Frank Schorfheide (2000) "Loss function-based evaluation of DSGE models"
-// Journal of  Applied Econometrics, 15, 645-670.
-// the data are the ones provided on Schorfheide's web site with the programs.
-// http://www.econ.upenn.edu/~schorf/programs/dsgesel.ZIP
-// You need to have fsdat.m in the same directory as this file.
-// This file replicates:
-// -the posterior mode as computed by Frank's Gauss programs
-// -the parameter mean posterior estimates reported in the paper
-// -the model probability (harmonic mean) reported in the paper
-// This file was tested with dyn_mat_test_0218.zip
-// the smooth shocks are probably stil buggy
-//
-// The equations are taken from J. Nason and T. Cogley (1994)
-// "Testing the implications of long-run neutrality for monetary business
-// cycle models" Journal of Applied Econometrics, 9, S37-S70.
-// Note that there is an initial minus sign missing in equation (A1), p. S63.
-//
-// Michel Juillard, February 2004
-
-var m P c e W R k d n l gy_obs gp_obs y dA;
-varexo e_a e_m;
-
-parameters alp bet gam mst rho psi del;
-
-alp = 0.33;
-bet = 0.99;
-gam = 0.003;
-mst = 1.011;
-rho = 0.7;
-psi = 0.787;
-del = 0.02;
-
-model;
-dA = exp(gam+e_a);
-log(m) = (1-rho)*log(mst) + rho*log(m(-1))+e_m;
--P/(c(+1)*P(+1)*m)+bet*P(+1)*(alp*exp(-alp*(gam+log(e(+1))))*k^(alp-1)*n(+1)^(1-alp)+(1-del)*exp(-(gam+log(e(+1)))))/(c(+2)*P(+2)*m(+1))=0;
-W = l/n;
--(psi/(1-psi))*(c*P/(1-n))+l/n = 0;
-R = P*(1-alp)*exp(-alp*(gam+e_a))*k(-1)^alp*n^(-alp)/W;
-1/(c*P)-bet*P*(1-alp)*exp(-alp*(gam+e_a))*k(-1)^alp*n^(1-alp)/(m*l*c(+1)*P(+1)) = 0;
-c+k = exp(-alp*(gam+e_a))*k(-1)^alp*n^(1-alp)+(1-del)*exp(-(gam+e_a))*k(-1);
-P*c = m;
-m-1+d = l;
-e = exp(e_a);
-y = k(-1)^alp*n^(1-alp)*exp(-alp*(gam+e_a));
-gy_obs = dA*y/y(-1);
-gp_obs = (P/P(-1))*m(-1)/dA;
-end;
-
-initval;
-k = 6;
-m = mst;
-P = 2.25;
-c = 0.45;
-e = 1;
-W = 4;
-R = 1.02;
-d = 0.85;
-n = 0.19;
-l = 0.86;
-y = 0.6;
-gy_obs = exp(gam);
-gp_obs = exp(-gam);
-dA = exp(gam);
-end;
-
-//shocks;
-//var e_a; stderr 0.014;
-//var e_m; stderr 0.005;
-//end;
-
-steady;
-
-//stoch_simul(noprint,irf=0);
-
-estimated_params;
-alp, beta_pdf, 0.356, 0.02;
-bet, beta_pdf, 0.993, 0.002;
-gam, normal_pdf, 0.0085, 0.003;
-mst, normal_pdf, 1.0002, 0.007;
-rho, beta_pdf, 0.129, 0.223;
-psi, beta_pdf, 0.65, 0.05;
-del, beta_pdf, 0.01, 0.005;
-stderr e_a, inv_gamma_pdf, 0.015449, inf;
-stderr e_m, inv_gamma_pdf, 0.00862, inf;
-end;
-
-//estimated_params_init;
-//stderr e_a, .0000001;
-//stderr e_m, .0000001;
-//end;
-
-varobs gp_obs gy_obs;
-
-options_.particle_filter.algorithm = 'sequential_importance_particle_filter';
-options_.particle_filter.initialization = 1;
-
-options_.mode_check_neighbourhood_size = 0.02;
-
-estimation(datafile='../fs2000/fsdat_simul',nobs=192,loglinear,mh_replic=0,order=2,mode_compute=8,mode_check);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/particle/fs2000_particle_steadystate.m b/tests/particle/fs2000_particle_steadystate.m
deleted file mode 100644
index d21d82b364284118801fa764e2109c8a2ce729cd..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/tests/particle/fs2000_particle_steadystate.m
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-% computes the steady state of fs2000 analyticaly
-% largely inspired by the program of F. Schorfheide
-function [ys,check] = fs2000a_steadystate(ys,exe)
-  global M_
-  
-  alp = M_.params(1); 
-  bet = M_.params(2); 
-  gam = M_.params(3); 
-  mst = M_.params(4); 
-  rho = M_.params(5); 
-  psi = M_.params(6); 
-  del = M_.params(7); 
-
-  check = 0;
-  
-  dA = exp(gam);
-  gst = 1/dA;
-  m = mst;
-  
-  khst = ( (1-gst*bet*(1-del)) / (alp*gst^alp*bet) )^(1/(alp-1));
-  xist = ( ((khst*gst)^alp - (1-gst*(1-del))*khst)/mst )^(-1);
-  nust = psi*mst^2/( (1-alp)*(1-psi)*bet*gst^alp*khst^alp );
-  n  = xist/(nust+xist);
-  P  = xist + nust;
-  k  = khst*n;
-
-  l  = psi*mst*n/( (1-psi)*(1-n) );
-  c  = mst/P;
-  d  = l - mst + 1;
-  y  = k^alp*n^(1-alp)*gst^alp;
-  R  = mst/bet;
-  W  = l/n;
-  ist  = y-c;
-  q  = 1 - d;
-
-  e = 1;
-  
-  gp_obs = m/dA;
-  gy_obs = dA;
-  
-  
-  ys =[
-m     
-P     
-c     
-e     
-W     
-R     
-k     
-d     
-n     
-l     
-gy_obs
-gp_obs
-y     
-dA          ];
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