diff --git a/matlab/ms-sbvar/ms_forecast.m b/matlab/ms-sbvar/ms_forecast.m
index 68a3152dae5c7fb724c9549a8146a0559645834b..cea1af46ae515cbab2caf2bcd8b5d1e210c3ac90 100644
--- a/matlab/ms-sbvar/ms_forecast.m
+++ b/matlab/ms-sbvar/ms_forecast.m
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ if options_.ms.regimes
     end
 
     for regime_i=1:n_regimes
+        forecast_title = ['Forecast, Regimes ' num2str(regime_i)];
         forecast_data = load([forecastdir filesep 'forecasts_percentiles_regime_' ...
             num2str(regime_i-1) '_' options_.ms.output_file_tag ...
             '.out'], '-ascii');
@@ -94,9 +95,7 @@ if options_.ms.regimes
             percentiles_size, options_.ms.horizon, forecast_data);
         save([forecastdir filesep 'forecast_regime_' num2str(regime_i-1)], ...
             'forecast_data');
-        plot_ms_forecast(M_, options_, forecast_data, ...
-            ['Forecast, Regimes' num2str(regime_i)], ...
-            options_.graph_save_formats, options_.TeX);
+        plot_ms_forecast(M_, options_, forecast_data, forecast_title);
     end
 else
     if options_.ms.regime
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ else
     forecast_data = reshape_ascii_forecast_data(M_.endo_nbr, ...
         percentiles_size, options_.ms.horizon, forecast_data);
     save([forecastdir filesep save_filename], 'forecast_data');
-    plot_ms_forecast(M_, options_, forecast_data, forecast_title, ...
-        options_.graph_save_formats, options_.TeX);
+    plot_ms_forecast(M_, options_, forecast_data, forecast_title);
 end
 end
diff --git a/matlab/ms-sbvar/ms_irf.m b/matlab/ms-sbvar/ms_irf.m
index a69610f964528b50d592170c36c32b941cc32956..4b62538fda8c57f584415d21ff93c83b3e22550a 100644
--- a/matlab/ms-sbvar/ms_irf.m
+++ b/matlab/ms-sbvar/ms_irf.m
@@ -89,14 +89,14 @@ if options_.ms.regimes
     end
 
     for regime_i=1:n_regimes
+        irf_title = ['Impulse Responses, Regime ' num2str(regime_i)];
         irf_data = load([irfdir filesep 'ir_percentiles_regime_' ...
             num2str(regime_i-1) '_' options_.ms.output_file_tag ...
             '.out'], '-ascii');
         irf_data = reshape_ascii_irf_data(M_.endo_nbr, percentiles_size, ...
             options_.ms.horizon, irf_data);
         save([irfdir filesep 'irf_regime_' num2str(regime_i-1)], 'irf_data');
-        plot_ms_irf(M_, options_, irf_data, ...
-            ['Impulse Responses, Regime ' num2str(regime_i)], varlist);
+        plot_ms_irf(M_, options_, irf_data, irf_title, varlist);
     end
 else
     if options_.ms.regime
diff --git a/matlab/ms-sbvar/ms_variance_decomposition.m b/matlab/ms-sbvar/ms_variance_decomposition.m
index 3633cce3f17bf1e529410ce029196bc30fec11ac..648c89952ad297dd28461c1a13e187be510e102f 100644
--- a/matlab/ms-sbvar/ms_variance_decomposition.m
+++ b/matlab/ms-sbvar/ms_variance_decomposition.m
@@ -100,16 +100,14 @@ if options_.ms.regimes
     for i_chain=1:n_chains
         n_regimes = n_regimes*length(options_.ms.ms_chain(i_chain).regime);
     end
-
     for regime_i=1:n_regimes
+        vd_title = ['Variance Decomposition, Regime ' num2str(regime_i)];
         vd_data = load([outfile num2str(regime_i-1) '_' ...
             options_.ms.output_file_tag '.out'], '-ascii');
         vd_data = reshape_ascii_variance_decomposition_data( ...
             M_.endo_nbr, percentiles_size, options_.ms.horizon, vd_data);
         save([vddir filesep 'variance_decomposition_regime_' num2str(regime_i-1)], 'vd_data');
-        plot_ms_variance_decomposition(M_, options_, vd_data, ...
-            ['Variance Decomposition, Regime ' num2str(regime_i)], ...
-            options_.graph_save_formats, options_.TeX);
+        plot_ms_variance_decomposition(M_, options_, vd_data, vd_title);
     end
 else
     if options_.ms.regime
@@ -127,7 +125,6 @@ else
     vd_data = reshape_ascii_variance_decomposition_data( ...
         M_.endo_nbr, percentiles_size, options_.ms.horizon, vd_data);
     save([vddir filesep save_filename], 'vd_data');
-    plot_ms_variance_decomposition(M_, options_, vd_data, ...
-        vd_title, options_.graph_save_formats, options_.TeX);
+    plot_ms_variance_decomposition(M_, options_, vd_data, vd_title);
 end
 end
diff --git a/matlab/ms-sbvar/plot_ms_forecast.m b/matlab/ms-sbvar/plot_ms_forecast.m
index 636a5917d8c4fff30b014d1afc86c7dd4d793fd2..c6f0661f3ca43062a02725298b4baf910cd14713 100644
--- a/matlab/ms-sbvar/plot_ms_forecast.m
+++ b/matlab/ms-sbvar/plot_ms_forecast.m
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
-function plot_ms_forecast(M_,options_,forecast,title_,save_graph_formats,TeX)
-% function plot_ms_forecast(M_,options_,forecast,title_,save_graph_formats,TeX)
+function plot_ms_forecast(M_, options_, forecast, figure_name)
+% function plot_ms_forecast(M_, options_, forecast, figure_name)
 % plots the forecast from the output from a ms-sbvar
 %
 % INPUTS
-%   M_
-%   forecast should be in the form (percentile x horizon x nvar ), if banded otherwise
-%     ( horizon x nvar )
+%    M_:          (struct)    model structure
+%    options_:    (struct)    options
+%    forecast:    (matrix)    in the form (percentile x horizon x nvar ), if banded otherwise
+%                             ( horizon x nvar )
+%    figure_name: (string)    title
 %
-%   title:      title
+% OUTPUTS
+%    none
 %
+% SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
+%    none
 
 % Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Dynare Team
 %
@@ -62,34 +67,34 @@ function plot_ms_forecast(M_,options_,forecast,title_,save_graph_formats,TeX)
     end
 
     if num_percentiles == 1
-        plot_point_forecast(forecast, nvars, nr, nc, var_list, title_, ...
-            save_graph_formats, TeX, names, tex_names, ...
+        plot_point_forecast(forecast, nvars, nr, nc, var_list, figure_name, ...
+            options_.graph_save_formats, options_.TeX, names, tex_names, ...
             [options_.ms.output_file_tag filesep 'Output' filesep 'Forecast']);
     else
         plot_banded_forecast(forecast, nvars, nr, nc, var_list, num_percentiles, ...
-            title_, save_graph_formats, TeX, names, tex_names, ...
+            figure_name, options_.graph_save_formats, options_.TeX, names, tex_names, ...
             [options_.ms.output_file_tag filesep 'Output' filesep 'Forecast']);
     end
 
 end
 
-function plot_point_forecast(forecast,nvars,nr,nc,endo_names,title_,save_graph_formats,TeX,names,tex_names,dirname)
+function plot_point_forecast(forecast,nvars,nr,nc,endo_names,figure_name,save_graph_formats,TeX,names,tex_names,dirname)
     if nvars > nr*nc
-        graph_name = 'MS-Forecast (1)';
-        fig = figure('Name','Forecast (I)');
+        graph_name = ['MS (1) ' figure_name];
+        figure('Name', graph_name);
     else
-        graph_name = 'MS-Forecast';
-        fig = figure('Name','Forecast');
+        graph_name = figure_name;
+        figure('Name', graph_name);
     end
     m = 1;
     n_fig = 1;
     for j=1:nvars
         if m > nr*nc
-            graph_name = ['MS-Forecast (' int2str(n_fig) ')'];
+            graph_name = ['MS (' int2str(n_fig) ') ' figure_name];
             dyn_save_graph(dirname,['MS-forecast-' int2str(n_fig)],...
                            save_graph_formats,TeX,names,tex_names,graph_name);
             n_fig =n_fig+1;
-            figure('Name',['MS-Forecast (' int2str(n_fig) ')']);
+            figure('Name', graph_name);
             m = 1;
         end
         subplot(nr,nc,m);
@@ -105,19 +110,19 @@ function plot_point_forecast(forecast,nvars,nr,nc,endo_names,title_,save_graph_f
     end
 end
 
-function plot_banded_forecast(forecast,nvars,nr,nc,endo_names,num_percentiles,title_,save_graph_formats,TeX,names,tex_names,dirname)
+function plot_banded_forecast(forecast,nvars,nr,nc,endo_names,num_percentiles,figure_name,save_graph_formats,TeX,names,tex_names,dirname)
     if nvars > nr*nc
-        graph_name = 'MS-Forecast (1)';
-        fig = figure('Name','Forecast (I)');
+        graph_name = ['MS (1) ' figure_name];
+        figure('Name', graph_name);
     else
-        graph_name = 'MS-Forecast';
-        fig = figure('Name','Forecast');
+        graph_name = figure_name;
+        figure('Name', graph_name);
     end
     m = 1;
     n_fig = 1;
     for j=1:nvars
         if m > nr*nc
-            graph_name = ['MS-Forecast (' int2str(n_fig) ')'];
+            graph_name = ['MS (' int2str(n_fig) ') ' figure_name];
             dyn_save_graph(dirname,['MS-forecast-' int2str(n_fig)],...
                            save_graph_formats,TeX,names,tex_names,graph_name);
             n_fig =n_fig+1;
diff --git a/matlab/ms-sbvar/plot_ms_irf.m b/matlab/ms-sbvar/plot_ms_irf.m
index ee9252ad0fdda7cdce7a1f73b762d1b778757a97..82c97274791d8a2a434806e5652c4d96a73a8de6 100644
--- a/matlab/ms-sbvar/plot_ms_irf.m
+++ b/matlab/ms-sbvar/plot_ms_irf.m
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
-function plot_ms_irf(M_, options_, irf, title_, varlist)
-% function plot_ms_irf(M_, options_, irf, title_, varlist)
+function plot_ms_irf(M_, options_, irf, figure_name, varlist)
+% function plot_ms_irf(M_, options_, irf, figure_name, varlist)
 % plots the impulse responses from the output from a ms-sbvar
 %
 % INPUTS
-%   M_
-%   irf should be in the form (percentile x horizon x (nvar x nvar)), if banded otherwise
-%     ( horizon x (nvar x nvar) )
-%   title: optional super title
+%    M_:          (struct)    model structure
+%    options_:    (struct)    options
+%    irf:         (matrix)    in the form (percentile x horizon x (nvar x nvar)), if banded otherwise
+%                             ( horizon x (nvar x nvar) )
+%    figure_name: (string)    title
 %
-% The element in position (k,i+j*nvars) of ir is the response of the ith
-% variable to the jth shock at horizon k.  Horizon 0 is the contemporaneous
-% response.
+% OUTPUTS
+%    none
+%
+% SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
+%    none
 
 % Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Dynare Team
 %
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ function plot_ms_irf(M_, options_, irf, title_, varlist)
 % along with Dynare.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
     if nargin < 4
-        title_ = '';
+        figure_name = '';
     end
 
     nvars = M_.endo_nbr;
@@ -79,7 +82,7 @@ function plot_ms_irf(M_, options_, irf, title_, varlist)
     end
 
     if size(endo_names,1) ~= nvars
-        error('The names passed are not the same length as the number of variables')
+        error('The names passed are not the same length as the number of variables');
     end
 
     if num_percentiles == 1
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ function plot_ms_irf(M_, options_, irf, title_, varlist)
                 shock(:,i) = irf(:,((i-1) + ((s-1)*nvars)+1));
             end
             plot_point_irf_for_shock(shock, nvars,endo_names, deblank(endo_names(s,:)), ...
-                title_, [options_.ms.output_file_tag filesep 'Output' filesep 'IRF'], options_, names, tex_names);
+                figure_name, [options_.ms.output_file_tag filesep 'Output' filesep 'IRF'], options_, names, tex_names);
         end
     else
         for s=1:nvars
@@ -101,25 +104,25 @@ function plot_ms_irf(M_, options_, irf, title_, varlist)
                 end
             end
             plot_banded_irf_for_shock(shock, nvars,endo_names, deblank(endo_names(s,:)), ...
-                title_, [options_.ms.output_file_tag filesep 'Output' filesep 'IRF'], options_, names, tex_names);
+                figure_name, [options_.ms.output_file_tag filesep 'Output' filesep 'IRF'], options_, names, tex_names);
         end
     end
 end
 
-function [fig] = plot_point_irf_for_shock(irf,nvars,endo_names,shock_name,title_,dirname,options_,names,tex_names)
-    fig = figure('Name',title_);
+function [fig] = plot_point_irf_for_shock(irf,nvars,endo_names,shock_name,figure_name,dirname,options_,names,tex_names)
+    fig = figure('Name',figure_name);
     for k=1:nvars
         subplot(ceil(sqrt(nvars)), ceil(sqrt(nvars)),k);
         plot(irf(:,k))
         disp([endo_names(k,:) ' shock from ' shock_name]);
         title([endo_names(k,:) ' shock from ' shock_name]);
     end
-    dyn_save_graph(dirname,[title_ ' ' shock_name],options_.graph_save_formats, ...
-                   options_.TeX,names,tex_names,[title_ ' ' shock_name]);
+    dyn_save_graph(dirname,[figure_name ' ' shock_name],options_.graph_save_formats, ...
+                   options_.TeX,names,tex_names,[figure_name ' ' shock_name]);
 end
 
-function [fig] = plot_banded_irf_for_shock(irf,nvars, endo_names, shock_name,title_,dirname,options_,names,tex_names)
-    fig = figure('Name',title_);
+function [fig] = plot_banded_irf_for_shock(irf,nvars, endo_names, shock_name,figure_name,dirname,options_,names,tex_names)
+    fig = figure('Name',figure_name);
     npercentiles = size(irf,3);
     for k=1:nvars
         subplot(ceil(sqrt(nvars)), ceil(sqrt(nvars)),k);
@@ -131,6 +134,6 @@ function [fig] = plot_banded_irf_for_shock(irf,nvars, endo_names, shock_name,tit
         disp([endo_names(k,:) ' shock from ' shock_name]);
         title([endo_names(k,:) ' shock from ' shock_name]);
     end
-    dyn_save_graph(dirname,[title_ ' ' shock_name],options_.graph_save_formats, ...
-                   options_.TeX,names,tex_names,[title_ ' ' shock_name]);
+    dyn_save_graph(dirname,[figure_name ' ' shock_name],options_.graph_save_formats, ...
+                   options_.TeX,names,tex_names,[figure_name ' ' shock_name]);
 end
diff --git a/matlab/ms-sbvar/plot_ms_variance_decomposition.m b/matlab/ms-sbvar/plot_ms_variance_decomposition.m
index 74b5e470d330783a71c7a61c8b484ede5d42e07d..0188af2ccdbe63cb5236c69b21141ca9b5557f55 100644
--- a/matlab/ms-sbvar/plot_ms_variance_decomposition.m
+++ b/matlab/ms-sbvar/plot_ms_variance_decomposition.m
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-function plot_ms_variance_decomposition(M_, options_, vd, title_, graph_save_formats, TeX, varargin)
-% function plot_ms_variance_decomposition(M_, options_, vd, title_, graph_save_formats, TeX, varargin)
+function plot_ms_variance_decomposition(M_, options_, vd, figure_name, varargin)
+% function plot_ms_variance_decomposition(M_, options_, vd, figure_name, varargin)
 % plot the variance decomposition of shocks
 %
-% Inputs
-%       M_
-%		shocks: matrix of the individual shocks Tx(KxK)with J=number of shocks
+% INPUTS
+%    M_:          (struct)    model structure
+%    options_:    (struct)    options
+%    vd:          (matrix)    variance decomposition
+%    figure_name: (string)    graph name
 %
-% Optional Inputs
+% OPTIONAL INPUTS
 %		'data': the actual data, TxK with K=number of data series
 %		'steady': the steady state value, TxK
 %		'shock_names': to specify the names of the shocks
@@ -14,8 +16,11 @@ function plot_ms_variance_decomposition(M_, options_, vd, title_, graph_save_for
 %		'dates': pass a date vector to use, otherwise will just index on 1:T
 %		'colors': Jx3 list of the rgb colors to use for each shock
 %
-% Example:
-% plot_historic_decomposition(shocks,'VD','shock_names',shock_names,'series_names',series_names)
+% OUTPUTS
+%    none
+%
+% SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
+%    none
 
 % Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Dynare Team
 %
@@ -35,7 +40,7 @@ function plot_ms_variance_decomposition(M_, options_, vd, title_, graph_save_for
 % along with Dynare.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 if length(size(vd)) == 3
-    plot_ms_variance_decomposition_error_bands(M_, options_, vd, title_);
+    plot_ms_variance_decomposition_error_bands(M_, options_, vd, figure_name);
     return;
 end
 
@@ -111,7 +116,7 @@ end
     % add an extra period to the time series
     x(T+1) = x(T) + (x(T) - x(T-1));
 
-    figure('Name',title_)
+    figure('Name',figure_name)
     for k=1:K
         % Go through each series
         subplot(K,1,k);
@@ -163,5 +168,6 @@ end
     end
     dyn_save_graph([options_.ms.output_file_tag filesep 'Output' ...
         filesep 'Variance_Decomposition'], 'MS-Variance-Decomposition', ...
-        graph_save_formats, TeX,names,tex_names,'Variance decomposition');
+        options_.graph_save_formats, options_.TeX, names, tex_names, ...
+        'Variance decomposition');
 end
diff --git a/matlab/ms-sbvar/plot_ms_variance_decomposition_error_bands.m b/matlab/ms-sbvar/plot_ms_variance_decomposition_error_bands.m
index 4ddecbd7b43285dab10b001c5cff9103ecebc6d2..cc03e87c7f31682b03734d78f4fde4803aa8265a 100644
--- a/matlab/ms-sbvar/plot_ms_variance_decomposition_error_bands.m
+++ b/matlab/ms-sbvar/plot_ms_variance_decomposition_error_bands.m
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-function plot_ms_variance_decomposition_error_bands(M_, options_, vddata, title_)
-% function plot_ms_variance_decomposition_error_bands(M_, options_, vddata, title_)
+function plot_ms_variance_decomposition_error_bands(M_, options_, vddata, figure_name)
+% function plot_ms_variance_decomposition_error_bands(M_, options_, vddata, figure_name)
 % plots the variance decomposition with percentiles
 %
 % INPUTS
@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@ function plot_ms_variance_decomposition_error_bands(M_, options_, vddata, title_
 %    options_:    (struct)    options
 %    vddata:      (matrix)    variance_decomposition (percentile, options_.ms.horizon, nvar
 %                             x nvar)
-%    title:       (string)    title
+%    figure_name: (string)    title
 %
+% OUTPUTS
+%    none
+%
+% SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
+%    none
 
 % Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Dynare Team
 %
@@ -74,15 +79,15 @@ for s=1:nvars
         end
     end
     plot_banded_vddata_for_shock(shock, nvars, endo_names, ...
-        deblank(endo_names(s,:)), title_, ...
+        deblank(endo_names(s,:)), figure_name, ...
         [options_.ms.output_file_tag filesep 'Output' filesep 'Variance_Decomposition'], ...
         options_, names, tex_names);
 end
 end
 
 function [fig] = plot_banded_vddata_for_shock(vddata, nvars, endo_names, ...
-    shock_name, title_, dirname, options_, names, tex_names)
-fig = figure('Name', title_);
+    shock_name, figure_name, dirname, options_, names, tex_names)
+fig = figure('Name', figure_name);
 npercentiles = size(vddata,3);
 for k=1:nvars
     subplot(ceil(sqrt(nvars)), ceil(sqrt(nvars)),k);
@@ -94,7 +99,7 @@ for k=1:nvars
     disp([endo_names(k,:) ' contribution to ' shock_name]);
     title([endo_names(k,:) ' contribution to ' shock_name]);
 end
-dyn_save_graph(dirname, [title_ ' ' shock_name], ...
+dyn_save_graph(dirname, [figure_name ' ' shock_name], ...
     options_.graph_save_formats, options_.TeX, names, tex_names, ...
-    [title_ ' ' shock_name]);
+    [figure_name ' ' shock_name]);
 end