diff --git a/doc/dynare.texi b/doc/dynare.texi
index d1e62bf5e1e2ef6ba153b19bc2dc6d144093899e..8b11ce69adcd4409d4f771856122df1c7ca085f5 100644
--- a/doc/dynare.texi
+++ b/doc/dynare.texi
@@ -9382,12 +9382,12 @@ parameters were correctly updated. The long names can be used to add parameter d
 following @LaTeX{} packages: @code{longtable}
 @end deffn
 
-@deffn {MATLAB/Octave command} collect_LaTeX_Files(M_) ;
+@deffn {MATLAB/Octave command} collect_LaTeX_Files(M_,options_) ;
 
 Writes a @LaTeX{} file named @code{<<M_.fname>>_TeX_binder.tex} that collects all @TeX{} output generated by Dynare 
 into a file. This file can be compiled using pdflatex and automatically tries to load all required packages. 
 Requires the following @LaTeX{} packages: @code{longtable}, @code{psfrag}, 
-@code{graphicx}, @code{epstopdf}, @code{longtable}
+@code{graphicx}, @code{epstopdf}, @code{longtable}, and @code{float}
 @end deffn
 
 
diff --git a/matlab/collect_LaTeX_Files.m b/matlab/collect_LaTeX_Files.m
index 5c02fae3b0284640f9b258cdf4612d3bb82a03bb..65892af666b0adc2993f0c870f77f93a7b478201 100644
--- a/matlab/collect_LaTeX_Files.m
+++ b/matlab/collect_LaTeX_Files.m
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-function collect_LaTeX_Files(M_)
+function collect_LaTeX_Files(M_,options_)
 % function collect_LaTeX_Files(M_);
 % Creates TeX-File embedding all eps-loaders created for current mod-file
 % 
@@ -36,8 +36,15 @@ fprintf(fid,'%s \n','\usepackage{epstopdf}');
 fprintf(fid,'%s \n','\usepackage{longtable}');
 fprintf(fid,'%s \n','\usepackage{amsfonts}');
 fprintf(fid,'%s \n','\usepackage{breqn}');
+fprintf(fid,'%s \n','\usepackage{float}');
 fprintf(fid,'%s \n','\begin{document}');
 
+if ~isfield(M_,'dname')
+    dname = options_.dirname;
+else
+    dname = M_.dname;
+end
+
 %% Root directory
 TeX_Files=dir([M_.fname,'*.TeX']);
 for ii=1:length(TeX_Files)
@@ -51,20 +58,20 @@ for ii=1:length(TeX_Files)
 end
 
 %% Output directory
-TeX_Files=dir([M_.dname filesep 'Output' filesep  M_.fname '*.TeX']);
+TeX_Files=dir([dname filesep 'Output' filesep  M_.fname '*.TeX']);
 for ii=1:length(TeX_Files)
     [pathstr,f_name,ext] = fileparts(TeX_Files(ii).name);
     if ~strcmp(TeX_Files(ii).name,f_name_binder)
-        fprintf(fid,'%s \n',['\include{', M_.dname '/Output' '/',f_name,'}']);    
+        fprintf(fid,'%s \n',['\include{', dname '/Output' '/',f_name,'}']);    
     end
 end
 
 %5 graphs directory
-TeX_Files=dir([M_.dname filesep 'graphs' filesep  M_.fname '*.TeX']);
+TeX_Files=dir([dname filesep 'graphs' filesep  M_.fname '*.TeX']);
 for ii=1:length(TeX_Files)
     [pathstr,f_name,ext] = fileparts(TeX_Files(ii).name);
     if ~strcmp(TeX_Files(ii).name,f_name_binder)
-        fprintf(fid,'%s \n',['\include{', M_.dname '/graphs' '/',f_name,'}']);    
+        fprintf(fid,'%s \n',['\include{', dname '/graphs' '/',f_name,'}']);    
     end
 end
 
diff --git a/matlab/write_latex_parameter_table.m b/matlab/write_latex_parameter_table.m
index 6efacc9a48800340a047861ded89c2cedf74e13e..646adbe49c9b5a8ac713271aaddce8fefeee81ae 100644
--- a/matlab/write_latex_parameter_table.m
+++ b/matlab/write_latex_parameter_table.m
@@ -47,9 +47,11 @@ fprintf(fid, ['\\caption{Parameter Values}\\\\%%\n']);
 
 fprintf(fid, '\\hline%%\n');
 fprintf(fid, '\\multicolumn{1}{c}{\\textbf{Parameter}} &\n');
-fprintf(fid, '\\multicolumn{1}{c}{\\textbf{Value}} &\n');
+fprintf(fid, '\\multicolumn{1}{c}{\\textbf{Value}} ');
 if Long_names_present==1;
-    fprintf(fid, '\\multicolumn{1}{c}{\\textbf{Description}}\\\\%%\n');
+    fprintf(fid, '&\n \\multicolumn{1}{c}{\\textbf{Description}}\\\\%%\n');
+else
+    fprintf(fid, ' \\\\%%\n');
 end
 fprintf(fid, '\\hline\\hline%%\n');
 fprintf(fid, '\\endfirsthead\n');
@@ -61,9 +63,11 @@ else
 end
 fprintf(fid, '\\hline%%\n');
 fprintf(fid, '\\multicolumn{1}{c}{\\textbf{Parameter}} &\n');
-fprintf(fid, '\\multicolumn{1}{c}{\\textbf{Value}} &\n');
+fprintf(fid, '\\multicolumn{1}{c}{\\textbf{Value}} ');
 if Long_names_present==1;
-    fprintf(fid, '\\multicolumn{1}{c}{\\textbf{Description}}\\\\%%\n');
+    fprintf(fid, '&\n  \\multicolumn{1}{c}{\\textbf{Description}}\\\\%%\n');
+else
+    fprintf(fid, '\\\\%%\n');
 end
 fprintf(fid, '\\hline\\hline%%\n');
 fprintf(fid, '\\endhead\n');
diff --git a/tests/TeX/fs2000_corr_ME.mod b/tests/TeX/fs2000_corr_ME.mod
index f8bbe3c4ad422d4fe37edef74a2de4d361adec43..e53cc212038305644253408da4f38780f93ef239 100644
--- a/tests/TeX/fs2000_corr_ME.mod
+++ b/tests/TeX/fs2000_corr_ME.mod
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ end;
 estimation(mode_compute=9,order=1,datafile='../fs2000/fsdat_simul',mode_check,smoother,filter_decomposition,mh_replic=2002, mh_nblocks=2, mh_jscale=0.8,forecast = 8,bayesian_irf,filtered_vars,filter_step_ahead=[1,3],irf=20,moments_varendo) m P c e W R k d y;
 shock_decomposition y W R;
 
-collect_LaTeX_Files(M_);
+collect_LaTeX_Files(M_,options_);
 
 //identification(advanced=1,max_dim_cova_group=3,prior_mc=250);
 if system(['pdflatex -halt-on-error ' M_.fname '_TeX_binder.TeX'])