diff --git a/doc/dynare.texi b/doc/dynare.texi index e99a1f93b412dc753a77ad1ed232bdb431cfe1d3..8c26ad0f7531d11d732a49d74b8831fbf00a4fa0 100644 --- a/doc/dynare.texi +++ b/doc/dynare.texi @@ -2857,6 +2857,20 @@ of a heavier programming burden and a lesser efficiency. @end itemize +Note that both files allow to update parameters in each call of +the function. This allows for example to calibrate a model to a labor +supply of 0.2 in steady state by setting the labor disutility parameter +to a corresponding value (see @file{NK_baseline_steadystate.m} in the +@file{examples} directory). They can also be used in estimation +where some parameter may be a function of an estimated parameter +and needs to be updated for every parameter draw. For example, one might + want to set the capital utilization cost parameter as a function +of the discount rate to ensure that capacity utilization is 1 in steady +state. Treating both parameters as independent or not updating one as +a function of the other would lead to wrong results. But this also means +that care is required. Do not accidentally overwrite your parameters +with new values as it will lead to wrong results. + @anchor{steady_state_model} @deffn Block steady_state_model ;