diff --git a/matlab/WriteShockDecomp2Excel.m b/matlab/WriteShockDecomp2Excel.m
index f6259dff6c8a794358a23d5637d5823debc9fa76..a91ac81609dcb071aad32050e6e0e692794f0cae 100644
--- a/matlab/WriteShockDecomp2Excel.m
+++ b/matlab/WriteShockDecomp2Excel.m
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function WriteShockDecomp2Excel(z,shock_names,endo_names,i_var,initial_date,Dyna
 SteadyState=[];
 fig_mode='';
 fig_mode1='';
-fig_names='';
+fig_name='';
 screen_shocks=0;
 use_shock_groups = DynareOptions.use_shock_groups;
 if use_shock_groups
@@ -58,15 +58,15 @@ if nargin==8 ,
             screen_shocks = opts_decomp.screen_shocks;
         end
     end
-    if isfield(opts_decomp,'fig_names')
-        fig_names = opts_decomp.fig_names;
-%         fig_names = ['_' fig_names];
-        fig_names1 = [fig_names];        
-        fig_names = [fig_names '_'];    
+    if isfield(opts_decomp,'fig_name')
+        fig_name = opts_decomp.fig_name;
+%         fig_name = ['_' fig_name];
+        fig_name1 = [fig_name];        
+        fig_name = [fig_name '_'];    
     end
     if screen_shocks
-        fig_names1 = [fig_names1 '_screen'];        
-        fig_names = [fig_names 'screen_'];            
+        fig_name1 = [fig_name1 '_screen'];        
+        fig_name = [fig_name 'screen_'];            
     end
 end   
 
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ for j=1:nvar
     
     warning off
     if ~ismac
-        [STATUS,MESSAGE] = xlswrite([DynareModel.fname,'_shock_decomposition',fig_mode,fig_names1],d0,deblank(endo_names(i_var(j),:)));
+        [STATUS,MESSAGE] = xlswrite([DynareModel.fname,'_shock_decomposition',fig_mode,fig_name1],d0,deblank(endo_names(i_var(j),:)));
     else
-        [STATUS] = xlwrite([DynareModel.fname,'_shock_decomposition',fig_mode,fig_names1],d0,deblank(endo_names(i_var(j),:)));
+        [STATUS] = xlwrite([DynareModel.fname,'_shock_decomposition',fig_mode,fig_name1],d0,deblank(endo_names(i_var(j),:)));
     end
     warning on
 
diff --git a/matlab/expand_group.m b/matlab/expand_group.m
index 145208660db314054e46fc53adcbd9d0ceb72d89..7681ffeea9114955d7233b17a88d7b10d6ea6e8c 100644
--- a/matlab/expand_group.m
+++ b/matlab/expand_group.m
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ end
 % define expanded group
 label = mydata.shock_group.label;
 shocks = mydata.shock_group.shocks;
-options.shock_decomp.fig_names = [mydata.fig_names '. Expand'];
+options.shock_decomp.fig_name = [mydata.fig_name '. Expand'];
 options.use_shock_groups = strrep(label,' ','_'); %[use_shock_groups_old int2str(ic)];
 for j=1:length(shocks)
     M.shock_groups.(options.use_shock_groups).(['group' int2str(j)]).label=shocks{j};
diff --git a/matlab/global_initialization.m b/matlab/global_initialization.m
index 9af259811a042fe1c1e95442ad3889a8a54eeef1..2f44a0524503f6e2d3119a151791d5596dd49614 100644
--- a/matlab/global_initialization.m
+++ b/matlab/global_initialization.m
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function global_initialization()
 % SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
 %    none
 
-% Copyright (C) 2003-2016 Dynare Team
+% Copyright (C) 2003-2017 Dynare Team
 %
 % This file is part of Dynare.
 %
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ options_.parameter_set = [];
 options_.use_shock_groups = '';
 options_.colormap = '';
 options_.shock_decomp.detail_plot=0;
-options_.shock_decomp.fig_names='';
+options_.shock_decomp.fig_name='';
 options_.shock_decomp.init_state = 0;
 options_.shock_decomp.interactive = 0;
 options_.shock_decomp.plot_end_date=[];
diff --git a/matlab/graph_decomp.m b/matlab/graph_decomp.m
index f85df15884b195da10bec38ed5e08b5bfeeb4656..7a3f9e415c7631328d8693e30639638d26831d50 100644
--- a/matlab/graph_decomp.m
+++ b/matlab/graph_decomp.m
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ comp_nbr = size(z,2)-1;
 SteadyState=[];
 fig_mode='';
 fig_mode1='';
-% fig_names='';
+% fig_name='';
 % screen_shocks=0;
 opts_decomp = DynareOptions.shock_decomp;
 if isfield(opts_decomp,'steady_state')
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ if ~isempty(opts_decomp.type)
     fig_mode1 = ['_' fig_mode];
     fig_mode = [fig_mode '_'];
 end
-fig_names_long = opts_decomp.fig_names;
+fig_name_long = opts_decomp.fig_name;
 
 use_shock_groups = DynareOptions.use_shock_groups;
 screen_shocks = opts_decomp.screen_shocks;
@@ -60,16 +60,16 @@ if use_shock_groups
     shock_ind = fieldnames(shock_groups);
 end
 if screen_shocks
-    fig_names_long = [fig_names_long ' SCREEN'];
+    fig_name_long = [fig_name_long ' SCREEN'];
 end
 
-fig_names=strrep(fig_names_long, '(given ', '');
-fig_names=strrep(fig_names, '(vintage ', '');
-fig_names=regexprep(fig_names, ' ', '_');
-fig_names=strrep(fig_names, '.', '');
-fig_names=strrep(fig_names, '-', '');
-fig_names=strrep(fig_names, ')', '');
-fig_names=strrep(fig_names, '(', '');
+fig_name=strrep(fig_name_long, '(given ', '');
+fig_name=strrep(fig_name, '(vintage ', '');
+fig_name=regexprep(fig_name, ' ', '_');
+fig_name=strrep(fig_name, '.', '');
+fig_name=strrep(fig_name, '-', '');
+fig_name=strrep(fig_name, ')', '');
+fig_name=strrep(fig_name, '(', '');
 
 interactive = opts_decomp.interactive;
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ nvar = length(i_var);
 
 %% write LaTeX-Header
 if DynareOptions.TeX && any(strcmp('eps',cellstr(DynareOptions.graph_format)))
-    fidTeX = fopen([GraphDirectoryName, filesep, DynareModel.fname '_shock_decomp' fig_mode1 fig_names '.tex'],'w');
+    fidTeX = fopen([GraphDirectoryName, filesep, DynareModel.fname '_shock_decomp' fig_mode1 fig_name '.tex'],'w');
     fprintf(fidTeX,'%% TeX eps-loader file generated by Dynare''s graph_decomp.m.\n');
     fprintf(fidTeX,['%% ' datestr(now,0) '\n']);
     fprintf(fidTeX,' \n');
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ for j=1:nvar
     if ymax-ymin < 1e-6
         continue
     end
-    fhandle = dyn_figure(DynareOptions.nodisplay,'Name',[preamble_txt fig_names_long strrep(fig_mode1, '_', ' ') ': ' deblank(endo_names(i_var(j),:)) '.'], 'PaperPositionMode', 'auto','PaperOrientation','landscape','renderermode','auto');
+    fhandle = dyn_figure(DynareOptions.nodisplay,'Name',[preamble_txt fig_name_long strrep(fig_mode1, '_', ' ') ': ' deblank(endo_names(i_var(j),:)) '.'], 'PaperPositionMode', 'auto','PaperOrientation','landscape','renderermode','auto');
     set(fhandle,'position' ,[50 50 1500 750])
     ax=axes('Position',[0.1 0.1 0.6 0.8],'box','on');
 %     plot(ax,x(2:end),z1(end,:),'k-','LineWidth',2)
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ for j=1:nvar
         ht = text(0.3,y1+0.3*height,labels(i,:),'Interpreter','none');
         hold on
         if interactive & (~isoctave & use_shock_groups)
-            mydata.fig_names = DynareOptions.shock_decomp.fig_names(2:end);
+            mydata.fig_name = DynareOptions.shock_decomp.fig_name(2:end);
             mydata.use_shock_groups = DynareOptions.use_shock_groups;
             mydata.shock_group = shock_groups.(shock_ind{i});
             mydata.shock_decomp = DynareOptions.shock_decomp;
@@ -213,13 +213,13 @@ for j=1:nvar
         colormap(new_colormap)
     end
     hold off
-    dyn_saveas(fhandle,[GraphDirectoryName, filesep, DynareModel.fname,'_shock_decomposition_',deblank(endo_names(i_var(j),:)),fig_mode1,fig_names],DynareOptions.nodisplay,DynareOptions.graph_format);
+    dyn_saveas(fhandle,[GraphDirectoryName, filesep, DynareModel.fname,'_shock_decomposition_',deblank(endo_names(i_var(j),:)),fig_mode1,fig_name],DynareOptions.nodisplay,DynareOptions.graph_format);
     if DynareOptions.TeX && any(strcmp('eps',cellstr(DynareOptions.graph_format)))
         fprintf(fidTeX,'\\begin{figure}[H]\n');
         fprintf(fidTeX,'\\centering \n');
-        fprintf(fidTeX,'\\includegraphics[width=0.8\\textwidth]{%s/graphs/%s_shock_decomposition_%s}\n',DynareModel.fname,DynareModel.fname,[deblank(endo_names(i_var(j),:)) fig_mode1 fig_names]);
-        fprintf(fidTeX,'\\label{Fig:shock_decomp:%s}\n',[fig_mode deblank(endo_names(i_var(j),:)) fig_names]);
-        fprintf(fidTeX,['\\caption{' preamble_txt fig_names_long strrep(fig_mode1, '_',  ' ') ': $ %s $.}\n'],deblank(DynareModel.endo_names_tex(i_var(j),:)));
+        fprintf(fidTeX,'\\includegraphics[width=0.8\\textwidth]{%s/graphs/%s_shock_decomposition_%s}\n',DynareModel.fname,DynareModel.fname,[deblank(endo_names(i_var(j),:)) fig_mode1 fig_name]);
+        fprintf(fidTeX,'\\label{Fig:shock_decomp:%s}\n',[fig_mode deblank(endo_names(i_var(j),:)) fig_name]);
+        fprintf(fidTeX,['\\caption{' preamble_txt fig_name_long strrep(fig_mode1, '_',  ' ') ': $ %s $.}\n'],deblank(DynareModel.endo_names_tex(i_var(j),:)));
         fprintf(fidTeX,'\\end{figure}\n');
         fprintf(fidTeX,' \n');
     end    
diff --git a/matlab/graph_decomp_detail.m b/matlab/graph_decomp_detail.m
index 5407e385a24358154c47cce2d6a057b4e30823cd..f5bbe5da6064fa9453ef239832629a1db1aa5a59 100644
--- a/matlab/graph_decomp_detail.m
+++ b/matlab/graph_decomp_detail.m
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ GraphDirectoryName = CheckPath('graphs',DynareModel.dname);
 % interactive = 0;
 fig_mode='';
 fig_mode1='';
-% fig_names='';
+% fig_name='';
 % screen_shocks=0;
 use_shock_groups = DynareOptions.use_shock_groups;
 if use_shock_groups
@@ -55,23 +55,23 @@ screen_shocks = opts_decomp.screen_shocks;
 if DynareOptions.use_shock_groups | comp_nbr<=18,
     screen_shocks=0;
 end
-fig_names_long = opts_decomp.fig_names;
-%         fig_names = ['_' fig_names];
+fig_name_long = opts_decomp.fig_name;
+%         fig_name = ['_' fig_name];
 
 if screen_shocks
-%     fig_names1 = [fig_names1 '_screen'];
-    fig_names_long = [fig_names_long ' SCREEN'];
+%     fig_name1 = [fig_name1 '_screen'];
+    fig_name_long = [fig_name_long ' SCREEN'];
 end
 
-fig_names=strrep(fig_names_long, '(given ', '');
-fig_names=strrep(fig_names, '(vintage ', '');
-fig_names=regexprep(fig_names, ' ', '_');
-fig_names=strrep(fig_names, '.', '');
-fig_names=strrep(fig_names, '-', '');
-fig_names=strrep(fig_names, ')', '');
-fig_names=strrep(fig_names, '(', '');
-% fig_names1 = [fig_names];
-% fig_names = [fig_names '_'];
+fig_name=strrep(fig_name_long, '(given ', '');
+fig_name=strrep(fig_name, '(vintage ', '');
+fig_name=regexprep(fig_name, ' ', '_');
+fig_name=strrep(fig_name, '.', '');
+fig_name=strrep(fig_name, '-', '');
+fig_name=strrep(fig_name, ')', '');
+fig_name=strrep(fig_name, '(', '');
+% fig_name1 = [fig_name];
+% fig_name = [fig_name '_'];
 
 gend = size(z,3);
 if isempty(initial_date)
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ nvar = length(i_var);
 
 %% write LaTeX-Header
 if DynareOptions.TeX && any(strcmp('eps',cellstr(DynareOptions.graph_format)))
-    fidTeX = fopen([GraphDirectoryName, filesep, DynareModel.fname '_shock_decomp' fig_mode1 fig_names '_detail.tex'],'w');
+    fidTeX = fopen([GraphDirectoryName, filesep, DynareModel.fname '_shock_decomp' fig_mode1 fig_name '_detail.tex'],'w');
     fprintf(fidTeX,'%% TeX eps-loader file generated by Dynare''s graph_decomp_detail.m.\n');
     fprintf(fidTeX,['%% ' datestr(now,0) '\n']);
     fprintf(fidTeX,' \n');
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ for j=1:nvar
         continue
     end
     for jf = 1:nfigs
-    fhandle = dyn_figure(DynareOptions.nodisplay,'Name',[preamble_txt fig_names_long strrep(fig_mode1, '_', ' ') ': ' deblank(endo_names(i_var(j),:)) ' (detail).'],'position',[200 100 650 850], 'PaperPositionMode', 'auto','PaperOrientation','portrait','renderermode','auto');
+    fhandle = dyn_figure(DynareOptions.nodisplay,'Name',[preamble_txt fig_name_long strrep(fig_mode1, '_', ' ') ': ' deblank(endo_names(i_var(j),:)) ' (detail).'],'position',[200 100 650 850], 'PaperPositionMode', 'auto','PaperOrientation','portrait','renderermode','auto');
     a0=zeros(1,4);
     a0(3)=inf;
     a0(4)=-inf;
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ for j=1:nvar
         set(gca,'ylim',a0(3:4))
         hold on, h1=plot(x(2:end),z1(end,:),'k-','LineWidth',2);
         if interactive & (~isoctave & use_shock_groups)
-            mydata.fig_names = DynareOptions.shock_decomp.fig_names(2:end);
+            mydata.fig_name = DynareOptions.shock_decomp.fig_name(2:end);
             mydata.use_shock_groups = DynareOptions.use_shock_groups;
             mydata.shock_group = shock_groups.(shock_ind{ic});
             mydata.shock_decomp = DynareOptions.shock_decomp;
@@ -224,13 +224,13 @@ for j=1:nvar
     else
         suffix = ['_detail'];
     end
-    dyn_saveas(fhandle,[GraphDirectoryName, filesep, DynareModel.fname,'_shock_decomposition_',deblank(endo_names(i_var(j),:)),fig_mode1,fig_names suffix],DynareOptions.nodisplay,DynareOptions.graph_format);
+    dyn_saveas(fhandle,[GraphDirectoryName, filesep, DynareModel.fname,'_shock_decomposition_',deblank(endo_names(i_var(j),:)),fig_mode1,fig_name suffix],DynareOptions.nodisplay,DynareOptions.graph_format);
     if DynareOptions.TeX && any(strcmp('eps',cellstr(DynareOptions.graph_format)))
         fprintf(fidTeX,'\\begin{figure}[H]\n');
         fprintf(fidTeX,'\\centering \n');
-        fprintf(fidTeX,'\\includegraphics[width=0.8\\textwidth]{%s/graphs/%s_shock_decomposition_%s}\n',DynareModel.fname,DynareModel.fname,[deblank(endo_names(i_var(j),:)) fig_mode1 fig_names suffix]);
-        fprintf(fidTeX,'\\label{Fig:shock_decomp_detail:%s}\n',[fig_mode deblank(endo_names(i_var(j),:)) fig_names suffix]);
-        fprintf(fidTeX,['\\caption{' preamble_txt fig_names_long strrep(fig_mode1, '_',  ' ') ': $ %s $ (detail).}\n'],deblank(DynareModel.endo_names_tex(i_var(j),:)));
+        fprintf(fidTeX,'\\includegraphics[width=0.8\\textwidth]{%s/graphs/%s_shock_decomposition_%s}\n',DynareModel.fname,DynareModel.fname,[deblank(endo_names(i_var(j),:)) fig_mode1 fig_name suffix]);
+        fprintf(fidTeX,'\\label{Fig:shock_decomp_detail:%s}\n',[fig_mode deblank(endo_names(i_var(j),:)) fig_name suffix]);
+        fprintf(fidTeX,['\\caption{' preamble_txt fig_name_long strrep(fig_mode1, '_',  ' ') ': $ %s $ (detail).}\n'],deblank(DynareModel.endo_names_tex(i_var(j),:)));
         fprintf(fidTeX,'\\end{figure}\n');
         fprintf(fidTeX,' \n');
     end    
diff --git a/matlab/plot_shock_decomposition.m b/matlab/plot_shock_decomposition.m
index bc9534e21da58c497d00dfbf26efefabc49d06fd..9ff2bb67682a6bcf0b05fa6b039dc76691aa3a35 100644
--- a/matlab/plot_shock_decomposition.m
+++ b/matlab/plot_shock_decomposition.m
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ endo_nbr = M_.endo_nbr;
 % number of shocks
 nshocks = M_.exo_nbr;
 % type = '';
-fig_names='';
+fig_name='';
 % detail_plot=0;
 % realtime_=0; % 0 is standard; 1 is realtime (pool/vintage); 2 is conditional (pool/vintage); 3 is forecast (pool/vintage)
 % vintage_=0; % 0 pool realtime/conditional; int: forecast/conditional shock decompositions
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ else
     expand=0;
 end
 
-if ~isempty(options_.shock_decomp.fig_names)
-    fig_names=[' ' options_.shock_decomp.fig_names];
+if ~isempty(options_.shock_decomp.fig_name)
+    fig_name=[' ' options_.shock_decomp.fig_name];
 end
 type=options_.shock_decomp.type;
 detail_plot=options_.shock_decomp.detail_plot;
@@ -81,35 +81,35 @@ switch realtime_
     
     case 0
         z = oo_.shock_decomposition;
-        fig_names1=fig_names;
+        fig_name1=fig_name;
     
     case 1 % realtime
         if vintage_
             z = oo_.realtime_shock_decomposition.(['time_' int2str(vintage_)]);
-            fig_names1=[fig_names ' realtime (vintage ' char(initial_date+vintage_-1) ')'];
+            fig_name1=[fig_name ' realtime (vintage ' char(initial_date+vintage_-1) ')'];
         else
             z = oo_.realtime_shock_decomposition.pool;
-            fig_names1=[fig_names ' realtime (rolling)'];
+            fig_name1=[fig_name ' realtime (rolling)'];
         end
     
     case 2 % conditional
         if vintage_
             z = oo_.realtime_conditional_shock_decomposition.(['time_' int2str(vintage_)]);
             initial_date = options_.initial_date+vintage_-1;
-            fig_names1=[fig_names ' ' int2str(forecast_) '-step ahead conditional forecast (given ' char(initial_date) ')'];
+            fig_name1=[fig_name ' ' int2str(forecast_) '-step ahead conditional forecast (given ' char(initial_date) ')'];
         else
             z = oo_.conditional_shock_decomposition.pool;
-            fig_names1=[fig_names ' 1-step ahead conditional forecast (rolling)'];
+            fig_name1=[fig_name ' 1-step ahead conditional forecast (rolling)'];
         end
         
     case 3 % forecast
         if vintage_
             z = oo_.realtime_forecast_shock_decomposition.(['time_' int2str(vintage_)]);
             initial_date = options_.initial_date+vintage_-1;
-            fig_names1=[fig_names ' ' int2str(forecast_) '-step ahead forecast (given ' char(initial_date) ')'];
+            fig_name1=[fig_name ' ' int2str(forecast_) '-step ahead forecast (given ' char(initial_date) ')'];
         else
             z = oo_.realtime_forecast_shock_decomposition.pool;
-            fig_names1=[fig_names ' 1-step ahead forecast (rolling)'];
+            fig_name1=[fig_name ' 1-step ahead forecast (rolling)'];
         end
 end
 
@@ -170,14 +170,14 @@ end
 
 
 if ~expand
-    fig_names = fig_names1;
+    fig_name = fig_name1;
 end
 gend = size(z,3);
 if options_.use_shock_groups
     shock_groups = M_.shock_groups.(options_.use_shock_groups);
     shock_ind = fieldnames(shock_groups);
     ngroups = length(shock_ind);
-    fig_names=[fig_names ' group ' options_.use_shock_groups];
+    fig_name=[fig_name ' group ' options_.use_shock_groups];
     shock_names = shock_ind;
     for i=1:ngroups,
        shock_names{i} = (shock_groups.(shock_ind{i}).label);
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ end
 z = z(:,:,a:b);
 % end crop data
 
-options_.shock_decomp.fig_names=fig_names;
+options_.shock_decomp.fig_name=fig_name;
 if detail_plot,
     graph_decomp_detail(z,shock_names,M_.endo_names,i_var,my_initial_date,M_,options_)
 else