Chapter 1. Introduction

Table of Contents

1. Software requirements
2. Installation
2.1. Installing the Matlab version
2.2. Installing the Scilab version
2.3. Installing the Gauss version

In order to give instructions to Dynare, the user has to write a model file whose file name must terminate by ".mod". This file contains the description of the model and the computing tasks required by the user.

In practice, the handling of your model file is done in two steps: in the first one, the model and the processing instructions written by the user in a model file are interpreted and the proper Gauss, Matlab or Scilab instructions are generated; in the second step, the program actually runs the computations. Both steps are triggered by a single keyword: Dynare.

1. Software requirements

This version of Dynare works only under Windows 98/NT/2000/XP. For a Unix version, please, write me.

The Matlab version has been written with Matlab 6.5.1.

The Scilab version has been tested with Scilab 3.0.

The Gauss version of Dynare has been written with Gauss version 3.2. It most likely doesn't work with previous versions.