/* SET_HP.G: set hyperparameters of prior distribution for SUR model John Rust, Yale University, April 1997 */ proc (4)=set_hp; local b0,a0,rho0,r0,i; /* Hyperparameters for artificial problem (corresponds to first set of code in GET_DAT.G) b0=zeros(4,1); a0=eye(4); rho0=10; r0=eye(2); */ /* Hyperparameters for 3 stock version of Question 1 on Midterm exam using ARCO, REXNORD and USR securities (corresponds to second set of code in GET_DAT.G */ let b0=0 1 0 1 0 1; a0=eye(6); rho0=10; r0=eye(3); /* Hyperparameters for 64 stock version of Question 1 on Midterm exam using all securities (corresponds to third set of code in GET_DAT.G b0=zeros(64*2,1); a0=eye(64*2); i=1; do until i > 128; if (i%2 == 0); b0[i]=1; endif; i=i+1; endo; rho0=70; r0=eye(64); */ retp(b0,a0,rho0,r0); endp;