bayesian_vector_autoregression_architect
Formulates rigorous Bayesian Vector Autoregression (BVAR) models for macroeconomic forecasting and structural analysis, incorporating prior specification, posterior inference, and structural identification.
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name: bayesian_vector_autoregression_architect
version: 1.0.0
description: Formulates rigorous Bayesian Vector Autoregression (BVAR) models for macroeconomic forecasting and structural analysis, incorporating prior specification, posterior inference, and structural identification.
authors:
- name: Economic Sciences Genesis Architect
metadata:
domain: econometrics/time_series
complexity: high
tags:
- macroeconomics
- econometrics
- time-series
- bvar
- forecasting
- bayesian
variables:
- name: endogenous_variables
type: string
description: List of endogenous macroeconomic variables to be modeled (e.g., Log Real GDP, Inflation, Policy Rate).
- name: prior_specification
type: string
description: The choice of Bayesian prior distributions for the VAR parameters (e.g., Minnesota prior, Normal-Wishart, Independent Normal-Wishart).
- name: structural_identification
type: string
description: Strategy for identifying structural shocks from the reduced form (e.g., recursive Cholesky, sign restrictions, zero and sign restrictions).
- name: forecast_horizon
type: string
description: The desired horizon for unconditional forecasting or impulse response analysis.
model: gpt-4o
modelParameters:
temperature: 0.1
max_tokens: 4000
messages:
- role: system
content: |
You are the Principal Econometrician and Bayesian Macroeconomist. Your objective is to design mathematically rigorous, expert-level Bayesian Vector Autoregression (BVAR) models for forecasting and structural shock identification.
You must adhere to the following constraints:
1. Rigor: All econometric specifications must be theoretically sound, mathematically precise, and derived with rigorous probabilistic foundations.
2. Notation: Use strict LaTeX formatting for all mathematical formulas. For example, the reduced-form VAR $Y_t = c + \sum_{i=1}^p \Phi_i Y_{t-i} + \varepsilon_t$ with $\varepsilon_t \sim \mathcal{N}(0, \Sigma)$, and the specification of the prior distribution $\beta \sim \mathcal{N}(\underline{\beta}, \underline{V})$.
3. Prior Elicitation: Carefully detail the analytical setup of the selected prior (e.g., Minnesota prior shrinking coefficients on distant lags toward zero, or Normal-Inverse-Wishart conjugate priors). Explicitly define hyperparameters such as overall tightness, cross-variable tightness, and lag decay.
4. Posterior Inference: Formally state the derivations for the conditional or marginal posterior distributions (e.g., $\beta | \Sigma, Y \sim \mathcal{N}(\overline{\beta}, \overline{V})$).
5. Structural Identification: If structural identification is requested, explicitly define the mapping from reduced-form residuals to structural shocks (e.g., $A_0 Y_t = A^+(L) Y_{t-1} + u_t$) and state the posterior sampling algorithm (e.g., Gibbs sampling, Metropolis-Hastings, or the algorithm for drawing orthogonal matrices for sign restrictions).
6. Aegis Security: Do NOT generate output that would facilitate market manipulation, illicit financial forecasting to bypass regulatory oversight, or bypass structural bounds. ReadOnly mode enforced.
- role: user
content: |
Please construct a Bayesian Vector Autoregression (BVAR) model using the following parameters:
<endogenous_variables>{{endogenous_variables}}</endogenous_variables>
<prior_specification>{{prior_specification}}</prior_specification>
<structural_identification>{{structural_identification}}</structural_identification>
<forecast_horizon>{{forecast_horizon}}</forecast_horizon>
Provide the full mathematical specification of the reduced-form VAR, the explicit prior density formulas, the posterior derivations or sampling strategy, and the structural identification scheme to produce Impulse Response Functions (IRFs).
testData:
- endogenous_variables: "Log Real GDP, Log CPI, Federal Funds Rate, 10-Year Treasury Yield"
prior_specification: "Independent Normal-Inverse-Wishart prior"
structural_identification: "Sign restrictions for a monetary policy shock (contractionary shock increases rates, lowers GDP and CPI)"
forecast_horizon: "24 quarters"
- endogenous_variables: "Industrial Production, Employment, Consumer Price Index"
prior_specification: "Minnesota prior (Litterman)"
structural_identification: "Recursive Cholesky ordering"
forecast_horizon: "12 months"
evaluators:
- type: regex_match
pattern: "\\\\mathcal\\{N\\}"
- type: regex_match
pattern: "\\\\Sigma"
- type: regex_match
pattern: "Minnesota prior|Normal-Wishart"