v1.1.6

Version Restrictions

• Raise Julia compatibility to all v1.x.
• Increase version restrictions for most packages to most recent ones (e.g. Plots)

New features and enhancements

• Implement (exogenously) regime-switching DSGE models (but estimations are not tested)
• Implement (exogenously) regime-switching forecasts during the history and forecast horizon
• New subspecs of Model1002 to model the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Interface for the automated addition of anticipated shocks to DSGE models for shocks other than monetary policy shocks.
• Interface for calculating weighted averages of different full-distribution forecasts
• Add Nominal GDP targeting and average inflation targeting as alternative policies
• Automatic enforcement of ZLB as a temporary alternative policy

Bug fixes and cleanup

• Filepathing for Windows OS should work properly now (although we still do not test on Windows OS)