# TODO: Add comment # # Author: francois ############################################################################### #' @param start Starting values for the parameters and lagrangian #' @param conditions.vector Vector of moment conditions #' @param sample Individual data sample #' @param ... Functions of the vector of moment conditions #' @param W Weighting matrix #' @param R Linear constraint matrix of coefficients #' @param r Linear constraint constants #' @param max.iter Maximum number of iterations #' @param epsilon Minimum precision level #' @return A list containing the optimized vector of parameter and corresponding covariance matrix #' #' @author François Pelletier iterative.GMM <- function(start,conditions.vector,sample,..., W,R,r,max.iter=50,epsilon=1E-6) { theta1 <- optim.GMM(start,conditions.vector,sample,...,W,R,r) i <- 1 repeat { theta2 <- optim.GMM(theta1,conditions.vector,sample,...,W,R,r) S <- covariance.GMM(conditions.vector,param,sample,...) if(sqrt(sum((theta1-theta2)^2))max.iter) stop("Iterative GMM does not converge") else { theta1 <- theta2 i <- i+1 } } }