Technical Notes and Manuals

DIGNAR-19 Toolkit Manual

ByZamid Aligishiev, Giovanni Melina, Luis-Felipe Zanna

June 23, 2021

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Zamid Aligishiev, Giovanni Melina, and Luis-Felipe Zanna. "DIGNAR-19 Toolkit Manual", Technical Notes and Manuals 2021, 007 (2021), accessed 12/6/2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513583242.005

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Disclaimer: This Technical Guidance Note should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed in this Note are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management.

Summary

This note is a user’s manual for the DIGNAR-19 toolkit, an application aimed at facilitating the use of the DIGNAR-19 model by economists with no to little knowledge of Matlab and Dynare via a user-friendly Excel-based interface. he toolkit comprises three tools—the simulation tool, the graphing tool, and the realism tool—that translate the contents of an Excel input file into instructions for Matlab/Dynare programs. These programs are executed behind the scenes. Outputs are saved in a separate Excel file and can also be visualized in customizable charts.

Subject: Environment, Expenditure, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Labor, Labor supply, Natural resources, Public debt, Public investment spending, Revenue administration

Keywords: COVID-19, Debt Sustainability, Fiscal stance, I. DIGNAR-19 toolkit, Labor supply, Natural resources, Natural Resources, policy scenario analysis, Public Investment, Public investment spending, realism tool, simulation tool, toolkit manual

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