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		Bayesian Forecasting with Large Vector Autoregressions //
		Provides fast and efficient procedures for Bayesian estimation
		and forecasting using state-of-the-art Vector Autoregressions.
		This package includes the model proposed by Chan (2020)
		doi:10.1080/07350015.2018.1451336, that is, a Bayesian Vector
		Autoregression with Minnesota priors and a flexible structure
		of the error term specification. The latter includes:
		conditional multivariate normal or Students t distributions, as
		well as homoskedastic or heteroskedastic specifications with a
		common volatility modelled by centred or non-centred Stochastic
		Volatility. Additionally, the package facilitates predictive
		analyses using density forecasting and forecast-error variance
		decompositions. All this is complemented by simple workflows,
		useful plots and summary functions, and comprehensive
		documentation. The 'bvars' package aligns with R packages
		'bsvars' by Woniak (2024) doi:10.32614/CRAN.package.bsvars,
		'bsvarSIGNs' by Wang  Woniak (2025)
		doi:10.32614/CRAN.package.bsvarSIGNs, and 'bpvars' by Woniak
		(2025) doi:10.32614/CRAN.package.bpvars regarding objects,
		workflows, and code structure, and they constitute an
		integrated toolset.
	</longdescription>
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