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function yhat = forecast(Bh,phi,nn)
% yhat = forecast(Bh,phi,nn)
%
% Forecast: unconditional forecating: yhat = forecast(Bh,phi,nn)
% y_hat(t+h) = c + x_hat(t+h-1)*Bh, X: 1*k; Bh: k*nvar; y_hat: 1*nvar
% where Bh: the (posterior) estimate of B;
% phi: the 1-by-(nvar*lags+1) data matrix where k=nvar*lags+1
% (last period plus lags before the beginning of forecast);
% nn: [nvar,lags,forep], forep: forecast periods;
% yhat: forep*nvar.
%
% Copyright (C) 1997-2012 Tao Zha
%
% This free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
% it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
% the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
% (at your option) any later version.
%
% It is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
% but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
% MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
% GNU General Public License for more details.
%
% If you did not received a copy of the GNU General Public License
% with this software, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
%
% ** setup
nvar = nn(1);
lags = nn(2);
forep = nn(3);
tcwc = nvar*lags; % total coefficients without constant
% ** reconstruct x(t) for y(t+h) = x(t+h-1)*B
% ** where phi = x(t+h-1) with last column being constant
yhat = zeros(forep,nvar);
for k=1:forep
yhat(k,:) = phi*Bh;
phi(1,nvar+1:tcwc) = phi(1,1:tcwc-nvar);
phi(1,1:nvar) = yhat(k,:);
end
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