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    -------- Optimization functions --------

    banana     : Banana function for testing optimization
    banana_d   : Demonstrate optimization functions
    dfp_min    : DFP minimization routine to minimize func
    dfp_mind   : Demonstrate dfp_min optimization function
    frpr_min   : Fletcher,Reeves,Polak,Ribiere minimization routine to minimize func
    frpr_mind  : Demonstrate frpr_min optimization function
    hessian    : Computes finite difference Hessian
    maxlik     : minimize a log likelihood function
    optim1_d   : An example using dfp_min, frpr_min, pow_min, maxlik
    optim2_d   : An example using fmin function
    optim3_d   : An example of optimization
    pow_min    : Powell minimization routine to minimize func
    pow_mind   : Demonstrate pow_min optimization function
    to_like1   : evaluate tobit log-likelihood
    to_like2   : evaluate tobit log-likelihood
    to_liked   : evaluate tobit log-likelihood
    tvp_beta   : generate tvp model betas and forecast error variance
    tvp_like1  : returns -log likelihood function for tvp model
    tvp_like2  : returns log likelihood function for tvp model