[R] "Vars" package: impulse response function

Hello, I'm using VAR models in R in order to obtain impulse responses of stock market shock on US economy. I have series of quarterly changes in real gdp, S&P 500 and quarterly level of unemployment for 1985 - 2012 period. My series are stationary. So I did all the steps below. However I don't und

[R] [Vars] package: impulse response function

Hello, I'm doing a research on the impulse responses in VAR models and I'm having troubles in interpretation of R results. My question is what is the shock of impulse variable that is produced to obtain the response? Is it one-standard-deviation positive shock? If it is so how can I obtain the re