Found problem with opening MATLAB and possible solution https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/96260-why-do-i-receive-the-error-undefined-function-or-variable-usejava-when-trying-to-start-matlab-6 but did not have time to try it.
'''=Note 04/05'''=
Got Matlab working by changing the privileges above. I had to also give everyone the right to modify pathdef before Matlab accepted it. When opening Matlab, there are a bunch of files that we don't have permission to run because they are in Amir's user folder but they do not seem important to the Entrep code so I am ignoring this for now.
'''=Note 04/12'''=
I went through to fix the permission denied error that displays at the beginning of every time one opens Matlab. First, I used admin privildeges to let myself into Amir's account, then copy and pasted all the folders that he had added to the pathdef.m file. Then I copied them into E:/McNair/Software/Scripts/MatlabFolders. Then, I took myself off the permissions for Amir's folders. Next, I changed all of the path definitions that had lead to Amir's folder to start with this new path. Now, the permission denied error does not show up.
'''=Notes 04/17'''=
Running code on all potential variable paths and saving error code.
Error in master (line 564)
gmm_2stage_estimation;
'''Run: monte-compare-patternsearch'''
Error using poptimfcnchk (line 27)
Your objective function must return a scalar value.