What is Certain About Uncertainty?

Journal of Economic Literature, Forthcoming

45 Pages Posted: 2 Aug 2021

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Danilo Cascaldi-Garcia

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Cisil Sarisoy

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Juan M. Londono

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

John H. Rogers

Fudan University - Fanhai International School of Finance (FISF)

Bo Sun

University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Deepa Datta

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Thiago R.T. Ferreira

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Olesya V. Grishchenko

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Mohammad R. Jahan-Parvar

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Francesca Loria

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Sai Ma

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Marius Rodriguez

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Ilknur Zer

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Date Written: July 27, 2021

Abstract

This paper provides a comprehensive survey of existing measures of uncertainty, risk, and volatility, noting their conceptual distinctions. It summarizes how they are constructed, their relative advantages in usage, and their effects on financial market and economic outcomes. The measures are divided into four categories based on the construction methodology: news-based, survey-based, econometric-based, and market-based measures. While heightened uncertainty is typically associated with negative real and financial outcomes, the magnitude of these effects and the interpretation of transmission channels crucially depend on identification considerations.

Keywords: global risk, uncertainty, volatility, crises, economic policy, monetary policy, downside risk, transmission.

JEL Classification: E6, G1, G15

Suggested Citation

Cascaldi-Garcia, Danilo and Sarisoy, Cisil and Londono-Yarce, Juan-Miguel and Rogers, John H. and Sun, Bo and Datta, Deepa and R.T. Ferreira, Thiago and Grishchenko, Olesya V. and Jahan-Parvar, Mohammad and Loria, Francesca and Ma, Sai and Rodriguez, Marius and Zer, Ilknur, What is Certain About Uncertainty? (July 27, 2021). Journal of Economic Literature, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3894581 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3894581

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Juan-Miguel Londono-Yarce

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