What Is Certain about Uncertainty?

Danilo Cascaldi-Garcia, Cisil Sarisoy, Juan M. Londono, Bo Sun, Deepa Datta, Thiago Ferreira, Olesya Grishchenko, Mohammad Jahan-Parvar, Francesca Loria, Sai Ma, Marius Rodriguez, Ilknur Zer and John Rogers

Journal of Economic Literature, 2023, vol. 61, issue 2, 624-54

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.

JEL-codes: C83 D81 E10 E52 E60 F10 G10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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