Develops a new econometric model to identify structural shocks.
problem Identifying structural shocks in nonlinear systems.
method Exploits variation in conditional distributions of independent shocks induced by an exogenous variable.
result Strengthens identification results to permutation and sign changes.
Study on identifying and inferring nonlinear dynamics on unknown networks.
problem Identifying network structure in nonlinear dynamic systems with unknown interactions.
method Showed network structure is not generically identified, requiring sufficient spectral heterogeneity. Developed necessary and sufficient conditions for identification and proposed a semiparametric estimator.
result Necessary and sufficient conditions for identification of network structure in nonlinear dynamic systems.
New method disentangles shock diffusion on complex networks using graph planarity.
problem Difficult to identify shock sources and destinations in complex network dynamics.
method Combines vector autoregression with graph planarity to uniquely characterize shock propagation.
result Planarity of network allows statistical estimation of shock propagation paths.
New method identifies uncertainty shocks in financial markets using revised VIX.
problem Traditional VIX fails to capture non-Gaussian, heavy-tailed asset returns.
method Fit a double-subordinated Normal Inverse Gaussian Levy process to S&P 500 option prices to construct a revised VIX.
result Revised VIX provides a more comprehensive measure of volatility reflecting extreme movements and heavy tails.
SEM-DNN learns reciprocal interactions from observational data without external instruments.
problem Estimating bidirectional interactions from endogenous data.
method Heteroscedastic neural simultaneous-equation estimator (SEM-DNN) that learns reciprocal structural interactions.
result SEM-DNN recovers structural effects more reliably than other methods under increasing information.
Cryptocurrency markets treat infrastructure failures and regulatory shocks differently, but the effect is not statistically significant.
problem Understanding how cryptocurrency markets differentiate between infrastructure failures and regulatory shocks.
method A multi-moment event study using GJR-GARCH-X model with matched dependence-robust inference.
result The differential impact of infrastructure failures and regulatory shocks on cryptocurrency markets is not statistically significant.
Physics-constrained GP predicts material states under shockwave conditions.
problem Predicting material states under extreme shockwave conditions.
method Physics-constrained Gaussian Process regression with Rankine-Hugoniot constraints.
result Reproduces Hugoniot curves with satisfactory accuracy and uncertainty quantification.
Bayesian SVARs improve model construction and policy analysis in big data.
problem Manual selection of variables in SVAR models limits their applicability in big data.
method Develops a Bayesian methodology for constructing information sets and retaining the largest system.
result Output increases with housing production over household credit in SVAR models.
The study reveals asymmetries in US financial shocks' international impacts.
problem Analyzing nonlinearities in international financial spillovers.
method Developed a flexible nonlinear multi-country model to capture asymmetries in responses to financial shocks.
result Adverse shocks trigger stronger declines in output, inflation, and stock markets than benign shocks.
Study shows local governments smooth fiscal shocks from property tax revenues.
problem Impact of revenue shocks on local fiscal policy.
method Causal machine learning strategies and post-double-selection LASSO estimator.
result Local policymakers predominantly smooth fiscal shocks, but react differently to positive and negative shocks.
Study the systemic risk of big banks through a unique common shock model.
problem Analyzing systemic riskiness of systemically important financial institutions.
method Developed a unique common shock model to study lifetimes of financial institutions, analyzing their dependence structure and applying it to European SIFI.
result The model reveals the distributional properties of lifetimes affected by both idiosyncratic and systemic shocks.
The study uses Random Matrix Theory to identify structural changes in stock markets during shocks.
problem Understanding structural changes in stock markets during exogenous shocks.
method Random Matrix Theory and complexity gap analysis.
result The complexity gap collapses during shocks, indicating strong synchronization, and widens before shocks, signaling a rich structure.
We have analyzed the Indices of Industrial Production (Seasonal Adjustment Index) for a long period of 240 months (January 1988 to December 2007) to develop a deeper understanding of the economic shocks. The angular frequencies estimated using the Hilbert transformation, are almost identical for the 16 industrial secto…
The paper analyzes stress shocks and their impact on historical data.
problem Determining the appropriate size of stress shocks for historical data analysis.
method Investigates the number of standard deviations required to exceed any historical observation, considering kurtosis.
result Provides tighter bounds for stress shocks than existing inequalities.
Currency volatility shocks predict lower excess returns, and buying weak transmitters outperforms selling strong ones.
problem Predicting currency returns using volatility shocks.
method Constructed a dynamic, directed network of volatility connections using option-implied volatilities.
result Currencies that transmit more volatility shocks earn lower excess returns.
We empirically test the effects of unanticipated fiscal policy shocks on the growth rate and the cyclical component of real private output and reveal different types of asymmetries in fiscal policy implementation. The data used are quarterly U.S. observati ons over the period 1967:1 to 2011:4. In doing so, we use both …
New method quantifies market shocks and their effects.
problem Quantifying the impact and response to market shocks.
method Sparse probabilistic elliptical model with L0-norm regularization. result Shock patterns are related to network structure and sector diversification.
Paper addresses unbalanced data in common shock models for loss reserving.
problem Complications in capturing structural dependence with unbalanced data.
method Introduces a common shock Tweedie approach for unbalanced data.
result Better balance of common shock proportions and parsimonious solution.
This study assesses how economic shocks affect the efficiency and robustness of international pesticide trade networks.
problem Economic shocks impact the efficiency and robustness of international pesticide trade networks.
method Simulations were used to quantify efficiency and robustness under different economic shocks. Three strategies were tested: descending, random, and ascending node removal.
result The international pesticide trade networks became more efficient and robust except for clustering coefficient. Import-oriented economies were more vulnerable to shocks.
Develops a new framework to measure network connectedness across and within markets.
problem Lack of flexible methods to measure network connectedness and its evolution.
method Allows network nodes to be connected in clusters, with shocks orthogonal across clusters and correlated within clusters.
result Demonstrates the effectiveness of the new framework in a detailed empirical analysis of equity markets.
This paper investigates how economic shocks propagate and amplify through the input-output network connecting industrial sectors in developed economies. We study alternative models of diffusion on networks and we calibrate them using input-output data on real-world inter-sectoral dependencies for several European count…
Geopolitical and geoeconomic shocks affect sovereign risk differently, with distinct transmission channels.
problem Understanding how geopolitical and geoeconomic shocks impact sovereign credit risk.
method Daily panel data of 42 economies over 2018-2025; semistructural framework; Shapley-Taylor decomposition; machine learning predictions; placebo and sign-restricted SVAR evidence.
result Geopolitical shocks primarily increase sovereign credit spreads through direct repricing, while geoeconomic shocks mainly affect spreads through financial conditions and policy uncertainty.
Study on stochastic volatility models with external shocks triggering jump cascades.
problem Analyzing the impact of external shocks on jump dynamics in stochastic volatility models.
method Establishing scaling limits for a class of stochastic volatility models with self-exciting jump dynamics.
result External shocks can trigger endogenous jump cascades in asset returns and volatility.
New approach measures systemic risk by absorbing shocks before financial systems deteriorate.
problem Systemic risk evaluation without considering initial shocks.
method Linearized DebtRank and spectral graph theory for localized and uniform shocks; Monte Carlo simulations for heterogeneous shocks.
result Explicit computation and clear visualization of financial distress onset.
Using a modified damped harmonic oscillator model equivalent to a model of market dynamics with price expectations, we analyze the reaction of financial markets to shocks. In order to do this, we gather data from indices of a variety of financial markets for the 1987 Black Monday, the Russian crisis of 1998, the crash …
Finance is about how the continuous stream of news gets incorporated into prices. But not all news have the same impact. Can one distinguish the effects of the Sept. 11, 2001 attack or of the coup against Gorbachev on Aug., 19, 1991 from financial crashes such as Oct. 1987 as well as smaller volatility bursts? Using a …
Oil markets profoundly influence world economies through determination of prices of energy and transports. Using novel methodology devised in frequency domain, we study the information transmission mechanisms in oil-based commodity markets. Taking crude oil as a supply-side benchmark and heating oil and gasoline as dem…
Study shows self-exciting shocks increase systemic risk in interbank networks.
problem Systemic risk in interbank lending networks with self-exciting shocks.
method Mean-field model, weak convergence analysis, measure-valued process, law of large numbers.
result Self-exciting shocks increase systemic risk in interbank networks.
We investigate shock-wave solutions of the Einstein equations in the case when the speed of propagation is equal to the speed of light. The work extends the shock matching theory of Smoller and Temple, which characterizes solutions of the Einstein equations when the spacetime metric is only Lipschitz continuous across …
We establish a simple relation between curvatures of the group of volume-preserving diffeomorphisms and the lifespan of potential solutions to the inviscid Burgers equation before the appearance of shocks. We show that shock formation corresponds to a focal point of the group of volume-preserving diffeomorphisms regard…
Universal model for soft tissue mechanics under shock waves.
problem Modeling shock wave mechanics in soft biological tissues.
method Continuum mixture theory with phase-field mechanics.
result Universal thermodynamically consistent formulation for soft porous tissues.
Reverse stress testing reveals key triggers of financial contagion.
problem Identifying the smallest exogenous shock leading to systemic loss.
method Reconstructing interbank network dynamics and analyzing shocks.
result Ranking banks by systemic importance based on smallest shocks.
Study historical cholera epidemics and simulate long-term mortality impacts.
problem Long-term impacts of mortality shocks on longevity.
method Historical analysis of cholera epidemics and mathematical modeling of stochastic Individual-Based models.
result Simulated long-term mortality impacts following a mortality shock.
Network models assume unrealistic idiosyncratic risk, which can be mitigated by allowing for correlated shocks.
problem Network models assume idiosyncratic risk, which can be unrealistic and lead to incorrect predictions.
method Proposed a production-based asset pricing model to account for substitutability between trade partners and correlation in supply and demand shocks.
result Assets positively exposed to average propagation of upstream and downstream shocks earn lower average risk premia.
Geometric condition ensures smoothness of gravity metrics at shock waves.
problem Ensuring smoothness of gravitational metrics at shock waves in GR.
method Introducing Riemann-flat condition to determine metric smoothness.
result Locally inertial frames always exist for spherically symmetric spacetimes.
Study optimal reinsurance and investment strategies under common shocks affecting financial and actuarial markets.
problem Maximizing expected exponential utility of terminal wealth in a company facing both ordinary and catastrophic claims.
method Modeling common shocks affecting financial and actuarial markets, using stochastic control and Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations.
result Characterization of optimal reinsurance and investment strategies under common shock dependence.
The paper analyzes optimal timing for converting wealth into annuities in the presence of a mortality shock.
problem Optimal timing for converting retirement wealth into annuities under a mortality risk.
method Derives explicit closed-form solutions for value function and optimal stopping boundaries.
result The optimal strategy depends on the interplay between annuity attractiveness, investment returns, and bequest motives.
Paper introduces new copulas from shock models, improving on maxmin copulas.
problem Improving on maxmin copulas for better characteristics.
method Developed RMM copulas with dependent endogenous shocks and proved convergence of iteration procedures.
result RMM copulas exhibit better characteristics than maxmin copulas, including convergence properties.
Researchers adaptively analyze market regimes to reveal investor behavior shifts.
problem Market relationships shift across different regimes, affecting investor behavior.
method Combining Kalman filtering, Markov-switching, and asymmetric response estimation.
result Foreign investors' predictive power increases during crises, while individual investors react more strongly to positive shocks.
Sandpile Economics explains how economies can be prone to large crises from small shocks.
problem Capitalist economies' recurrent crises disproportionate to shocks.
method Formal framework interpreting instability as geometric fragility of production networks.
result Curvature of production networks predicts medium-run output dynamics and resilience.
We study the cascading dynamics immediately before and immediately after 219 market shocks. We define the time of a market shock T_{c} to be the time for which the market volatility V(T_{c}) has a peak that exceeds a predetermined threshold. The cascade of high volatility "aftershocks" triggered by the "main shock" is …
Trade networks for maize, rice, soy, and wheat are more vulnerable to shocks.
problem Increased complexity in international crop trade networks makes them more susceptible to cascades of demand failures.
method Analyzed FAO data from 176 countries over 21 years to construct higher-order trade dependency networks.
result Trade networks are more prone to failure cascades caused by exogenous shocks.
Modeling financial contagion through bank networks, revealing solvency correlations.
problem Understanding how financial shocks propagate through interconnected banks.
method Simulated financial network of 100 banks, randomly generated with varying link probabilities, and shocks applied to 15 banks.
result Ranges of probability values and banks' solvency are positively correlated.
Systems with long-range persistence and memory are shown to exhibit different precursory as well as recovery patterns in response to shocks of exogeneous versus endogeneous origins. By endogeneous, we envision either fluctuations resulting from an underlying chaotic dynamics or from a stochastic forcing origin which ma…
This paper examines how institutional liquidity affects prediction markets.
problem How institutional liquidity impacts prediction markets and their quality.
method Defines a market-quality lens, separates channels, and uses synthetic microstructure lab.
result Institutional liquidity does not necessarily translate to equal gains for all traders.
We provide an explicit aggregation in the neoclassical growth model with aggregate shocks and uninsurable employment risk. We show there are two restrictions on the unemployment shock for approximate aggregation to occur. First the probability of unemployment must be positive for each agent in each time period. That en…
Realized GARCH model explains VIX and VRP dynamics.
problem Understanding VIX and VRP dynamics in financial markets.
method Developed Realized GARCH model with two shocks.
result Realized GARCH model outperforms conventional GARCH models.
Model quantifies how global economic shocks propagate through interconnected trade and investment networks.
problem Understanding and predicting the global propagation of economic crises.
method Coupled epidemic and internal contagion dynamics on a multiplex network of trade and investment interactions.
result Linear relation between a country's shock magnitude and its global impact, influenced by internal contagion and intercountry propagation.