Financial Turbulence

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Uncertainty & Ambiguity in Finance

Measuring, pricing, and hedging the fact that investors do not know the true distribution of returns.

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Parameter Uncertainty, Financial Turbulence and Aggregate Stock Returns

In this paper, we develop a novel, intuitive and objective measure of time-varying parameter uncertainty (PU) based on a simple statistical test.

Sebastian Stöckl
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Credit Intermediation and the Transmission of Macro-Financial Uncertainty: International Evidence

This paper introduces a novel measure of global macro-financial uncertainty and examines the state-dependent transmission of uncertainty to economic activity.

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PRIX – A Risk Index for Global Private Investors

The purpose of this paper is to create a universal (asset-class-independent) portfolio risk index for a global private investor.

Sebastian Stöckl

Financial Applications of the Mahalanobis Distance

We describe existing and potential financial applications of the Mahalanobis distance.

Sebastian Stöckl