Visualizing the Rise of Global Economic Uncertainty

Text-based measures have been used by researchers to document a rise in economic uncertainty. The work shows that uncertainty is rising and that there are five crises that are driving it. Strategies for dealing with uncertainty are suggested by the researchers. Paying for flexibility will allow you to change course more easily in the future. Contingency planning can be used to respond to political shocks.

In the last six years, companies have had to contend with five major uncertainties.