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Which type of geopolitical risk is characterized by sudden or unanticipated events that affect a country's cooperative stance or the ability of non-state actors to globalize?
Which type of geopolitical risk is characterized by sudden or unanticipated events that affect a country's cooperative stance or the ability of non-state actors to globalize?
- Political risk
- Exogenous risk (correct)
- Thematic risk
- Event risk
What is an example of event risk mentioned in the text?
What is an example of event risk mentioned in the text?
- Changes in investor expectations
- Natural disasters
- Sudden uprisings
- United Kingdom's referendum on European Union membership (correct)
What is the impact of the United Kingdom's vote to end its European Union membership on asset classes?
What is the impact of the United Kingdom's vote to end its European Union membership on asset classes?
- Government bonds and the national currency were immediately affected
- Equities and the national currency were immediately affected
- Equities and government bonds were immediately affected (correct)
- All asset classes were immediately affected
What does the predictability of an event change according to the text?
What does the predictability of an event change according to the text?
What is the purpose of using political calendars in assessing event risk?
What is the purpose of using political calendars in assessing event risk?
Which of the following factors may increase the likelihood of disruptive action?
Which of the following factors may increase the likelihood of disruptive action?
According to the text, what are geopolitical risk monitoring tools?
According to the text, what are geopolitical risk monitoring tools?
Which of the following risks was described as the most likely to occur and affect a given investment strategy?
Which of the following risks was described as the most likely to occur and affect a given investment strategy?
What is the velocity of geopolitical risk?
What is the velocity of geopolitical risk?
How does the impact of geopolitical risk manifest in investor portfolios?
How does the impact of geopolitical risk manifest in investor portfolios?
Which of the following is an example of a cooperative economic tool mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is an example of a cooperative economic tool mentioned in the text?
What is the purpose of nationalization mentioned in the text?
What is the purpose of nationalization mentioned in the text?
Which organization facilitates the global harmonization of tariff rules?
Which organization facilitates the global harmonization of tariff rules?
What is the purpose of voluntary export restraints mentioned in the text?
What is the purpose of voluntary export restraints mentioned in the text?
What is the purpose of imposing domestic content requirements on exported goods mentioned in the text?
What is the purpose of imposing domestic content requirements on exported goods mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is an example of a non-cooperative financial tool mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is an example of a non-cooperative financial tool mentioned in the text?
What is one potential vulnerability created by the dominance of the US dollar in the international system?
What is one potential vulnerability created by the dominance of the US dollar in the international system?
Which organization seeks to facilitate economic, political, security, military, educational, and cultural integration between its member states?
Which organization seeks to facilitate economic, political, security, military, educational, and cultural integration between its member states?
What is one potential impact of geopolitical risk and the tools of geopolitics on comparative advantage?
What is one potential impact of geopolitical risk and the tools of geopolitics on comparative advantage?
What is one potential benefit of specialization and exchange between countries?
What is one potential benefit of specialization and exchange between countries?
Which one of these is true about discrete impacts?
Which one of these is true about discrete impacts?
When assessing geopolitical risk for portfolio management, what factors should investors consider?
When assessing geopolitical risk for portfolio management, what factors should investors consider?
What is scenario analysis?
What is scenario analysis?
What is one form of a simple quantitative scenario?
What is one form of a simple quantitative scenario?
What is one challenge in quantitative scenario analysis?
What is one challenge in quantitative scenario analysis?
Which of the following is an example of exogenous risk mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is an example of exogenous risk mentioned in the text?
What is the impact of the earthquake on Japanese equity markets?
What is the impact of the earthquake on Japanese equity markets?
Which country decided to phase out nuclear power entirely after the nuclear accident in Japan?
Which country decided to phase out nuclear power entirely after the nuclear accident in Japan?
What is an example of a thematic risk mentioned in the text?
What is an example of a thematic risk mentioned in the text?
What was the impact of the Equifax data breach on the company's equity price?
What was the impact of the Equifax data breach on the company's equity price?
