Castelnuovo, Efrem; Mori, Lorenzo - 2022
uncertainty and skewness. Embedding these measures in a VAR framework, we show that unexpected changes in uncertainty are … associated with an increase in (left) skewness and a downturn in real activity. Empirical findings related to VAR impulse … response of skewness to uncertainty shocks shows that skewness substantially amplifies the recessionary effects of uncertainty. …