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Geopolitical risk in the euro area: measurement and transmission

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  • Yevheniia Bondarenko
  • Nayeon Kang
  • Vivien Lewis
  • Matthias Rottner
  • Yves Schueler

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Geopolitical risk is a major concern for the euro area, yet widely used measures largely reflect a US perspective. We introduce a geopolitical risk indicator tailored to the euro area using local European news sources. Shocks to this index have significant recessionary and inflationary consequences in the euro area, effects that would be missed when relying on the corresponding US-based measure. We estimate that the war in Ukraine imposed substantial output losses and inflationary pressures on the euro area in 2022. Combining structural scenario analysis with end-of-sample nowcasting, we show that euro area prospects are highly sensitive to future developments in geopolitical risk. We complement these analyses with two news-based measures of sanctions intensity and shortages for the euro area.

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  • Yevheniia Bondarenko & Nayeon Kang & Vivien Lewis & Matthias Rottner & Yves Schueler, 2026. "Geopolitical risk in the euro area: measurement and transmission," BIS Working Papers 1348, Bank for International Settlements.
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    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • F42 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - International Policy Coordination and Transmission
    • F51 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Conflicts; Negotiations; Sanctions

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