Global Systemic Stresses: Understanding the Drivers of Polycrisis

Michael Lawrence, Cascade Institute

Megan Shipman, Cascade Institute

Chris Collins, Cascade Institute

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Building Risk Models on Longer-term Systemic Stresses

This report, in partnership with the Cascade Institute, offers insights for financial sector leaders, regulators and policymakers on shifting the risk management focus from short-term triggers to longer-term systemic stresses. Recommendations include improving crisis anticipation within financial firms and supporting stress-based reporting at the regulatory level. The recommendations are based on the Cascade Institute’s Stress-Trigger-Crisis model, which offers a rigorous framework for understanding polycrises and managing systemic risks.