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Tail Dependence. Tail Dependence. “When sorrows come, they come…in battalions.” King Claudius, Hamlet Prince of Denmark, Act 4 Scene 5 Cooke and Kousky nsf # 0960865. Micro Correlations. Fat Tails. http://www.rff.org/Events/Pages/Introduction-Climate-Change-Extreme-Events.aspx.
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Tail Dependence Tail Dependence “When sorrows come, they come…in battalions.” King Claudius, Hamlet Prince of Denmark, Act 4 Scene 5 Cooke and Kousky nsf# 0960865 Micro Correlations Fat Tails http://www.rff.org/Events/Pages/Introduction-Climate-Change-Extreme-Events.aspx
Here’s what killed your 401(k) Gaussian Copula
Tail dependence: Correlations are in the High (or low) values
Two loss variablesindependent dependent (0.1) 401K killer
Copulaindependent dependent (0.1) 401K killer
Sums of 40 loss variables independent dependent 401K killer
Copula: sums of 40independent 401K killer
Sums of 40401K killer Tail dependent
Copula: sums of 40401K killer tail dependent
Copula: sums of 40401K killer tail dependent
Copula: sums of 40401K killer tail dependent
Tail dependence Bad things happen together “ fatally flawed way to assess risk”
Tail Dependence: Ignore it at your 401K’s peril Micro Correlations Fat Tails The Unholy Trinity: http://www.rff.org/Publications/Pages/PublicationDetails.aspx?PublicationID=20949