Graduate students in political science and econometrics use the as a benchmark for back-testing modern forecasting models. Because 2015 was a "hinge year" (post-crisis, pre-pandemic), the index provides a clean baseline for pre-Trump, pre-Brexit, pre-COVID volatility.
Existing indices, such as the Global Peace Index (GPI) or the Human Development Index (HDI), were criticized for being too slow (lagging indicators) or too broad. Dr. Charlotte Vann proposed a radical idea: a that could predict economic contagion from political unrest before it appeared in quarterly GDP reports. charlie 2015 index
Author/Organization. (2015). Title of report [Data set]. Retrieved from URL Example: Russell Investments. (2015). 2015 Russell Global Index overview [Data set]. https://russellinvestments.com Graduate students in political science and econometrics use
If you're looking to re-evaluate this "index" yourself, the film is available to stream on platforms like Prime Video (2015)