Exploring Probabilistic Network-Based Modeling of Multidimensional Factors Associated with Country Risk.

Assessment of country risk provides a vital source of information to organizations for expanding and globalizing their operations. Various rating agencies are involved in developing models for assessing country risk, which utilize different statistical techniques for establishing the overall impact of individual factors on country risk. The main limitation of existing studies on country risk is their limited focus on exploring the relative contribution of individual factors to country risk in a probabilistic network setting. Utilizing real data, we develop a probabilistic network model that captures dependencies among multidimensional factors associated with country risk. Further, we assess the network-wide vulnerability and resilience potential of individual factors to identify critical factors. The findings of this study provide policy-makers with some unique insights into prioritizing strategies to mitigate country risk. Further, this study provides the context for multinational enterprises to utilize the proposed methodology for prioritizing key factors associated with the relative variables of interest such as regional stability and business environment among others.