Manual PART 1 - The Theory of Economic Shock Testing continued from PART 2 When the price of gasoline is shocked, all of the coefficients with round G (2G) in the denominator are evaluated at the same time. If B, G, and M were independent, and sufficient for description of the economy, then three shock tests would be necessary to evaluate the system. There are other factors which may be represented the same way. For example, the tendency of a docile sub-nation to withdraw under economic pressure may be given by