Has the Global Banking System Become More Fragile over Time?

This paper examines time-series and cross-country variations in default risk co-dependence in the global banking system. The authors construct a default risk measure for all publicly traded banks using the Merton contingent claim model, and examine...

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Main Authors: Anginer, Deniz, Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
CDS
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111108124433
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3644