Cross-Country Empirical Studies of Systemic Bank Distress : A Survey /

A rapidly growing empirical literature is studying the causes and consequences of bank fragility in present-day economies. The paper reviews the two basic methodologies adopted in cross-country empirical studies-the signals approach and the multivariate probability model-and their application to stu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Demirguc-Kunt, Asli
Other Authors: Detragiache, Enrica
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/096
Online Access:Full text available on IMF