A network analysis of global banking : 1978-2009 /

In this paper we explore the properties of the global banking network using cross-border bank lending data for 184 countries over 1978-2009. Specifically, we analyze financial interconnectedness using network metrics of centrality, connectivity, and clustering. We document a relatively unstable glob...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reyes, Javier
Other Authors: Minoiu, Camelia
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2011/074
Online Access:Full text available on IMF

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