Systemic Risk and Financial Consolidation : Are they Related? /

We argue that firm interdependencies, as measured by correlations of stock returns, provide an indicator of systemic risk potential. We find a positive trend in stock return correlations net of diversification effects for a sample of U.S. Large and Complex Banking Organizations over 1988-99. This fi...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: De Nicolo, Gianni
Andere auteurs: Kwast, Myron
Formaat: Tijdschrift
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002.
Reeks:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/055
Online toegang:Full text available on IMF