How Well Do Aggregate Bank Ratios Identify Banking Problems? /

The paper provides an empirical analysis of aggregate banking system ratios during systemic banking crises. Drawing upon a wide cross-country dataset, we utilize parametric and nonparametric tests to assess the power of these ratios to discriminate between sound and unsound banking systems. We also...

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Autore principale: Cihak, Martin
Altri autori: Schaeck, Klaus
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/275
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF