Stress tests and model monoculture

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Financial Economics
Year: 2024
Volume: 152
Issue: C

Authors (2)

Score contribution per author:

2.018 = (α=2.02 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We study whether regulators should reveal stress test results that contain imperfect information about banks' financial health. Although disclosure restores market confidence in banks, it misclassifies some healthy banks as risky. This encourages banks to choose portfolios deemed safe by regulators, leading to model monoculture and making the financial system less diversified. Under the ex-ante optimal disclosure policy, the regulator addresses this tradeoff by fully revealing stress test results when adverse selection is very severe or very mild, but never disclosing the results otherwise.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jfinec:v:152:y:2024:i:c:s0304405x23002003
Journal Field
Finance
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25