Overlapping portfolios, contagion, and financial stability

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
Year: 2015
Volume: 51
Issue: C
Pages: 50-63

Authors (4)

Caccioli, Fabio (not in RePEc) Farmer, J. Doyne (Oxford University) Foti, Nick (not in RePEc) Rockmore, Daniel (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

We study the problem of interacting channels of contagion in financial networks. The first channel of contagion is counterparty failure risk; this is captured empirically using data for the Austrian interbank network. The second channel of contagion is overlapping portfolio exposures; this is studied using a stylized model. We perform stress tests according to different protocols. For the parameters we study neither channel of contagion results in large effects on its own. In contrast, when both channels are active at once, bankruptcies are much more common and have large systemic effects.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:dyncon:v:51:y:2015:i:c:p:50-63
Journal Field
Macro
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25