A network analysis of global banking: 1978–2009
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Summary:
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 global banking network, with structural breaks in network indicators identifying several waves of capital flows. Interconnectedness rankings, especially for borrowers, are relatively volatile over the period. Connectivity tends to fall during and after systemic banking crises and sovereign debt crises. The 2008-09 global financial crisis stands out as an unusually large perturbation to the cross-border banking network.
Series:
Working Paper No. 2011/074
Subject:
Bank credit Banking Cross-border banking Financial crises Financial statistics
English
Publication Date:
April 1, 2011
ISBN/ISSN:
9781455227051/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA2011074
Pages:
41
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