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  "title": "Systemic Banking Crises: A New Database",
  "publication": "IMF Working Papers, September 1, 2008",
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  "summary": "This paper presents a new database on the timing of systemic banking crises and policy responses to resolve them. The database covers the universe of systemic banking crises for the period 1970-2007, with detailed data on crisis containment and resolution policies for 42 crisis episodes, and also in",
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      "heading": "Overview",
      "content": "- Authors: Fabian Valencia, Luc Laeven\n- Publication date: September 1, 2008\n- Series: Working Paper No. 2008/224\n- Issue: 224\n- Volume: 2008\n- Pages: 78\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451870824.001\n- Stock No: WPIEA2008224\n- ISBN: 9781451870824\n- ISSN: 1018-5941\n- Format availability: Download PDF; More Formats on IMF eLibrary; Order a Print Copy"
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      "heading": "Database scope and contents",
      "content": "- Covers the universe of systemic banking crises for the period 1970-2007.\n- Provides detailed data on crisis containment and resolution policies for 42 crisis episodes.\n- Includes data on the timing of currency crises and sovereign debt crises.\n- Extends and builds on the Caprio, Klingebiel, Laeven, and Noguera (2005) banking crisis database.\n- Described as the most complete and detailed database on banking crises to date."
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      "heading": "Subject areas and keywords",
      "content": "- Subject: Banking, Banking crises, Commercial banks, Financial crises, Nonperforming loans\n- Keywords: banking crisis, banking system, central bank, real GDP, subprime mortgage, WP"
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      "heading": "Key uses and relevance",
      "content": "- Resource for timing analysis of systemic banking crises and associated policy responses.\n- Enables cross-country and cross-episode comparison of crisis containment and resolution measures.\n- Supports research linking banking crises with currency crises and sovereign debt crises."
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    "Authors: Fabian Valencia, Luc Laeven",
    "Published: September 1, 2008",
    "Series: IMF Working Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451870824.001",
    "Authors: Fabian Valencia, Luc Laeven",
    "Publication date: September 1, 2008",
    "Series: Working Paper No. 2008/224",
    "Issue: 224",
    "Volume: 2008",
    "Pages: 78",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451870824.001",
    "Stock No: WPIEA2008224",
    "ISBN: 9781451870824",
    "ISSN: 1018-5941",
    "Format availability: Download PDF; More Formats on IMF eLibrary; Order a Print Copy",
    "Covers the universe of systemic banking crises for the period 1970-2007.",
    "Provides detailed data on crisis containment and resolution policies for 42 crisis episodes.",
    "Includes data on the timing of currency crises and sovereign debt crises.",
    "Extends and builds on the Caprio, Klingebiel, Laeven, and Noguera (2005) banking crisis database.",
    "Described as the most complete and detailed database on banking crises to date.",
    "Subject: Banking, Banking crises, Commercial banks, Financial crises, Nonperforming loans",
    "Keywords: banking crisis, banking system, central bank, real GDP, subprime mortgage, WP",
    "Resource for timing analysis of systemic banking crises and associated policy responses.",
    "Enables cross-country and cross-episode comparison of crisis containment and resolution measures.",
    "Supports research linking banking crises with currency crises and sovereign debt crises.",
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