## Systemic Banking Crises: A New Database

_IMF Working Papers, September 1, 2008_

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: Fabian Valencia, Luc Laeven
- Published: September 1, 2008
- Series: IMF Working Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451870824.001

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### Overview
- 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

### Database scope and contents
- 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 areas and keywords
- Subject: Banking, Banking crises, Commercial banks, Financial crises, Nonperforming loans
- Keywords: banking crisis, banking system, central bank, real GDP, subprime mortgage, WP

### Key uses and relevance
- 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.

### Access and supplemental material
- Link to data for this title: ZIP (available as supplemental resource)
- Citation formats provided (Chicago example shown on page)

*IMF Working Papers — Systemic Banking Crises: A New Database (Working Paper No. 2008/224, September 1, 2008) by Fabian Valencia and Luc Laeven.*

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