This paper constructs new indicators of liquidity for equity, bond and money markets in major advanced and emerging market countries, documents their evolution and comovements, and assesses the extent to which such measures are determinants of selected spreads and proxy measures of countries'...

Intro -- Economic Integration and Financial Stability: A European Perspective -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. SYNCHRONIZATION OF REAL ACTIVITY -- III. EQUITY MARKETS INTEGRATION -- IV. SYSTEMIC RISK AND INTEGRATION -- V. CONCLUSION -- Table 1. EGARCH Estimates for the Common Components of...

Many empirical studies of banking crises have employed ""banking crisis"" (BC) indicators constructedusing primarily information on government actions undertaken in response to bank distress. Weformulate a simple theoretical model of a banking industry which we use to identify and...