Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. SUPERVISORY PRACTICES -- III. TOWARDS GOOD PRACTICES -- COUNTRY PRACTICES: SURVEY RESULTS -- CURRENCY-INDUCED CREDIT RISK IN SELECTED BANKING SYSTEMS -- References.

This paper explores how prudential regulations can support monetary policy in reducing output fluctuations while maintaining financial stability. It uses a new framework that blends a standard model for monetary policy analysis with a contingent claims model of financial sector vulnerabilities....

Did the occurrence of systemic banking crises in the 1990s and 2000s significantly alter the behavior of banks in the Mercosur? The objective of this paper is to answer this question by analyzing changes in bank behavior after crises in the Mercosur region. To our knowledge, this is the first...