This paper argues that the banking crises in the United States in the early 1930s were similar to the twin crises' -- banking and balance of payments crises -- which have occurred in developing countries in recent years. The downturn that began in 1929 undermined banks that had made risky loans...

This paper examines the role of currency and banking in the German financial crisis of 1931 for both Germany and the U.S. We specify a structural dynamic factor model to identify financial and monetary factors separately for each of the two economies. We find that monetary transmission through...

This book presents methods, data foundation,­ systems, and procedures, for the actual implementation of Basel II. The focus is exclusively on credit risk measurement under the IRB framework. Particularly, the book proposes to assist emerging market banks in delivering a suite of integrated...

This book presents methods, data foundation,­ systems, and procedures, for the actual implementation of Basel II. The focus is exclusively on credit risk measurement under the IRB framework. Particularly, the book proposes to assist emerging market banks in delivering a suite of integrated...

This paper uses panel econometric techniques to estimate a macro-financial model for fee and commission income over total assets for a broad sample of euro area banks. Using the estimated parameters, it conducts a scenario analysis projecting the fee and commission income ratio over a three...