During extreme financial crises, all of a sudden, the financial world that was once rife with profit opportunities for financial institutions (banks, for short) becomes exceedingly complex. Confusion and uncertainty follow, ravaging financial markets and triggering massive flight-to-quality...

This paper reviews the literature on financial crises focusing on three specific aspects. First, what are the main factors explaining financial crises? Since many theories on the sources of financial crises highlight the importance of sharp fluctuations in asset and credit markets, the paper...

The paper analyzes a very stylized model of crises and demonstrates how the degree of strategic complementarity in the actions of investors is a critical determinant of fragility. It is shown how the balance sheet composition of a financial intermediary, parameters of the information structure...

This paper presents two views of the European sovereign debt crisis. The first is that the South in the euro zone has been fiscally irresponsible, and has failed to implement supply-side policies such as liberalizing labor markets and the market for services. The second view holds that the...

This paper while emphasizing the importance of the concept of financial stability in wake of recent global financial crisis in particular and other (banking and financial) crises in general attempts to highlight the significance of the soundness of banking sector in emerging economies where...

This paper studies the impact of interbank risk exposures due to fire sales in the interbank lending market. We incorporate fire sale behaviors in a large-scale agent-based model that represents dynamic U.S. interbank lending system.We compare the simulated interbank networks with and without...

This paper briefly reviews papers presented at a JFI-Washington University Conference on the post-crisis evolution of banks and financial markets that are appearing in a special issue of the JFI. The major themes represented by the papers in this issue have significantly advanced our...

As a result of the global financial crisis countercyclical capital requirements have been discussed to prevent fi nancial bubbles generated in the banking sector and to mitigate the adverse effects of fi nancial repression after a bubble burst. This paper analyses the effects of an endogenous...

This paper briefly reviews papers presented at a JFI-Washington University Conference on the post-crisis evolution of banks and financial markets that are appearing in a special issue of the JFI. The major themes represented by the papers in this issue have significantly advanced our...

This study examines how financial sectors of 43 countries responded to the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failure. Findings show significant adverse reactions, with various degrees, in most countries in Africa, Europe, and North America on and around the event date. In contrast, the equity market...