We develop a macroeconomic portfolio stress test that is specifically geared towards small and medium-sized banks. We combine a credit risk stress test which simulates credit impairments via a CreditMetrics type multi-factor portfolio model with an income stress test in the form of dynamic panel...

We put our hypothesis very straightforward, considering the euro area and the whole European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) banking sector. The paper's central hypothesis that capital adequacy of the EMU banking sector influenced credit growth and activities in the nonfinancial sector was...

Intro -- Acknowledgement -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Variables -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Institutional Background and Data -- 3 Economies of Scope in ConsumerCredit9 -- 4 Credit Card Systems - US versus EU style -- 5 Unbiased Exposure at Default Modeling48...