This working paper was written by Paul D. McNelis (Fordham University).This paper assesses sources of contagion emanating from both within the Hong Kong banking sector as well as from external sources. For robustness, the paper uses alternative measures of contagion, one based on Forecast Error...

In July 1997, the economies of East Asia became embroiled in one of the worst financial crises of the postwar period. Yet, prior to the crisis, these economies were seen as models of economic growth experiencing sustained growth rates that exceeded those earlier thought unattainable. Why did the...