I use credit/GDP ratio to construct stylized credit cycles at global and regional levels over 1980-2010. Their average duration is between 12 and 15 years and for all the regions there is “a ceiling” and “a floor” curbing the amplitude of credit cycles. They are also largely...

The presentation describes the findings of the paper "The interaction between financial development, macroprudential policy and economic growth: a cross-country perspective" (joint with Maria Shchepeleva (HSE)) presented at the International Conference "The new global challenges and comparative...