Este estudio une los desarrollos recientes sobre la metodología de crecimiento en riesgo con la literatura sobre evaluaciones de impacto de la política macroprudencial. Para ello, extiendo el uso de regresiones cuantílicas del crecimiento del PIB con el objetivo de incluir variables...

Para los bancos centrales son cruciales el desarrollo y el mantenimiento de un marco de identificación de riesgos que permita la detección temprana de posibles amenazas para la estabilidad financiera y que facilite la aplicación de las políticas más adecuadas. Este documento resume los...

The European Systemic Risk Board was established in the wake of the global financial crisis as the authority responsible for the macroprudential oversight of risks to the stability of the European Union financial system. In its first decade, the European Systemic Risk Board’s activity has been...

Artículo de revista ; This article examines the evolution of the mandate and tasks of the European Central Bank (ECB) in the field of financial stability since its establishment in 1998. Over this period, the significance of the ECB’s financial stability function has increased markedly, in...

While there is an agreement that the Fordist accumulation regime has come to an end in the course of the 1970s, there is no agreement on how to characterize the post-Fordist regime (or if a such is already in place). The paper seeks put together various arguments related to financialization (in...

A common assumption in the academic literature is that franchise value plays a key role in limiting bank risk-taking. As market power is the primary source of franchise value, reduced competition in banking markets has been seen as promoting banking stability. We test this hypothesis using data...

Evento: International Symposium on Central Bank Independence. Organizado por: Sveriges Riksbank ; There needs to be an appropriate balance between globally-agreed decisions and national measures. This is the approach that has always been pursued by the Basel Committee. It comprises: (i) a common...

The fallout from the 2008 financial crisis has been particularly acute in the euro area Member States of the south-western rim and in the new EU Member States, due to their previously accumulated macroeconomic and financial imbalances. The perception that the euro environment provided a solid...

Overall, household debt levels have risen sharply over the past decades in EU Member States. While certain levels of household debts can be beneficial, they can become problematic especially with a sudden, unexpected decrease of incomes or increase of expenditures. The current financial crisis...

A workshop on the "The Impact of the Crisis on SMEs" was held in the European Parliament in Brussels on 1 February 2010. This document contains the programme, presentations and proceedings of that workshop.