How can a systemic risk early warning system (EWS) facilitate the financial stability work of policymakers? In the context of evolving financial market dynamics and limitations of microprudential policy, this study examines new directions for financial macroprudential policy. A flexible...

Utilizing a sample of large US banks, this study examines the benefits of bank transparency using several key performance and stability measures over the 2001-2008 period. The market's reactions to disclosure events are examined on a before-and-after comparison basis using a standard event study...

The purpose of this research is to identify the effects of information disclosure on commercial bank performance and stability. Specifically, the study examines the relationship between different levels of information disclosure and the subsequent impact on various measures of bank return and...

Timely identification of coincident systemic conditions and forward-looking capacity to anticipate adverse developments are critical for macroprudential policy. Despite clear recognition of these factors in literature, an evaluation methodology and empirical tests for the information value of...

Chapter 1: Introducing Water Risk: A Framework for (Integrated) Water Risk Assessment and Management -- Part 1: Assessing Water Risk: Frameworks, Models, and Tools -- Chapter 2: Data for Water Risks: Current Trends in Reporting Frameworks, Shortcomings, and the Way Forward -- Chapter 3: How Do...

Using a sample of thirty-six major natural disasters that occurred in the United States between 1990 and 2015, we investigate the impact of natural disasters on the technological and product innovation activities of companies. We show that, overall, natural disasters have a significant effect on...

1. Emerging Risks: An Overview; Thomas Walker, Dieter Gramlich, Kalima Vico, and Adele Dumont-Bergeron -- Part I. Ecological Risks -- 2. Climate Change: Macroeconomic Impact and Implications for Monetary Policy; Sandra Batten, Rhiannon Sowerbutts, and Misa Tanaka -- 3. Global Warming and Extreme...