environment is conducive to countries experiencing credit bubbles that have large macroeconomic effects at home and are quickly … propagated abroad. In previous work, we built on the theory of rational bubbles to develop a framework to think about the origins … and domestic effects of these credit bubbles. This paper extends that framework to two-country setting and studies the …

builds up, during the run-up phase of crises and asset price bubbles, and increases when systemic risk materializes …