[eng] Common Risk Factors on the International Stock, Bond and Exchange Markets . by Olivier De Bandt . This paper finds a «predictability» of yield spreads on the stock, bond and exchange markets in the United States, Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom for the 1980: 1-1994:5 period....

[eng] Structural VAR modeling: application to France's monetary policy by Catherine Bruneau and Olivier De Bandt . This paper discusses the purposes and limits of "structural" VAR modeling. It explains the choices that modelers have to make at different stages of the procedure. An illustration...

[fre] L'analyse statistique comparée des structures de financement des entreprises industrielles aux Etats-Unis, au Royaume-Uni, au Japon, en R.F.A. et en France, sur la période 1971-1983, permet de vérifier, dans une certaine mesure, les conclusions des théories faisant état de...

Central banks are still defining their approach to financial stability and are at an early stage in the development of useful models. The Bank of Canada's 2007 economic conference was organized to stimulate progress in the development of financial-stability frameworks. Among the highlights...

Cet article propose un modèle de croissance endogène dans lequel on introduit des intermédiaires financiers en concurrence imparfaite et une rémunération du capital soumise à un choc macroéconomique. Les anticipations rationnelles des ménages sur le risque de faillites bancaires (dont...

The paper investigates, from the welfare and growth point of view, the determination of the optimal capacity of the banking system. For that purpose, we consider an overlapping generation model with endogenous growth. There is horizontal differentiation and imperfect competition in the banking...

[fre] Cet article propose un modèle de croissance endogène dans lequel on intro­duit des intermédiaires financiers en concurrence imparfaite et une rémunération du capital soumise à un choc macroéconomique. Les anticipations rationnelles des ménages sur le risque de faillites bancaires...