Using the test of Granger-causality in tail of Hong et al. (2009), we define and construct Granger-causality tail risk networks between 33 systemically important banks (G-SIBs) and 36 sovereign bonds worldwide. Our purpose is to exploit the structure of the Granger-causality tail risk networks...

We establish a relationship between the idiosyncratic risk of portfolios and a parsimonious group of market variables. Because we are able to summarize idiosyncratic risk with this small group of variables, we are able to design stress-tests that describe portfolio-specific risks as market...

The U.S. government's failure to provide oversight and prudent regulation of the financial markets, together with excessive risk taking by some financial institutions, pushed the world financial system to the brink of systemic failure in 2008. As a consequence of this near catastrophe, both...

FinTech's innovation in the financial sector means financial technologies that are linked to the spirit of an era. FinTech's aspirations have a mainstream line that can be found on any continent, such as services related to basic banking processes, such as one touch or mobile purchases. At the...

We explore the design of climate stress tests to assess and manage macro-prudential risks from climate change in the financial sector. We review the climate stress scenarios currently employed by regulators, highlighting the need to (i) consider many transition risks as dynamic policy choices;...

This paper analyses the association between financial inclusion and environmental sustainability. The study uses Pearson correlation analysis to analyse the association between financial inclusion and environmental sustainability. The level of financial inclusion was measured using two...

By believing that financial inclusion (ownership of formal account) will increase economics resiliencies, in the middle of 2012, Worldbank Group had released 2011 Global Financial Inclusion Index (Global Findex) that measures financial service/product penetration and usage within 123 countries,...

Standard financial stress tests are ad hoc. They offer no guidance on how to select the target stress levels, how to adjust for randomness within crisis, or how to integrate the results with other risk measures. The VarGamma metric introduced by Osband (2013) offers an appealing alternative. It...

This paper leverages the IMF's Financial Access Survey (FAS) database to construct a new composite index of financial inclusion. The topic of financial inclusion has gathered significant attention in recent years. Various initiatives have been undertaken by central banks both in advanced and...

Financial literacy is a form of human capital that includes knowledge and skills related to personal finances including mathematical ability, knowledge of financial instruments and financial theory, and the ability to apply knowledge effectively. This chapter reviews how financial literacy has...