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How Idiosyncratic are Banking Crises in OECD Countries?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 March 2020

Ray Barrell ,
E. Philip Davis ,
Dilruba Karim  and
Iana Liadze
Ray Barrell*
Affiliation:
NIESR
E. Philip Davis*
Affiliation:
Brunel University and NIESR
Dilruba Karim*
Affiliation:
Brunel University and NIESR
Iana Liadze
Affiliation:
NIESR
*
e-mail: rbarrell@niesr.ac.uk
e-mail: e_philip_davis@msn.com
e-mail: dilruba.karim@brunel.ac.uk
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Abstract

Low levels of bank capital and liquidity in combination with ongoing crises in other countries are shown to increase the probability of banking crises in OECD countries. Hence global coordination of regulatory reform is vital for reducing crisis risks.

Keywords

Banking crisesbank regulationC52E58G21
Type
Research Articles
Information
National Institute Economic Review , Volume 216 , April 2011 , pp. R53 - R58
Copyright
Copyright © 2011 National Institute of Economic and Social Research

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Footnotes

The authors would like to thank the ESRC for funding for this work.

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