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Monitoring Banking Sector Fragility: A Multivariate Logit Approach

By Enrica Detragiache, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt

October 1, 1999

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Enrica Detragiache, and Asli Demirgüç-Kunt. Monitoring Banking Sector Fragility: A Multivariate Logit Approach, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1999) accessed November 21, 2024
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Summary

This paper explores how a multivariate logit empirical model of banking crisis probabilities can be used to monitor banking sector fragility. The proposed approach relies on readily available data, and the fragility assessment has a clear interpretation based on in-sample statistics. The model has better in-sample performance than currently available alternatives, and the monitoring system can be tailored to fit the preferences of the decision maker regarding type I and type II errors. The framework can be useful as a preliminary screen to economize on precautionary costs.

Subject: Banking crises, Commercial banks, Financial crises, Financial institutions, Financial services, Real interest rates, Systemic crises

Keywords: Bank fragility, Banking crises, Banking crises probability, Banking crisis, Commercial banks, Crisis probability, East Asia, Forecasted probability, Monitoring, Out-of-sample probability forecast, Real interest rates, Sample estimation result, Systemic crises, Type I error, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    27

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 1999/147

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA1471999

  • ISBN:

    9781451856712

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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