Banking crises and sovereign defaults in emerging markets : exploring the links
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Fecha de publicación
15-jul-2014
Descripción física
44 p. : gráf., tab.
Resumen
Este trabajo presenta un conjunto de regularidades empíricas sobre los mecanismos a través de los que los problemas bancarios y el riesgo soberano se transmiten y retroalimentan, usando una amplia muestra de economías emergentes a lo largo de tres décadas. Para ello, se definen crisis «gemelas» como eventos en los que las crisis bancarias y de deuda soberana se combinan, diferenciándolas en función de si su origen es una crisis bancaria o una crisis de deuda. A continuación, utilizando un análisis de eventos para examinar las dinámicas de variables macrofinancieras relevantes, se estudia qué factores y dinámicas diferencian las crisis «únicas» de las crisis «gemelas». Los resultados ponen de manifiesto los mecanismos en torno a episodios de retroalimentación de riesgo soberano y financiero. Así, se encuentran diferencias sistemáticas entre las crisis «únicas» y «gemelas» en relación con los vínculos entre los balances del sector bancario y el sector público, las características del sector bancario, el estado de las finanzas públicas y el entorno macroeconómico. Además, el análisis sugiere que en las crisis «gemelas» es importante identificar la secuencia temporal adecuada en la que suceden las crisis para entender sus factores determinantes, mecanismos de trasmisión y consecuencias para la economía
This paper provides a set of stylised facts on the mechanisms through which banking and sovereign distress feed into each other, using a large sample of emerging economies over three decades. We first define “twin crises” as events where banking crises and sovereign defaults combine, and further distinguish between those banking crises that end in sovereign debt crises, and vice-versa. We then assess what differentiates “single” episodes from “twin” ones. Using an event analysis methodology, we study the behaviour around crises of variables describing the balance sheet interconnection between the banking and public sectors, the characteristics of the banking sector, the state of public finances and the macroeconomic context. We find that there are systematic differences between “single” and “twin” crises across all these dimensions. Additionally, we find that “twin” crises are heterogeneous events: taking into account the proper time sequence of crises within “twin” episodes is important for understanding their drivers, transmission channels and economic consequences. Our results shed light on the mechanisms surrounding feedback loops of sovereign and banking stress
This paper provides a set of stylised facts on the mechanisms through which banking and sovereign distress feed into each other, using a large sample of emerging economies over three decades. We first define “twin crises” as events where banking crises and sovereign defaults combine, and further distinguish between those banking crises that end in sovereign debt crises, and vice-versa. We then assess what differentiates “single” episodes from “twin” ones. Using an event analysis methodology, we study the behaviour around crises of variables describing the balance sheet interconnection between the banking and public sectors, the characteristics of the banking sector, the state of public finances and the macroeconomic context. We find that there are systematic differences between “single” and “twin” crises across all these dimensions. Additionally, we find that “twin” crises are heterogeneous events: taking into account the proper time sequence of crises within “twin” episodes is important for understanding their drivers, transmission channels and economic consequences. Our results shed light on the mechanisms surrounding feedback loops of sovereign and banking stress
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Documentos de Trabajo / Banco de España, 1414
Materias
Banking crises; Sovereign defaults; Feedback loops; Balance sheets; Crisis bancarias; Crisis soberanas; Retroalimentación; Estructuras de balance; Déficit y deuda públicos; Finanzas internacionales; Macroeconomía y economía monetaria; Sistemas bancarios y actividad crediticia
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