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La robustesse des systèmes bancaires : fondements, interrogations

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[eng] Banking systems stability : what can we learn ? . Despite the collapse of the stock market bubble in March 2000, banking systems in Europe and, even more, in the U.S., have exhibited remarkable stability. This paper reviews the reasons underlying this apparent paradox and examines the fundamentals underpinning the monger performance by U.S. banks. The main findings are that financial structures remain heterogeneous and exhibit variable vulnerability to shocks from one country to another ; that the most-fragilized European banks have shown previously unsuspected reactivity ; and that U.S. fiscal and monetary policy have played a significant role in supporting asset prices, ultimately confining the crisis to the corporate sector. The cost has increased property risk and the probable persistence of pockets of risk among non-banks. . JEL classifications : E0, G21, G34 [fre] En dépit de la taille des chocs survenus depuis l'éclatement de la bulle boursière en mars 2000, les systèmes bancaires européen et surtout américain ont, dans l'ensemble, fait preuve d'une stabilité remarquable à ce jour. Cet article rappelle les raisons pour lesquelles ce paradoxe n'est qu'apparent et s'interroge sur les fondements des meilleures performances des banques américaines. On souligne que les structures financières restent hétérogènes et d'une vulnérabilité variable aux différents chocs selon les pays, que les banques européennes les plus fragilisées ont témoigné d'une réactivité insoupçonnée et que le policy mix américain a joué un rôle significatif en ciblant à la baisse le prix des actifs et en permettant in fine que la crise reste contingentée aux corporate. La contrepartie est un accroissement du risque immobilier et la persistance probable de poches de risque au niveau des non banques. . Classification JEL : E0, G21, G34

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  • Rémy Contamin, 2003. "La robustesse des systèmes bancaires : fondements, interrogations," Revue d'Économie Financière, Programme National Persée, vol. 72(3), pages 201-221.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:recofi:ecofi_0987-3368_2003_num_72_3_4880
    DOI: 10.3406/ecofi.2003.4880
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    • E0 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
    • E0 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance

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