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Contagion and fire sales in banking networks

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  • Sara Cecchetti

    (Bank of Italy)

  • Marco Rocco

    (Bank of Italy and European Central Bank)

  • Laura Sigalotti

    (Bank of Italy)

Abstract

The paper develops a theoretical framework to analyze the connection between the structure of banking networks and their resilience to systemic shocks. We base our analysis on the model of interbank contagion proposed by Cifuentes, Ferrucci and Shin (2005), which accounts for the impact of illiquid assets' fire sales. We develop this model along three main lines: (i) analytically proving, in a general setting, the existence of an equilibrium and the convergence of the algorithm that can be used to compute it; (ii) extending the scope of the simulations (e.g., including an assessment of the resilience of different stylized network topologies and a sensitivity analysis); (iii) generalizing the model to deal with the case where more than one illiquid asset is available on the market.

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  • Sara Cecchetti & Marco Rocco & Laura Sigalotti, 2016. "Contagion and fire sales in banking networks," Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) 1050, Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area.
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    • D85 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Network Formation
    • C62 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Existence and Stability Conditions of Equilibrium
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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