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The topology of interbank payment flows

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  • Jeffrey Arnold
  • Morten L. Bech
  • Walter E. Beyeler
  • Robert J. Glass
  • Kimmo Soramaki

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We explore the network topology of the interbank payments transferred between commercial banks over the Fedwire Funds Service. We find that the network is compact despite low connectivity. The network includes a tightly connected core of money-center banks to which all other banks connect. The degree distribution is scale-free over a substantial range. We find that the properties of the network changed considerably in the immediate aftermath of the attacks of September 11, 2001.

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  • Jeffrey Arnold & Morten L. Bech & Walter E. Beyeler & Robert J. Glass & Kimmo Soramaki, 2006. "The topology of interbank payment flows," Staff Reports 243, Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fednsr:243
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