Study identifies contagion in aggregated defaults despite environmental changes.
problem Identify contagion in aggregated default counts with fluctuating probabilities.
method Compare three contagion mechanisms (Davis-Lo, Torri, Vasicek) under i.i.d. and hierarchical specifications.
result Threshold contagion is largely absorbed into environmental heterogeneity, while cumulative contagion leaves a persistent signature.
This paper models and evaluates contagion and stabilisation in interconnected financial markets.
problem Understanding and managing contagion and resilience in multilayer financial networks.
method Formulates an interconnected multiplex structure, models contagion mechanism, and designs minimum-cost stabilisation strategies.
result Empirically validated minimum-cost stabilisation strategies for multichannel contagion containment.
Model simulates financial contagion through repo agreements.
problem Financial contagion through repo agreements.
method Agent-based model of financial intermediaries.
result Model accurately simulates financial contagion dynamics.
Estimates network causal effects considering contagion and latent confounding.
problem Determining if correlations in network studies are due to contagion or latent confounding.
method Segregated graph representation, likelihood ratio tests, network causal effect estimation strategies.
result Proposes methods to estimate network causal effects under full interference scenarios.
Model predicts credit portfolio losses with contagion effects.
problem Predicting credit portfolio losses with contagion effects.
method Introduced a model with a recursive algorithm and flexible distributions.
result Good fit for synthetic CDO tranches of the iTraxx index.
In spite of the growing theoretical literature on cascades of failures in interbank lending networks, empirical results seem to suggest that networks of direct exposures are not the major channel of financial contagion. In this paper we show that networks of interbank exposures can however significantly amplify contagi…
Model connects financial contagion models to mean field analysis.
problem Systemic risk in financial networks.
method Combines Eisenberg-Noe and mean field models.
result Mean field limit derived from finite bank system.
Deep learning predicts contagion dynamics on complex networks.
problem Forecasting contagion dynamics on complex networks is challenging.
method Graph neural network learns local mechanisms from time series data.
result Deep learning offers new and accurate models of contagion dynamics.
Modeling systemic risk with contagion effects in financial systems.
problem Capturing systemic risk and contagion effects in large financial systems.
method Dynamic mean field model derived from interacting diffusions with an absorbing boundary.
result The SPDE model exhibits periods of significant default clustering due to contagion.
This study quantifies systemic risk from overlapping portfolios in the Mexican financial system.
problem Systemic risk from indirect interconnections between financial institutions.
method Represented the Mexican financial system as a bipartite network of securities and financial institutions; quantified systemic risk from overlapping portfolios.
result Total systemic risk levels underestimated by up to 50% when only direct exposures are considered.
Study asset price bubbles using random matching and stochastic factors.
problem Understanding and modeling asset price bubbles through investor contagion.
method Developed a stochastic model of liquidity-based asset price bubbles using random matching mechanism.
result Derived conditions for arbitrage-free financial market models.
Three ways synchronization in financial markets can cause contagion, using models of decision-making and oscillators.
problem Contagion in financial markets caused by synchronization of decision-making.
method Agent-based modeling, integrate-and-fire oscillators, and communication models.
result Synchronization in financial markets can lead to turbulent periods and contagion.
Model assesses how supply chain disruptions affect financial stability.
problem Systemic risk in production networks and its financial implications.
method Data-driven econo-financial stress-testing framework combining supply chain and interbank networks.
result Increase of up to 28% in financial systemic risk due to production network contagion.
Proposes a new model to simulate interbank market liquidity risk.
problem Lack of complete interbank network data for systemic liquidity risk analysis.
method Epidemic model using funding liquidity shortage mechanism, enriched with country and bank risk features.
result Model successfully reproduces systemic liquidity risk across different years and countries.
Method reconstructs networks from contagion dynamics.
problem Fitting contagion models assumes simple dynamics, ignoring complex contagions.
method Nonparametric method to reconstruct network and dynamics from node states.
result Networks are easier to reconstruct through complex contagions in dense or saturated networks.
Multiplex Network Hawkes model for systemic risk measurement
problem Investigate how contagion in financial networks is affected by different transmission channels
method Multiplex Network Hawkes model
result Sparse contagion pathways, with systemic-risk transmission concentrated in outward flows from a small number of influential institutions
Contagion maps detect network structure in noisy data.
problem Detecting underlying manifold structure in noisy data.
method Using activation times in threshold contagions to map network nodes to high-dimensional space.
result Contagion maps reliably detect manifold structure in noisy data, while Isomap fails.
Extends contagion models to include direct and indirect impacts of defaults on the environment.
problem Capturing the impact of defaults on a broader economy.
method Introduces a new model allowing direct and indirect contagion within and from a default system.
result Shows how defaults within a system can affect the environment and vice versa.
New method detects currency contagion sources using causal inference.
problem Lack of causal interpretation in quantifying contagion among currencies.
method Network-based causal inference to identify contagion paths.
result Identifies sources of contagion and diversification options.
Study examines financial contagion at community level, finding increased contagion density and widespread transmission.
problem Understanding and managing financial contagion in interconnected markets.
method High-frequency data, Louvain community detection, Vector Autoregression, Tracy-Widom random matrix theory.
result Contagion density increases over time, and there is no significant difference between intra- and inter-community contagion.
Paper proposes a decentralized payment clearing system using blockchain and optimal bidding strategies.
problem Default contagion in a network of smart contracts cleared through blockchain.
method Constructs a decentralized clearing mechanism using blockchain and optimal bidding strategies.
result Proves existence and uniqueness of equilibrium clearing condition for terminal net worths.
Modeling dependent defaults with contagion effects.
problem Dependent defaults and their contagion effects.
method First passage time approach to structural framework.
result A new method to model default contagion.
This paper investigates two mechanisms of financial contagion that are, firstly, the correlated exposure of banks to the same source of risk, and secondly the direct exposure of banks in the interbank market. It will consider a random network of banks which are connected through the inter-bank market and will discuss t…
Paper uses interbank contagion to predict U.S. bank defaults, finding it highly explanatory.
problem Predicting U.S. bank defaults using interbank contagion.
method Regression and neural network models were used to analyze U.S. commercial bank data.
result Interbank contagion is highly explanatory in default prediction, often outperforming established metrics.
The interconnectedness of financial institutions affects instability and credit crises. To quantify systemic risk we introduce here the PD model, a dynamic model that combines credit risk techniques with a contagion mechanism on the network of exposures among banks. A potential loss distribution is obtained through a m…
This paper examines how the U.S.--China trade war affects stock markets, finding evidence of financial contagion and changes in risk channels.
problem The impact of the U.S.--China trade war on stock markets and financial contagion.
method Developed a novel jump-diffusion process to account for risk contagion, using high-frequency financial data and quasi-maximum likelihood estimator.
result Evidence of financial contagion from the U.S. to China, with changes in risk contagion channels.
The paper examines clearing payments in financial networks to prevent cascaded defaults.
problem Cascaded defaults in financial networks under the proportionality rule.
method Analysis of clearing model under pro-rated payments, derivation of necessary and sufficient conditions for clearing payments, convex optimization problems for computation.
result Clearing payments can be computed by solving convex optimization problems, reducing overall system loss by lifting the proportionality rule.
The 2008 financial crisis revealed banking consolidation paradoxically increased systemic fragility and global financial contagion with negligible spatial decay.
problem Fundamental vulnerabilities in interconnected banking systems during the 2008 financial crisis were inadequately addressed by existing frameworks.
method Developed a unified spatial-network framework using spectral analysis of network Laplacian operators combined with spatial difference-in-differences identification.
result Banking consolidation paradoxically increased systemic fragility and global financial contagion with negligible spatial decay.
This thesis models financial contagion and stability, providing insights for systemic risk management.
problem Systemic risk in financial networks through default contagion and fire sales.
method Developed mathematical models for default contagion in weighted financial networks, derived asymptotic expressions for total damage.
result Explicit asymptotic expressions for total damage and stability criteria for financial systems.
Study connects bank default models using dynamic contagion.
problem Understanding default contagion in heterogeneous interbank systems.
method Proposes a dynamic default contagion model with endogenous early defaults for a finite set of banks, reformulating as a stochastic particle system.
result Existence of clearing systems and continuity of the system response for the mean-field problem.
Complex contagion model explains financial fire sales through continuous asset prices.
problem Modeling financial fire sales with a continuum of asset prices.
method Developed a threshold model of continuous-state cascades using real values for asset prices.
result Discretization approach accurately replicates the distribution of defaulted banks and asset prices.
I show the equivalence between a model of financial contagion and the threshold model of global cascades proposed by Watts (2002). The model financial network comprises banks that hold risky external assets as well as interbank assets. It is shown that a simple threshold model can replicate the size and the frequency o…
iConViz helps banks manage default contagion risk in networked loans.
problem Managing default contagion risk in networked loans during economic downturns.
method Developed iConViz, an interactive tool, and a novel metric (contagion effect) to quantify and analyze the risk.
result iConViz facilitates closed-loop analysis and helps avoid ad hoc methods.
Model quantifies how global economic shocks propagate through interconnected trade and investment networks.
problem Understanding and predicting the global propagation of economic crises.
method Coupled epidemic and internal contagion dynamics on a multiplex network of trade and investment interactions.
result Linear relation between a country's shock magnitude and its global impact, influenced by internal contagion and intercountry propagation.
Study uses Hawkes processes to analyze stock market contagion in China.
problem Understanding contagion in Chinese stock market.
method Fitting Hawkes processes to daily returns and sector indices.
result Identifies long-term dependencies and trending patterns in sector indices.
How, and to what extent, does an interconnected financial system endogenously amplify external shocks? This paper attempts to reconcile some apparently different views emerged after the 2008 crisis regarding the nature and the relevance of contagion in financial networks. We develop a common framework encompassing seve…
Study combines intra-risk and contagion risk for SME bankruptcy prediction.
problem Predicting bankruptcy risk of SMEs considering both intra-risk and contagion risk.
method Proposes a novel model using Graph Neural Networks to combine intra-risk and contagion risk.
result Model outperforms state-of-the-art methods in bankruptcy prediction.
Modeling bank leverage dynamics to understand systemic risk in financial markets.
problem Understanding systemic risk in financial markets triggered by bank leverage dynamics.
method Developed a dynamical model of bank leverage, analyzing coupled dynamics in isolated and interconnected bank models.
result Identified a procyclical feedback loop between asset prices and leverage, leading to chaotic dynamics.
Model financial contagion with dynamic interbank liabilities.
problem Model financial contagion with time dynamics of interbank liabilities.
method Generalized Eisenberg-Noe model with time dynamics, separating cash and capital accounts.
result Distinguish between delinquency and default, insolvency and illiquidity.
Modeling contagion effects in credit default risk with macroeconomic impact.
problem Capturing contagion and macroeconomic impacts on credit default risk.
method Set-valued Markov chain to model default process, deriving pricing formulas.
result Evidence supports contagion and macroeconomic risk as leading default factors.
Many new models for measuring financial contagion have been presented recently. While these models have not been specified for investment funds directly, there are many similarities that could be explored to extend the models. In this work we explore ideas developed about financial contagion to create a network of inve…
Systemic risks of default contagion in the Russian interbank market are investigated. The analysis is based on considering the bow-tie structure of the weighted oriented graph describing the structure of the interbank loans. A probabilistic model of interbank contagion explicitly taking into account the empirical bow-t…
Model shows worldwide trade crises can be localized or global, depending on trade balance.
problem Understanding and predicting worldwide trade crises.
method Modeling worldwide trade network using Google matrix analysis and bankruptcy threshold.
result Crisis contagion is localized for high trade balance, global for low trade balance.
The importance of adequately modeling credit risk has once again been highlighted in the recent financial crisis. Defaults tend to cluster around times of economic stress due to poor macro-economic conditions, {\em but also} by directly triggering each other through contagion. Although credit default swaps have radical…
Study uses epidemiological models to analyze financial contagion risks.
problem Analyzing and controlling contagion risks in the global financial network.
method Formulated an optimal control problem based on infection spread models.
result The approach effectively describes the world economy's financial contagion.
Optimal credit and consumption strategies in a switching market with default contagion.
problem Optimal portfolio and consumption decisions in a credit market with default contagion.
method Cobb-Douglas utility, recursive ODE system, backward solution from all-default state.
result Existence and uniqueness of optimal feedback controls, verification theorem.
Measures risk contagion in financial networks using CoVaR.
problem Assessing stability of complex financial systems.
method Financial network model with bipartite graph of institutions and assets, heavy-tailed distributions, copula models, CoVaR and ECI.
result Proposes the Extreme CoVaR Index (ECI) for capturing risk contagion strength.
This paper models financial contagion with endogenously determined market liquidity.
problem Financial contagion and its impact on market liquidity during price drops.
method Developed a joint clearing system for interbank payments, asset prices, and market liquidity, with endogenous market capacity.
result Endogenous market liquidity significantly affects system risk during financial contagion.