This book applies some of the lessons from network disciplines - such as ecology, epidemiology, and engineering - to study and measure how small probability events can lead to contagion and banking crises on a global scale.
This book applies some of the lessons from network disciplines - such as ecology, epidemiology, and engineering - to study and measure how small probability events can lead to contagion and banking crises on a global scale.
Prasanna Gai is Professor of Macroeconomics at the University of Auckland. He was appointed as Special Adviser to the Governor of the Bank of Canada for 2010-2011 and as the Academic Fellow of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand in 2012. Prior to his current position at Auckland, Professor Gai was Professor of Economics at the Australian National University and served as Senior Adviser at the Bank of England, responsible for directing its financial stability research. He holds a D.Phil and M.Phil in Economics from the University of Oxford and a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from the Australian National University. Professor Gai has published widely on financial and monetary stability issues; his publications include 'Private Sector Involvement and International Financial Crises - An Analytical Approach' (with Michael Chui), also with Oxford University Press.
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Foreword Preface 1: Introduction 2: The Robust-yet-fragile nature of Financial Systems 3: Systemic Liquidity Crises 4: Dynamic Credit Relationships 5: Covered Bonds and Systemic Risk 6: Quantifying Systemic Risk 7: Financial System Resilience 8: Conclusion
