Systemic Risk for Financial Institutions of Major Petroleum-Based Economies: The Role of Oil

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Ahmed A.A. Khalifa

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)

Massimiliano Caporin

University of Padua - Department of Statistical Sciences

Michele Costola

Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Shawkat M. Hammoudeh

Drexel University - Lebow College of Business

Date Written: November 5, 2017

Abstract

This paper examines the relationship between oil price movements and systemic risk of many financial institutions in major petroleum-based economies. We estimate ΔCoVaR for those institutions and thereby observe the presence of elevated increases in the levels corresponding to the subprime and global financial crises. The results provide evidence in favour of a better risk measurement by accounting for oil returns in the risk functions. The estimated spread between the standard CoVaR and the CoVaR that includes oil is absorbed in a time range that is longer than the duration of the oil shocks. This indicates that the drop in oil prices has a longer effect on risk and requires more time to be discounted by the financial institutions. To support the analysis, we consider other major market-based systemic risk measures.

Keywords: Systemic Risk, Risk Measurement, VaR, ΔCoVaR, Oil, Financial Institutions, Petroleum-based Economies

JEL Classification: C22, C58, G01, G17, G20, G21, G32

Suggested Citation

Khalifa, Ahmed A.A. and Caporin, Massimiliano and Costola, Michele and Hammoudeh, Shawkat M., Systemic Risk for Financial Institutions of Major Petroleum-Based Economies: The Role of Oil (November 5, 2017). SAFE Working Paper No. 172, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2985352 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2985352

Ahmed A.A. Khalifa

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) ( email )

Dhahran, 31261
Saudi Arabia
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Massimiliano Caporin

University of Padua - Department of Statistical Sciences ( email )

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Italy

Michele Costola (Contact Author)

Ca' Foscari University of Venice ( email )

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Venice, 30121
Italy

Shawkat M. Hammoudeh

Drexel University - Lebow College of Business ( email )

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United States
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