SRISK: A Conditional Capital Shortfall Measure of Systemic Risk

47 Pages Posted: 18 May 2010 Last revised: 5 Aug 2016

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Christian T. Brownlees

Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences

Robert F. Engle

New York University (NYU) - Department of Finance; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); New York University (NYU) - Volatility and Risk Institute

Date Written: April 4, 2016

Abstract

We introduce SRISK to measure the systemic risk contribution of a financial firm. SRISK measures the capital shortfall of a firm conditional on a severe market decline, and is a function of its size, leverage and risk. We use the measure to study top US financial institutions in the recent financial crisis. SRISK delivers useful rankings of systemic institutions at various stages of the crisis and identifies Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers as top contributors as early as 2005-Q1. Moreover, aggregate SRISK provides early warning signals of distress in indicators of real activity.

Keywords: Systemic Risk Measurement, Forecasting

JEL Classification: C22, C23, C53, G01, G20

Suggested Citation

Brownlees, Christian T. and Engle, Robert F., SRISK: A Conditional Capital Shortfall Measure of Systemic Risk (April 4, 2016). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1611229 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1611229

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Robert F. Engle

New York University (NYU) - Department of Finance ( email )

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New York University (NYU) - Volatility and Risk Institute ( email )

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