A Network Analysis of Global Banking:1978-2009
42 Pages Posted: 13 Apr 2011
Date Written: April 2011
Abstract
In this paper we explore the properties of the global banking network using cross-border bank lending data for 184 countries over 1978-2009. Specifically, we analyze financial interconnectedness using network metrics of centrality, connectivity, and clustering. We document a relatively unstable global banking network, with structural breaks in network indicators identifying several waves of capital flows. Interconnectedness rankings, especially for borrowers, are relatively volatile over the period. Connectivity tends to fall during and after systemic banking crises and sovereign debt crises. The 2008-09 global financial crisis stands out as an unusually large perturbation to the cross-border banking network.
Keywords: Banking crisis, Capital flows, Cross country analysis, Emerging markets, Financial crisis, International banking
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