New directions for understanding systemic risk : a report on a conference cosponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the National Academy of Sciences / John Kambhu, Scott Weidman, and Neel Krishnan, rapporteurs.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Kambhu, John.

Weidman, Scott.

Krishnan, Neel.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

National Research Council (U.S.)

Conference Name:

New Directions for Understanding Systemic Risk (2006 : New York, N.Y.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Finance.

Financial engineering.

Risk management.

Liquidity (Economics).

Physical Description:

xii, 108 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The stability of the financial system and the potential for systemic events to alter its function have long been critical issues for central bankers and researchers. Recent events suggest that older models of systemic shocks might no longer capture all of the possible paths of such disturbances or account for the increasing complexity of the financial system. To help assess these concerns, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the NRC cosponsored a conference that brought together engineers, scientists, economists, and financial market experts to promote better understanding of systemic risk in a variety of fields. The book presents an examination of tools used in ecology and engineering to study systemic collapse in those areas; a review of current trends in economic research on systemic risk, the payments system, and the market of interbank funds; and for context, descriptions of how systemic risk in the financial system affects trading activities.

Contents:

Front Matter

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contents

1 Introduction

2 Current Trends in Economic Research on Systemic Risk

3 Systemic Risk in Ecology and Engineering

4 The Payments System and the Market for Interbank Funds

5 Concluding Observations

Appendixes

Appendix A: Conference Program

Appendix B: Background Paper

Appendix C: About the Rapporteurs.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611300371

9780309179539

030917953X

9781281300379

1281300373

9780309107532

0309107539

OCLC:

923278694