Towards a Measure of Financial Fragility

The paper proposes a measure of financial fragility that is based on economic welfare in a general equilibrium model calibrated against UK data. The model comprises a household sector, three active heterogeneous banks, a central bank/regulator, incomplete markets, and endogenous default. We address...

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Main Authors: Tsomocos, D, Aspacs, O, Goodhart, C, Zicchino, L
Format: Journal article
Published: 2007