The dynamics of the leverage cycle

We present a simple agent-based model of a financial system composed of leveraged investors such as banks that invest in stocks and manage their risk using a Value-at-Risk constraint, based on historical observations of asset prices. The Value-at-Risk constraint implies that when perceived risk is l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aymanns, C, Farmer, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014