Systemic risk and the organization of the financial system: overview
Journal of Financial Economic Policy
ISSN: 1757-6385
Article publication date: 10 August 2018
Issue publication date: 21 August 2018
Abstract
Purpose
Before providing an overview of the conference with the above title and this Special Issue, this paper aims to present a view of the meaning of systemic risk, factors that affect systemic risk and measures of systemic risk. Thereafter, the conference presentations and the papers in this issue are summarized.
Design/methodology/approach
Characteristics and measures of systemic risk are reviewed. Conference papers and presentations are summarized.
Findings
While some aspects of systemic risk of a financial institution can be measured, an important aspect associated with contagion through markets is not easily captured by simple measures.
Originality/value
The conference and the papers in this issue contribute to the policy debate about sources and characteristics of systemic risk.
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Citation
Wihlborg, C. (2018), "Systemic risk and the organization of the financial system: overview", Journal of Financial Economic Policy, Vol. 10 No. 2, pp. 202-212. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFEP-02-2018-0021
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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