TY  - JOUR
AB  - 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.
VL  - 10
IS  - 2
SN  - 1757-6385
DO  - 10.1108/JFEP-02-2018-0021
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JFEP-02-2018-0021
AU  - Wihlborg Clas
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - Systemic risk and the organization of the financial system: overview
T2  - Journal of Financial Economic Policy
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 202
EP  - 212
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -