Project

Containg Contagion: a Network Approach to Systemic Risk in Banking

Acronym
Financiële stabiliteit herstellen
Code
3F013113
Duration
01 October 2013 → 30 September 2017
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Applied economics
Keywords
banking systemic risk financial stability
 
Project description

We analyze the behavior of the banking sector with respect to systemic risk. We focus on the effects of the financial crisis and the development and implementation of new regulation. Our research will apply concepts from network theory as it enables us to account for the structural changes within the banking sector.