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Financial Interconnectedness, Amplification, and Cross-Border Activity

June 28, 2019
Daisuke Ikeda*1
Mayumi Ojima*2
Koji Takahashi*3

Abstract

Interconnectedness is an essential feature of banks, but it can be a shock-amplifier. We explore changes in, and implications and underlying drivers of interconnectedness among major banks in the world, focusing on their stock market volatilities. The estimated vector autoregressive model reveals significant changes in interconnectedness between before and after the global financial crisis of 2007-09. Specifically, the estimation shows a significant increase in connectedness from foreign banks to Japanese banks. The impulse responses to a credit shock show that changes in the estimated interconnectedness can be an amplifier for Japanese banks in particular. A panel regression analysis suggests that Japanese banks' cross-border activity, especially lending, has likely driven an increase in connectedness from foreign banks.

JEL Classification
E44, G15, G21

Keywords
Global financial linkages, Stock price volatilities, LASSO.

  1. *1Financial System and Bank Examination Department (currently at the Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies), Bank of Japan
    E-mail : daisuke.ikeda@boj.or.jp
  2. *2Financial System and Bank Examination Department (currently at the London Office), Bank of Japan
    E-mail : mayumi.ojima@boj.or.jp
  3. *3Financial System and Bank Examination Department (currently at the Research and Statistics Department), Bank of Japan
    E-mail : kouji.takahashi-2@boj.or.jp

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