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Journal of Financial Intermediation Vol. 38 2019

Pitfalls in systemic-risk scoring

Sylvain Benoit; Christophe Hurlin1,2; Christophe Pérignon3

1 Université Paris Dauphine-PSL · 2 Université d'Orléans · 3 HEC Paris

Abstract

In this paper, we identify several shortcomings in the systemic-risk scoring methodology currently used to identify and regulate Systemically Important Financial Institutions (SIFIs). Using newly-disclosed regulatory data for 119 US and international banks, we show that the current scoring methodology severely distorts the allocation of regulatory capital among banks. We then propose and implement a methodology that corrects for these shortcomings and increases incentives for banks to reduce their risk contributions.

DOI
10.1016/j.jfi.2018.05.004
Volume
38
Pages
19-44
Language
en
Sources
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