How Do Connections Between Banks Affect Financial Stability?

This presentation explores the systemic nature of modern banking, emphasizing how interbank connections shape financial stability and risks. It analyzes the paradigm shift from 'Too Big to Fail' to 'Too Connected to Fail,' using financial networks to illustrate bank interdependencies through nodes and edges. Topics include the structure of interconnections, their benefits like risk sharing and liquidity, and their role in absorbing shocks. With lessons from the 2008 Crisis and globalization...