A Predictive Model for Financial Crises: An Exploratory Public Policy Tool

Yap Kok Wei () and Yap Su Fei ()
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Yap Kok Wei: Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya
Yap Su Fei: Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya

Institutions and Economies (formerly known as International Journal of Institutions and Economies), 2010, vol. 2, issue 1, 89-100

Abstract: This paper aims to establish an early warning system for Malaysia to project future financial crises. We investigate the macroeconomic and financial factors in predicting financial crises using the logit econometric model and monthly data with the sample period from January 1980 to December 2003. Four indicators namely regional crisis dummy, current account balance, M2 growth and real exchange rate show significance and therefore, are incorporated in crisis prediction. The early warning system’s predictive power is then examined against various crises periods including the 1997 Asian financial crisis. The empirical results show that the early warning system exhibits forecasting ability. Both in-sample and out-ofsample performance evaluations affirm the system’s ability to predict the 1997 Asian financial crisis with at least one early warning signal issued within the 12-month period prior to the actual crisis. The early warning system should be treated as a supplement to policymakers existing forecasting tools in estimating the probability of crisis and assessing a country’s vulnerability rather than as an exclusive tool for crisis prediction.

Keywords: - financial crisis; economic modelling; policy modelling; monetary policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D53 E44 E52 F36 G01 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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