Too interconnected to fail: a survey of the interbank networks literature

Anne-Caroline Hüser

Journal of Network Theory in Finance

Abstract: ABSTRACTThe banking system is highly interconnected, and these connections can be conveniently represented as an interbank network. This survey presents a systematic overview of the recent advances in the theoretical literature on interbank networks and assesses our current understanding of the structure of interbank networks, of how network characteristics affect contagion in the banking system and of how banks form connections when faced with the possibility of contagion and systemic risk. In particular, I highlight how the theoretical literature on interbank networks offers a coherent way of studying interconnections, contagion processes and systemic risk, while emphasizing the challenges that must be addressed before general results on the link between the structure of the interbank network and financial stability can be established. The survey concludes with a discussion of the policy relevance of interbank network models, with a special focus on macroprudential policies and monetarypolicy.

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