Networks, Shocks, and Systemic Risk

Daron Acemoglu, Asuman Ozdaglar and Alireza Tahbaz-Salehi

No 20931, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: This chapter develops a unified framework for the study of how network interactions can function as a mechanism for propagation and amplification of microeconomic shocks. The framework nests various classes of games over networks, models of macroeconomic risk originating from microeconomic shocks, and models of financial interactions. Under the assumption that shocks are small, we provide a fairly complete characterization of the structure of equilibrium, clarifying the role of network interactions in translating microeconomic shocks into macroeconomic outcomes. This characterization enables us to rank different networks in terms of their aggregate performance. It also sheds light on several seemingly contradictory results in the prior literature on the role of network linkages in fostering systemic risk.

JEL-codes: D85 G01 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-02
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Published as Networks, Shocks, and Systemic Risk (with Daron Acemoglu and Asuman Ozdaglar) The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Networks, Chapter 21, 569-607, 2016 Edited by Yann Bramoulle, Andrea Galeotti, and Brian Rogers.

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