Migration and Cross-Border Financial Flows

Cross - Border Bank Flows and Systemic Risk

We examine the impact of cross-border bank flows on recipient countries’ systemic risk. Using data on bank flows from 26 source countries to 119 recipient countries, we find that bank flows are associated with improved financial stability (i.e. lower systemic risk) in the recipient country. The impact of bank flows is stronger in recipient countries with weak regulatory quality and fragile bank...

Financial Burden of Border Hospital in Caring for Cross-Border Patients: A Short Note From Thailand

Cross-Border Migration, Employment and Economic Growth

Cross-border Portfolio Investment Networks and Indicators for Financial Crises

Cross-border equity and long-term debt securities portfolio investment networks are analysed from 2002 to 2012, covering the 2008 global financial crisis. They serve as network-proxies for measuring the robustness of the global financial system and the interdependence of financial markets, respectively. Two early-warning indicators for financial crises are identified: First, the algebraic conne...

Cross-border Banking and Financial Deepening: The African Experience

Cross-border banking has been important across Africa for a long time, with regional banks taking on a more prominent role only recently. This paper provides an overview over the literature of cross-border banking and financial deepening and inclusion, with a focus on Africa. It also offers suggestive evidence that it is critical to differentiate between different types of cross-border banks wh...