Author/Editor: TengTeng Xu, Kun Hu, Udaibir S Das.

Release Date:January, 2019

We analyze how bank profitability impacts financial stability from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. We first develop a theoretical model of the relationship between bank profitability and more...

Author/Editor: Ron Anderson, Jon Danielsson, Chikako Baba, Udaibir S Das, Heedon Kang, Miguel A Segoviano Basurto.

Release Date:September, 2018

Macroprudential stress testing (MaPST) is becoming firmly embedded in the post-crisis policy-frameworks of financial-sectors around the world. MaPSTs can offer quantitative, forward-looking more...

Release Date:August, 2013

China has reached a stage where further financial sector reforms appear essential. As the reform process progresses and macrofinancial linkages deepen, the preservation of financial stability will more...

Release Date:October, 2012

Country practices towards managing financial risks on a sovereign balance sheet continue to evolve. Each crisis period, and its legacy on sovereign balance sheets, reaffirms the need for more...

Author/Editor: Udaibir S. Das, Michael G Papaioannou, Christoph Trebesch.

Release Date:August, 2012

This paper provides a comprehensive survey of pertinent issues on sovereign debt restructurings, based on a newly constructed database. This is the first complete dataset of sovereign restructuring more...

Author/Editor: Christian B. Mulder, Amadou N. R. Sy, Yinqiu Lu, Udaibir S. Das.

Release Date:August, 2009

This paper offers a policy and operational roadmap to policymakers considering setting up an SWF. It should also be of interest to policymakers in countries where SWFs are already in place, to more...

Author/Editor: Magdalena Polan, Udaibir S. Das, Michael G. Papaioannou.

Release Date:November, 2008

The recent round of debt relief has restored debt sustainability in many low-income countries (LICs). This, along with a continued search for yield and desire for portfolio diversification by more...