Systemic Financial Crises

Foreword Gerard Caprio; Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction and overview Patrick Honohan and Luc Laeven; Part II. Containment and Resolution: 2. Financial crisis policies and resolution mechanisms: a taxonomy from cross-country experience Charles Calomiris, Daniela Klingebiel and Luc Laeven; 3. Pitfalls in managing closures of financial institutions Carl-Johan Lindgren; 4. Bank recapitalization: fiscal, monetary and incentive implications Patrick Honohan; Part III. Models and Econometric Evidence: 5. Policies for banking crises: a theoretical framework Rafael Repullo; 6. Crisis resolution, policies, and institutions: empirical evidence Stijn Claessens, Daniela Klingebiel and Luc Laeven; Part IV. Structural Reforms: 7. Financial crises and the presence of foreign banks Adrian Tschoegl; 8. Maximizing the value of distressed assets: bankruptcy law and the efficient reorganization of firms David Smith and Per Strömberg; 9. Crisis resolution and credit allocation: the case of Japan Joe Peek and Eric Rosengren.