The inter-bank market network models are constructed based on the inter-bank credit lending relationships, and the network efficiency characters of the Chinese inter-bank market are studied. Since it is impossible to ...The inter-bank market network models are constructed based on the inter-bank credit lending relationships, and the network efficiency characters of the Chinese inter-bank market are studied. Since it is impossible to obtain the specific credit data among banks, this paper estimates the inter-bank lending matrix based on the partial information of banks. Thus, directed network models of the Chinese inter-bank market are constructed by using the threshold method. The network efficiency measures and the effects of random attacks and selective attacks on the global efficiency of the inter-bank network are analyzed based on the network models of the inter-bank market. Empirical results suggest that the efficiency measures are sensitive to the threshold, and that the global efficiency is little affected by random attacks, while it is highly sensitive to selective attacks. Properties such as inter-bank market network efficiency would be useful for risk management and stability of the inter-bank market.展开更多
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.70671025)the Scientific Research Foundation of Graduate School of Southeast University (No.YBJJ1014)
文摘The inter-bank market network models are constructed based on the inter-bank credit lending relationships, and the network efficiency characters of the Chinese inter-bank market are studied. Since it is impossible to obtain the specific credit data among banks, this paper estimates the inter-bank lending matrix based on the partial information of banks. Thus, directed network models of the Chinese inter-bank market are constructed by using the threshold method. The network efficiency measures and the effects of random attacks and selective attacks on the global efficiency of the inter-bank network are analyzed based on the network models of the inter-bank market. Empirical results suggest that the efficiency measures are sensitive to the threshold, and that the global efficiency is little affected by random attacks, while it is highly sensitive to selective attacks. Properties such as inter-bank market network efficiency would be useful for risk management and stability of the inter-bank market.