Abstract

The presentation will give a general overview of systemic risk, macroprudential supervision and regulation. It draws on more than 15 years of relevant experience in research and policy, including the results of the European System of Central Banks’ Macroprudential Research Network (MaRs). The first part lays out some basic concepts needed for the analysis of systemic risk. The second part describes analytical tools for identifying the different forms of systemic risk and systemic financial instability. The third part reviews regulatory policy instruments that are discussed in the macroprudential policy debate. The various parts contain illustrations through research examples, in particular from the MaRs Network. The talk concludes with a discussion of research directions, which are particularly valuable from the angle of central banks and other macroprudential policy authorities.