Bank risk is not directly observable, so empirical research relies on indirect measures. We evaluate how well Z-score, the widely used accounting-based measure of bank distance to default, can predict bank failure. Using the U.S. commercial banks’ data from 2004 to 2012, we find that on average, Z-score can predict 76% of bank failure, and additional set of other bank- and macro-level variables do not increase this predictability level. We also find that the prediction power of Z-score to predict bank default remains stable within the three-year forward window.
Chiaramonte, L., Liu, F. H., Poli, F., Zhou, M., How Accurately Can Z-score Predict Bank Failure?, <<FINANCIAL MARKETS, INSTITUTIONS & INSTRUMENTS>>, 2016; 25 (5): 333-360. [doi:10.1111/fmii.12077] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/90590]
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Titolo: | How Accurately Can Z-score Predict Bank Failure? |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/fmii.12077 |
URL: | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/fmii.2016.25.issue-5/issuetoc |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2016 |
Abstract: | Bank risk is not directly observable, so empirical research relies on indirect measures. We evaluate how well Z-score, the widely used accounting-based measure of bank distance to default, can predict bank failure. Using the U.S. commercial banks’ data from 2004 to 2012, we find that on average, Z-score can predict 76% of bank failure, and additional set of other bank- and macro-level variables do not increase this predictability level. We also find that the prediction power of Z-score to predict bank default remains stable within the three-year forward window. |
Lingua: | Inglese |
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Citazione: | Chiaramonte, L., Liu, F. H., Poli, F., Zhou, M., How Accurately Can Z-score Predict Bank Failure?, <<FINANCIAL MARKETS, INSTITUTIONS & INSTRUMENTS>>, 2016; 25 (5): 333-360. [doi:10.1111/fmii.12077] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/90590] |
Appare nelle tipologie: | Articolo in rivista, Nota a sentenza |