Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/19111 
Year of Publication: 
2006
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 1647
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
Banking reform has proved to be one of the most problematic elements of economic transition in central and Eastern Europe. Therefore the paper considers the development of the Estonian banking sector and derives individual banks´ fragility scores during transition. To this end we use option-based tools and equity prices to estimate distance-to-default measures of banks´ distress probabilities. Overall, the results suggest that market indicators are moderately useful for anticipating future financial distress and rating changes in transition economies. The implication for an effective supervisory framework is to use a plurality of risk scores when assessing bank vulnerability.
Subjects: 
banking
financial stability
bank fragility
options
Estonia
JEL: 
E58
E44
G21
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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