Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/245959 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
EIB Working Papers No. 2021/10
Publisher: 
European Investment Bank (EIB), Luxembourg
Abstract: 
In this paper we assess the merits of financial condition indices constructed using simple averages versus a more sophisticated alternative that uses factor models with time varying parameters. Our analysis is based on data for 18 advanced and emerging economies at a monthly frequency covering about 70% of the world's GDP.We assess the performance of these indicators based on their ability to capture tail risk for economic activity and to predict banking and currency crises. We find that averaging across the indicators of interest, using judgmental but intuitive weights, produces financial condition indices that are not inferior to, and actually perform better than, those constructed with more sophisticated statistical methods. An indicator that gives more weight to measures of financial stress, which we term WA-FSI, emerges as the best indicator for anticipating banking crisis, and is therefore better suited for financial stability.
Subjects: 
financial conditions
quantile regressions
banking crises
SVARs
spillovers
JEL: 
E32
E44
C11
C55
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-861-5088-3
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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