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RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA 2007 CONFERENCE

The Structure and Resilience of the Financial System

20–21 August 2007

The two-day conference, hosted by the Reserve Bank, brought together academics, policy advisors and private sector participants. The conference examined how the structure of financial institutions and markets has evolved across a range of advanced economies over the past decade or so, the changing nature of risk in the household sector, and the implications for policy-makers charged with the responsibility of maintaining financial system stability. A volume, containing the conference papers and discussion, was published on 26 November 2007. To order a hard copy of the volume, please complete the Publications Order Form.

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Conference Papers

• Table of Contents - PDF 86K

• Introduction - PDF 86K
  Christopher Kent and Jeremy Lawson

• Change and Constancy in the Financial System: Implications for Financial Distress and Policy - PDF 196K
  Claudio Borio
  Discussion - PDF 59K
  Jan Brockmeijer

• Risk and the Transformation of the Australian Financial System - PDF 239K
  Chris Ryan and Chris Thompson
  Discussion - PDF 87K
  Saul Eslake

• The Rise in US Household Indebtedness: Causes and Consequences - PDF 194K
  Karen E Dynan and Donald L Kohn
  Discussion - PDF 127K
  Chris Carroll

• The Rise of Household Indebtedness - PDF 312K
  Christopher Kent, Crystal Ossolinski and Luke Willard
  Discussion - PDF 63K
  Jack Selody

• Finance and Welfare States in Globalising Markets - PDF 170K
  Giuseppe Bertola
  Discussion - PDF 70K
  Guy Debelle

• Banks, Markets and Liquidity - PDF 133K
  Franklin Allen and Elena Carletti
  Discussion - PDF 112K
  Mathias Drehmann

• Innovation and Integration in Financial Markets and the Implications for Financial Stability - PDF 334K
  Rob Hamilton, Nigel Jenkinson and Adrian Penalver
  Discussion - PDF 66K
  Jonathan Fiechter

• Banking Concentration, Financial Stability and Public Policy - PDF 192K
  Kevin Davis
  Discussion - PDF 76K
  Ian Harper

• Regulatory Challenges of Cross-border Banking: Possible Ways Forward - PDF 95K
  Stefan Ingves
  Discussion - PDF 67K
  Grant Spencer

• The Evolution of Risk and Risk Management – A Prudential Regulator's Perspective - PDF 130K
  John Laker
  Discussion - PDF 83K
  Jenny Corbett

• Wrap-up Discussion - PDF 122K
  Avinash D Persaud and Philip Lowe

• Biographies of Contributors - PDF 90K
• Glossary: Alphabetical List of Selected ISO Country Codes - PDF 51K
• List of Conference Participants - PDF 68K
• Copyright and Disclaimer Notices - PDF 46K