01589cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF010608 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 15.00 USD 9781451973686 1020-7635 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Research Dept. IMF Staff papers, Volume 46 No. 3. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999. 1 online resource (104 pages) IMF Staff Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper examines determinants and leading indicators of banking crises. The paper examines episodes of banking system distress and crisis in a large sample of countries to identify which macroeconomic and financial variables can be useful leading indicators. The best warning signs of the recent Asian crises were proxies for the vulnerability of the banking and corporate sector. Full-blown banking crises are shown to be associated more with external developments, and domestic variables are the main leading indicators of severe but contained banking distress. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Papers; IMF Staff Papers ; No. 1999/001 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/024/1999/001/024.1999.issue-001-en.xml IMF e-Library