This paper studies the properties and systemic risk implications of sectoral credit cycles for the United States over the period 1960Q1 – 2017Q3. The analysis shows that the credit cycle in the United States was indeed characterised by systemically relevant sector-specific boom/bust cycles...

This paper assesses the sensitivity of solvency stress testing results to the choice of credit risk variable and level of data aggregation at which the stress test is conducted. In practice, both choices are often determined by technical considerations, such as data availability. Using data for...