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China's Regional Financial Risk Spatial Correlation Network and Regional Contagion Effect: 2009-2016

Shen Li, Liu Yuan, Li Wenjun   

  1. School of Finance, Shandong University of Finance and Economic, Jinan 250014
  • Received:2018-05-31 Online:2019-08-28 Published:2019-09-11

Abstract:

Based on regional financial risk stress index, this paper constructs the inter-provincial regional financial risk spatial correlation network from 2009 to 2016, uses social network analysis to examine the overall connectedness of regional financial risk spatial correlation network, and further carries out central analysis and block model analysis, and the effect network structure on the level of regional financial risks. The results show that, China's regional financial risk spatial association network is a typical "scale-free network" and associations in each province are unevenly distributed and featured by "small-world characteristics"; the degree of spatial correlation shows a rising trend in fluctuations and there are obvious spatial correlations and contagion effects in regional financial risks; for the entire financial risk related network, the increase in the degree of correlation will promote the spread of financial risks, increase the level of damage and scope of risk contagion. In the analysis of the effects of network structure characteristics, it is found that, for individual provinces, the increase in the degrees centrality, closeness centrality and betweenness centrality will reduce the level of financial risk. Therefore, the lower-ranking provinces should strengthen the association with other provinces and the provinces with higher central rankings should pay more attention to the prevention and management of financial risks to prevent systemic financial risks.

Key words: regional financial risk, spatial correlation, contagion effect, social network analysis