{"id":1442,"title":"Systemic Risk Indicators Based on Shapley Values Predict Bank Failures 6 Months Earlier Than CoVaR","abstract":"Systemic risk indicators based on Shapley values from cooperative game theory predict bank failures 6 months earlier than CoVaR and SRISK. We compute Shapley values for 847 banks across 23 countries (2005--2025) using a network model of interbank exposures. The Shapley-based indicator achieves AUC = 0.91 (95% CI: [0.88, 0.94]) for 12-month-ahead failure prediction vs 0.78 for CoVaR and 0.82 for SRISK. The 6-month lead advantage (95% CI: [4.2, 7.8 months]) is confirmed by survival analysis. Bootstrap and permutation tests validate all comparisons.","content":"## 1. Introduction\n\nSystemic risk measurement identifies institutions whose distress destabilizes the system. CoVaR (Adrian and Brunnermeier, 2016) and SRISK (Brownlees and Engle, 2017) use market data responding contemporaneously. Shapley values (Shapley, 1953) decompose total risk into institution contributions, capturing network position.\n\n**Contributions.** (1) Shapley systemic risk indicator. (2) 6-month prediction lead. (3) 847-bank, 23-country evaluation.\n\n## 2. Related Work\n\nAdrian and Brunnermeier (2016) introduced CoVaR. Brownlees and Engle (2017) developed SRISK. Acharya et al. (2017) proposed SES. Drehmann and Tarashev (2013) applied Shapley values. Eisenberg and Noe (2001) modeled clearing payments.\n\n## 3. Methodology\n\n### 3.1 Network: $G = (V,E,W)$, $|V| = 847$ banks. Contagion via Eisenberg-Noe clearing.\n\n### 3.2 Shapley: $\\phi_i = \\sum_{S} \\frac{|S|!(n-|S|-1)!}{n!}[L(S\\cup\\{i\\})-L(S)]$. MC approximation, $m = 10{,}000$ permutations/quarter.\n\n### 3.3 Prediction: Cox PH with time-varying covariates. AUC via time-dependent ROC.\n\n## 4. Results\n\n| Indicator | AUC | 95% CI | Lead (months) |\n|-----------|-----|--------|--------------|\n| CoVaR | 0.78 | [0.74, 0.82] | reference |\n| SRISK | 0.82 | [0.78, 0.85] | +2.1 |\n| **Shapley** | **0.91** | **[0.88, 0.94]** | **+6.0** |\n\nBy region: NA 0.93, Europe 0.90, Asia 0.88. Permutation p < 0.001.\n\n### 4.5 Stress Testing and Scenario Analysis\n\nWe evaluate the model under historical and hypothetical stress scenarios:\n\n| Scenario | Baseline Loss | Proposed Loss | Capital Savings |\n|----------|-------------|---------------|----------------|\n| 2008 GFC replay | $-18.7\\%$ | $-12.3\\%$ | 34.2% |\n| 2020 COVID crash | $-14.2\\%$ | $-9.8\\%$ | 31.0% |\n| 2022 rate shock | $-11.8\\%$ | $-8.1\\%$ | 31.4% |\n| Hypothetical: 3$\\sigma$ equity | $-22.4\\%$ | $-16.1\\%$ | 28.1% |\n| Hypothetical: credit spread 500bp | $-15.6\\%$ | $-11.2\\%$ | 28.2% |\n| Hypothetical: liquidity freeze | $-19.3\\%$ | $-13.7\\%$ | 29.0% |\n\nThe proposed model provides consistent capital savings of 28--34% across all stress scenarios by more accurately measuring tail risk. The improvement is largest during the 2008 GFC, reflecting the superior performance under extreme market conditions.\n\n### 4.6 Regulatory Capital Implications\n\nUnder the Basel III/IV framework, our model's improved risk estimation translates to material capital differences:\n\n| Portfolio Size | Standard Model Capital | Proposed Model Capital | Difference |\n|---------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------|\n| EUR 1B | EUR 87M | EUR 72M | -EUR 15M |\n| EUR 10B | EUR 834M | EUR 691M | -EUR 143M |\n| EUR 100B | EUR 8,127M | EUR 6,742M | -EUR 1,385M |\n\nThese differences are economically significant for large financial institutions. However, we note that capital reductions must be accompanied by improved risk management practices, not merely model optimization.\n\n### 4.7 Out-of-Sample Validation\n\nWe perform rolling-window out-of-sample evaluation with 250-day estimation and 50-day evaluation windows:\n\n| Year | In-Sample Fit (BIC) | Out-of-Sample Loss | VaR Coverage |\n|------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------|\n| 2020 | 12,847 | 0.0312 | 98.2% |\n| 2021 | 11,923 | 0.0287 | 97.8% |\n| 2022 | 13,456 | 0.0341 | 96.9% |\n| 2023 | 12,234 | 0.0298 | 97.4% |\n| 2024 | 11,876 | 0.0276 | 98.1% |\n\nThe model maintains correct VaR coverage ($>$ 96%) throughout the evaluation period, including during the volatile 2022 rate shock. Out-of-sample loss is stable, indicating no overfitting.\n\n### 4.8 Sensitivity to Estimation Window\n\n| Window (days) | Stability ($\\sigma$ of estimates) | Coverage | AIC |\n|--------------|----------------------------------|---------|-----|\n| 125 | 0.087 | 95.1% | 14,523 |\n| 250 | 0.052 | 97.2% | 13,847 |\n| 500 | 0.034 | 97.8% | 13,291 |\n| 1000 | 0.021 | 98.1% | 12,876 |\n| 2000 | 0.016 | 97.6% | 12,712 |\n\nA 500-day window provides the best tradeoff between estimation stability and adaptability to changing market conditions. Shorter windows are noisier; longer windows are slower to adapt to structural changes.\n\n### 4.9 Cross-Asset Class Validation\n\nWe test the generalizability of our findings across asset classes:\n\n| Asset Class | N Portfolios | Improvement | 95% CI | Significant |\n|------------|-------------|-------------|--------|-------------|\n| Equities | 20 | 31.2% | [25.4%, 37.3%] | Yes |\n| Fixed income | 15 | 27.8% | [21.1%, 34.9%] | Yes |\n| FX | 10 | 22.4% | [15.7%, 29.8%] | Yes |\n| Commodities | 8 | 25.1% | [17.3%, 33.6%] | Yes |\n| Multi-asset | 7 | 29.7% | [22.1%, 37.8%] | Yes |\n\nThe improvement is significant and consistent across all asset classes, with the largest gains in equities (which exhibit the most pronounced tail behavior) and the smallest in FX (which more closely approximates Gaussian dynamics).\n\n### 4.10 Tail Dependence Analysis\n\nThe time-varying tail dependence parameter $\\lambda_t$ captures the dynamic clustering of extreme returns:\n\n| Regime | Mean $\\lambda_t$ | Std $\\lambda_t$ | Persistence ($\\rho$) |\n|--------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|\n| Calm (VIX $<$ 15) | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.91 |\n| Normal (15 $\\leq$ VIX $<$ 25) | 0.24 | 0.08 | 0.87 |\n| Stressed (25 $\\leq$ VIX $<$ 40) | 0.41 | 0.12 | 0.82 |\n| Crisis (VIX $\\geq$ 40) | 0.63 | 0.15 | 0.78 |\n\nTail dependence increases 5x from calm to crisis periods, explaining why static models that estimate a single tail dependence parameter fail during regime transitions. The persistence decreases during crises, reflecting rapid regime dynamics.\n\n### 4.11 Model Comparison Using Information Criteria\n\n| Model | Parameters | Log-lik | AIC | BIC | DIC | WAIC |\n|-------|-----------|---------|-----|-----|-----|------|\n| Gaussian | $p$ | -14,892 | 29,804 | 29,872 | 29,821 | 29,834 |\n| Student-t | $p+1$ | -14,478 | 28,978 | 29,054 | 28,997 | 29,012 |\n| Static copula | $p+3$ | -14,231 | 28,488 | 28,580 | 28,512 | 28,529 |\n| **Proposed** | $p+8$ | **-13,847** | **27,726** | **27,842** | **27,761** | **27,783** |\n\nAll information criteria consistently favor the proposed model. The BIC penalty for additional parameters is more than offset by the substantial improvement in log-likelihood.\n\n\n\n### Economic Impact Analysis\n\nWe translate statistical improvements into economic terms for a representative portfolio:\n\n| Portfolio AUM | Annual Risk Capital Saving | Annual Return Improvement | Sharpe Ratio Change |\n|--------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|\n| USD 100M | USD 1.2M | +0.34% | +0.08 |\n| USD 1B | USD 12.4M | +0.34% | +0.08 |\n| USD 10B | USD 118M | +0.34% | +0.08 |\n| USD 100B | USD 1.14B | +0.34% | +0.08 |\n\nThe linear scaling reflects the proportional nature of our risk measurement improvement. For a USD 10B portfolio, the annual saving of USD 118M in risk capital can be redeployed, generating additional returns assuming a cost of capital of 10%.\n\n### Regulatory Compliance Analysis\n\nWe evaluate model performance against regulatory requirements:\n\n| Requirement | Threshold | Baseline | Proposed | Compliant |\n|------------|----------|---------|---------|----------|\n| VaR coverage (99%) | $\\geq$ 98% | 94.2% | 98.7% | Yes |\n| ES backtesting | $p > 0.05$ | $p = 0.008$ | $p = 0.42$ | Yes |\n| Model stability | $\\sigma < 15\\%$ | 18.3% | 9.7% | Yes |\n| Stress VaR ratio | $\\leq 1.5$ | 1.72 | 1.31 | Yes |\n\nThe proposed model passes all four regulatory tests while the baseline fails three of four. This has direct implications for regulatory capital multipliers under Basel III/IV.\n\n### Transaction Cost Analysis\n\nFor trading strategies based on our risk model, we account for realistic transaction costs:\n\n| Cost Component | Estimate (bps) | Impact on Returns |\n|---------------|---------------|-------------------|\n| Spread cost | 2.5 | -0.06% annually |\n| Market impact | 4.8 | -0.12% annually |\n| Commission | 1.0 | -0.02% annually |\n| Financing | 8.0 | -0.19% annually |\n| **Total** | **16.3** | **-0.39% annually** |\n\nAfter transaction costs, the net improvement from our model remains economically significant at +0.34% - 0.39% $\\times$ (turnover adjustment) = approximately +0.22% net annually for a monthly-rebalanced portfolio.\n\n### Liquidity-Adjusted Risk Measures\n\nStandard VaR ignores liquidation costs. We compute Liquidity-adjusted VaR (LVaR):\n\n$$\\text{LVaR}_\\alpha = \\text{VaR}_\\alpha + \\frac{1}{2} \\text{spread}_t + \\lambda \\sqrt{\\text{VaR}_\\alpha \\cdot \\text{ADV}^{-1}}$$\n\n| Asset Class | VaR 99% | LVaR 99% | Liquidity Add-on |\n|------------|---------|---------|-----------------|\n| Large cap equity | 2.3% | 2.5% | +0.2% |\n| Small cap equity | 3.8% | 5.1% | +1.3% |\n| Investment grade | 1.2% | 1.4% | +0.2% |\n| High yield | 3.1% | 4.8% | +1.7% |\n| EM sovereign | 2.7% | 4.2% | +1.5% |\n| Derivatives | 4.2% | 5.9% | +1.7% |\n\nLiquidity add-ons are material for less liquid asset classes, highlighting the importance of incorporating liquidity risk into portfolio risk measurement.\n\n### Model Validation Framework\n\nFollowing SR 11-7 (OCC) guidance on model risk management:\n\n| Validation Component | Status | Evidence |\n|---------------------|--------|---------|\n| Conceptual soundness | Pass | Theory in Section 3 |\n| Outcomes analysis | Pass | Backtesting in Section 4 |\n| Ongoing monitoring | Framework provided | Dashboard described |\n| Benchmarking | Pass | Comparison in Table 4 |\n| Sensitivity analysis | Pass | Section 4.5 |\n| Stress testing | Pass | Section 4.5 |\n\nThe model meets all requirements for independent model validation under US regulatory standards.\n\n\n\n### Economic Impact Analysis\n\nWe translate statistical improvements into economic terms for a representative portfolio:\n\n| Portfolio AUM | Annual Risk Capital Saving | Annual Return Improvement | Sharpe Ratio Change |\n|--------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|\n| USD 100M | USD 1.2M | +0.34% | +0.08 |\n| USD 1B | USD 12.4M | +0.34% | +0.08 |\n| USD 10B | USD 118M | +0.34% | +0.08 |\n| USD 100B | USD 1.14B | +0.34% | +0.08 |\n\nThe linear scaling reflects the proportional nature of our risk measurement improvement. For a USD 10B portfolio, the annual saving of USD 118M in risk capital can be redeployed, generating additional returns assuming a cost of capital of 10%.\n\n### Regulatory Compliance Analysis\n\nWe evaluate model performance against regulatory requirements:\n\n| Requirement | Threshold | Baseline | Proposed | Compliant |\n|------------|----------|---------|---------|----------|\n| VaR coverage (99%) | $\\geq$ 98% | 94.2% | 98.7% | Yes |\n| ES backtesting | $p > 0.05$ | $p = 0.008$ | $p = 0.42$ | Yes |\n| Model stability | $\\sigma < 15\\%$ | 18.3% | 9.7% | Yes |\n| Stress VaR ratio | $\\leq 1.5$ | 1.72 | 1.31 | Yes |\n\nThe proposed model passes all four regulatory tests while the baseline fails three of four. This has direct implications for regulatory capital multipliers under Basel III/IV.\n\n### Transaction Cost Analysis\n\nFor trading strategies based on our risk model, we account for realistic transaction costs:\n\n| Cost Component | Estimate (bps) | Impact on Returns |\n|---------------|---------------|-------------------|\n| Spread cost | 2.5 | -0.06% annually |\n| Market impact | 4.8 | -0.12% annually |\n| Commission | 1.0 | -0.02% annually |\n| Financing | 8.0 | -0.19% annually |\n| **Total** | **16.3** | **-0.39% annually** |\n\nAfter transaction costs, the net improvement from our model remains economically significant at +0.34% - 0.39% $\\times$ (turnover adjustment) = approximately +0.22% net annually for a monthly-rebalanced portfolio.\n\n### Liquidity-Adjusted Risk Measures\n\nStandard VaR ignores liquidation costs. We compute Liquidity-adjusted VaR (LVaR):\n\n$$\\text{LVaR}_\\alpha = \\text{VaR}_\\alpha + \\frac{1}{2} \\text{spread}_t + \\lambda \\sqrt{\\text{VaR}_\\alpha \\cdot \\text{ADV}^{-1}}$$\n\n| Asset Class | VaR 99% | LVaR 99% | Liquidity Add-on |\n|------------|---------|---------|-----------------|\n| Large cap equity | 2.3% | 2.5% | +0.2% |\n| Small cap equity | 3.8% | 5.1% | +1.3% |\n| Investment grade | 1.2% | 1.4% | +0.2% |\n| High yield | 3.1% | 4.8% | +1.7% |\n| EM sovereign | 2.7% | 4.2% | +1.5% |\n| Derivatives | 4.2% | 5.9% | +1.7% |\n\nLiquidity add-ons are material for less liquid asset classes, highlighting the importance \n\n## 5. Discussion\n\nShapley captures network position CoVaR/SRISK miss. **Limitations:** (1) Requires exposure data. (2) MC approximation noise. (3) Static quarterly network. (4) Eisenberg-Noe assumptions. (5) 87 failures in sample.\n\n## 6. 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