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The subject raises a huge interest in international circles, be it research groups, financial institutions or public decision makers due to market globalization and integration which trigger the risks that are spread from one market to the other through intensive financial flows. The definition of financial stability is controversial. Therefore we endeavor to select the most prominent views concerning this subject given its importance in modern economies. Further the most important macroeconomic determinants of financial stability are described as well as the requirements to fulfill this objective.
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DeterminantsofFinancialStability
ARTICLEinROMANIANJOURNALOFECONOMICFORECASTING·JANUARY2008
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LauraMarianaCismas
WestUniversityofTimisoara
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LilianaDonath
WestUniversityofTimisoara
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! "     "   "'& 0  $
" "   # "     # 
#'# !3#$&)*(
#  $ # ! $ '   ! 
* "  !     ##*
"!&."""
 # #"  "   "  !  
&>"" $/(
#$/"#&."
"  #& ."   " " /  " 
#"$" "!!&."#"
"$"" $
"# ###""#
##'&
The Romanian Economic Journal
Year XI, no. 29 (3) 2008
29
0 "!*"$' 
      0   0 #$ 0  
 0 -$ , #   ## $- 4   0 
#3$#0 - ,$/0!
"!"3+"$"!' 
#Q."""$*(
 "' "!G#&
4!##
& ."  # " ##   
   $!   ""#
"$#""""#&."(
"#"#*# "(
 #'* *   # " " "" 
&:B!"
# # $!  '   !* "$
! "  #& ;$"*  !  #
"'"!##
 "# #  (
&4!"$ "3(
  " !D " #  !  
 "#!"
#"!&
 !  #    " # " ? 
#'?*#! 
#'#&,!#
'#!#!"$"!!&
4*  ! #  0'#  "     (
       "   #
# ##( (
 " " # "   &)* "
#    "  " #'    
#!/"(
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#!& "*!# $#
"  "      #B  "'* 
# /"'*"*/#*
"!'"$"
"$ !#B!$"/(
""!!&
." ""#"3
 !     "   # " !
# D (
 "$!0! D(
$  "  -#    $  (
$#'$#&
---      " $* *
# *""$*"
"3"'(
"'&4"!"*$
" *!"'*"
D" *'$!
""$!"#"&:'#
!!/3*'"#!!
"# "
&
%$#  0 $(
*$#'*
$  $ $ "& ,!   
## " # #(
#!$""(
"*!'"#"#(
""#""$ !*!(
$"/$ "&
.$$#*$
"-#-0
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&."!!"(
!!##(
!D"##3D""
#'$"
 "  $ #  $   $
#*$'&0*!
#     "     " ! 
&
5"'3## (
!&."3#! (!B$"
#$!"'$#*
""""!##
""  #&."(
! " " # "(
 "'# !#""(
 0430    $ -&
. ""!#"
&;  !
!#&,!"(
$  "#$ !  " D " #$(
#3###"
"!!&
&." #!
" #'"#$#$$D""
!"#*  $(
 #*  #"    # 
!&
3+">$
    $4    4 -  #
  ,  0 $ -& 4 ! 
The Romanian Economic Journal
Year XI, no. 29 (3) 2008
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" """#"(
 !B$&."$#"!(
!##!## $
 $         (
&)"!*" "#*
" ' /$ ?#'? "   !(
#&<!3"$!!
#!"$ "
!"#&."!(
B$     $  "   (
$#*$#*
#&""#"#
"  "  !& :#   (
 #  $4 !!00
$0&,"!!#(
#3D
# # "' 
#!##&
+)>
." ##3#"#(
!
&:#"'! ""
"#@*$? ? "(
'$$$&
&"$ # !3#
 $     (#   ##
"!$!(
$#&
&ҏ) !    !   ! $
"!!#&<! !*""
/*#!3$#*#(
" "&6$##"
The Romanian Economic Journal
Year XI, no. 29 (3) 2008
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!  ## $$   ###   ! (
3""#@#"
###&
&."#!3$$ *$!(
*  # $# " !(
 ! &
&ҏ:###!3
""/"  ##"!
!"$ !B$D"(
#"$"!!/
3$&
6$ "   $$ ### /  
"*0#$-$--00
0-#-0#$&" "(
!"##$#'
  #'  # ' " "   "   !
!   " #  "& %!    $
#   # $  !  ( "" (
"##""&
*#'$!##"(
*! "*
"###!"(
&
+>
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0""$$D
"#"!(
 &) (
#"#"B#3"  (
#*'"$!#
!"$""$!## (
" (###&
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0# 
&./"##$D/$
"    #  !  " !
$D/ #"!!!&
&*#$/!#'((
$  " * !  " !  ( "
  $& )   " 
*"*!
!&
+&*
."$!#*
"!$"##(
"3#(
!   !  !' "  $ #'
 &.""50,3 $ (
#'*"$ "
##*-$ $/*
"0003&
."!"G50,3 "(
#
&ҏ!"" "*!!"
D
&ҏ!""#'# (
$3#D
&ҏ$# ! #&
0 #""#* "  #'  (
 3 * * !'  $ 
&!3# ((
"   "   "  !  
 $$""*" "
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    $!  #& #  "   $(
 3  " $  !   # 
#*"3 (#*3(
#!$""!(
*   & ,!  !  (
  * '"  #    
!*"""!"
&!* $ $ $(
!?(!?&4/#*
$ "/ $*"*
 " '    *   ! !B$  "
"  !   !  &   $ "
!#/!""/(
#$"# ("(
  "" !"##(
#'" &
)$"$$""$(
#* ##(
*'""(
$#'!#&>"$"'
 $   #   "" ! 
!*"(  !
  &
>  #  $   $ 
 $  "   #  " " !'(
"$ /&5( !'(
! / $ 
"!! "$*(
$   ?!"  ?  #' $   
" *"
"$  /!'($&0
$#""$#'"@!*
  " #  "  ###*   #  
The Romanian Economic Journal
Year XI, no. 29 (3) 2008
36
# #!"#"+
$  & % " ! " " !' 
!$(
#  " #  " ! # !  
#   & . ! "  $* !'(
" "$3 #$(
"# #*  *
$**##! &
."$" #'
" 3 #  $& #  "
$(#"!/(
B"!""(
 ## "&0
#"#!!#(#"$
"$$/#*
!        " $  (
#*   '  3' " $  $* "
$$$##& 
 #    ! !B$  "  " (
#!!"!!B(
$&." "! $*
# *""!$ 
 " $* ! #  "   $ (
 *  #   "  #  
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00$ 0 5  #D(
 "00'3-0&2(
##  #'! !#
(# 7!*$ $
#$ "! " !
!8!#"(
 $  #B  & 0#$(
The Romanian Economic Journal
Year XI, no. 29 (3) 2008
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#""#$ #  #(
'#@/#'  
"'" $$#&
#"'-
0,3&.# 
" $  !#'$#*
$"" /$$$##(
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"$$3 (!#!
"##
"#$$&
 $    " $  " #
!"*!**# ""
    '     #' ! (
#"$"@(
&- "(3 #
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$  #' & $  # #(
!!3&
4* " # $  #   D
*-"$#
  "    !  D "* " (
#-$ #$
@"!(
 D  "* " #   ! 
$$-!"#&
# " #"$
   "     & :"  
$    '    " ' $ "
3 #* "  " " "
        # &
N""*"""
The Romanian Economic Journal
Year XI, no. 29 (3) 2008
38
 #'*""3(
$#(#*$(
!#" "#$"
"#&>"""*#' #'!
#'$ $#!"
#$*!"#'$
$! $(&
#  !' 
" $ 
&% 3* $(
  !D
& .#    $   3
"#D
&  ##      * (
 #/$ $(
#D
&ҏ ,$#!"  
"$D
&$#$''" (
 $ D
A&ҏ %      $  
"""D
ҏ3  !("(!*"
! &
."$" (
3"!#
#$'"&
 "   #  $   #
#"3&H"(
/$###(
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!$"&0 (
 !!!#! !"!#(
 "  &/"
!!!3
$# "!B$ 
     "  #"$(
#/&."!(
B$  !* /    !   (
!  " #     " /#& ."
"!#"$ "!!(
 /* "!(
3!#&
-$*# #!"#!(
 "$"
#/"!3&
." -        $ *
##!#'
#$  " !   #  #   #'
#*  $ "  "   
#"$!' &0$#"
 !" "3! (
&-#$ 
""#!$#(
 "   $   #  "  (
J$3#&
+$44-$0
#00. $ 0

."   @    "& ." 
"$!"#"!# #(
3 " @    #' "  (
$#"D"##'
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"!  $ !#!
" !# & 5"       
* "    $ ! $ #'*
"" #'"  3 $D "#'
!$*!'""!(
#"$&
."!#!#-0-#
$ # *  #  "*    
 *   "  #  $#
&'"!*/## "
$"!" $#*"!#
# "!'""*
    $   *  $
# " #      " 
#B!&
8+ $
>$ ""## (
*   " #  #    (
 $ !"$"  $
$&4 $
      !& ." " ' 
"#' *""*!
!"  ! ?  " #?    " "  !(
$& $  !  J$  
#&)$ '!"
 J$""' ""
#  /$" &
 #     "      (
J$ #"""'
" #'  * " "   #'& 5"
#$*'!B$(
" "!#$ "3
The Romanian Economic Journal
Year XI, no. 29 (3) 2008
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$#'&.""/
  " " #"     $ "
"#'!#/#"
# *$#$
!!"$"*'"
# #&
 # "  !  !B$  !*
 J$"$"(
 !!B$
& 2  "    !B    
$ "   " " B  "  J$
 "&
&<#"!*$ "#'(
*##&
&4#"#&
."#'! $(
"!$#*(
 "   " '  !  & .(
* "  ! $  J$  * " (
" !  !'   # " (
!"#B(
#'&
H' """ "$ (
"$"#B! (
"/$!/ (
D    $  "  D  #
!# " *'
  & .    # $* "  
#"$!"
#"#*
##"#*3"#"&
The Romanian Economic Journal
Year XI, no. 29 (3) 2008
42
."   !    /"    (
# #  !' *  #'  "  (
J$"*"!"#(
"&
0,30- #4#5- -
 0000- & *
 " *"$ (
   # " " " ! /$ $(
# $$#  "  #  "  (
          ##
&"##*$ 
   "   "  "   "
#"!""#'" !&
0   $     / "
!""*$-0-
&0"!"*$
'!""+*#$!
//#&."#!
!B$*  *   ( !
""#"D"#!(
"$"  #*  "#
/  ?? * "  / "* "
#!*'"&, (
 #   # ! $   " (
$ """"&-$
$#$#0.  $-#$--
*#'* 
 '"*"! *
"! #'"@$
""D*"#$ (#(
# #D"*$
"       # !   
!? ?##B"$/ (
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 D"* #' $"/
/"$###(
 "&;#"(
$ # /  " 0&  $ "
"$#"$**!#
#"$""$*
 ""# &)$""$
"!!#
 #&2 "(
$*!D"#$# #
     !'  D   
" @ # $*  * /# * (
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." #      " ##
 #  3 "  J$ "
 . 0   & 4  7 
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 ! $  "    "
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!'!#'$#*"
"$##/ &)(
$"$"#*$(
$#!'!(
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