The worked question on this page is original educational practice. It is not represented as a question from an official previous-year examination paper.
01 / UNDERSTANDING
Review the question
Write an original contagion scenario asking which link transmits the shock and which proposed fact would interrupt it. Remove direct loans but retain shared assets to test channel recognition. An original checkpoint is: Can common asset holdings transmit stress without direct interbank lending? Supported answer: Yes; shared valuation and sale-pressure channels can transmit it. Explain the decisive fact, then alter one condition and solve again. This is an original practice method, not a claim that the question appeared in an official past paper.
02 / UNDERSTANDING
The concept in context
A network exposure is a channel of possible transmission, not proof that every initial problem will become a system-wide crisis. A useful study check is to map direct obligations and shared exposures, then identify buffers that could interrupt transmission. Explain why the method fits the stated facts before applying it to a changed situation.
03 / UNDERSTANDING
A worked learning case
Three fictional lenders hold the same asset. One must sell quickly to meet withdrawals, depressing its market price. The lower price can reduce the measured value of similar holdings at the other lenders, potentially prompting further sales. This feedback illustrates a common-exposure channel even if the lenders have no direct loans to one another.
ORIGINAL EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE
Try it before you check.
Can common asset holdings transmit stress without direct interbank lending?
Show the answer and reasoning
Yes; shared valuation and sale-pressure channels can transmit it.
An initial sale can affect the market price used to value similar assets elsewhere. Other holders may then face losses, collateral pressure or incentives to sell. Direct lending links are therefore not the only possible transmission path. Whether the feedback becomes severe depends on buffers, market depth, behaviour and the surrounding conditions.
Two traps to watch for.
- Looking only for direct loans when mapping contagion channels.
- Assuming an individually sensible sale has no collective price effect.
YOUR TOPIC-SPECIFIC LEARNING MAP
Learn from the attempt
Map direct obligations and shared exposures.
Trace one feedback loop step by step.
Identify buffers that could interrupt transmission.
Explain the idea, apply it to a new situation, then check what changed in your reasoning.
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- www.rbi.org.in https://www.rbi.org.in/commonperson/english/Scripts/FAQs.aspx
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