Business Economics and Public Policy Papers

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of this Version

6-2014

Publication Source

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volume

81

Issue

2

Start Page

303

Last Page

334

DOI

10.1111/j.1539-6975.2012.01506.x/abstract

Abstract

At large financial institutions, operational risk is gaining the same importance as market and credit risk in the capital calculation. Although scenario analysis is an important tool for financial risk measurement, its use in the measurement of operational risk capital has been arbitrary and often inaccurate. We propose a method that combines scenario analysis with historical loss data. Using the Change of Measure approach, we evaluate the impact of each scenario on the total estimate of operational risk capital. The method can be used in stress-testing, what-if assessment for scenario analysis, and Loss Given Default estimates used in credit evaluations.

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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Dutta, K. K. and Babbel, D. F. (2014), Scenario Analysis in the Measurement of Operational Risk Capital: A Change of Measure Approach. Journal Risk and Insurance, 81: 303–334. doi:10.1111/j.1539-6975.2012.01506.x, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6975.2012.01506.x. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-820227.html#terms

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3-14-2015

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Date Posted: 27 November 2017

This document has been peer reviewed.