Abstract:

The aim of this study is to analyze the predictability of financial crises in the period of 1990-2010 for Turkey, Argentina Mexico, Thailand and Malaysia by regression trees model. In this models financial pressure index is calculated in order to determine the crises period. Fifteen different independent variables are elected from the literature in order to explain the financial pressure index. The most significant indicators for predicting financial crises are found to be money market pressure index, ratio of M2 to reserves and ratio of domestic credit to industrial production. With the regression trees model the financial crises experienced in Turkey in 1994 and 2001, Argentina in 2002 and 2009, Mexico in 1994 and 2009, Thailand in 1997 and Malaysia in 1997 and 2009 are successfully predicted

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