How bank shocks propagate through production networks

Phys · May 13, 2026 · 434 words · By IMT School

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The article discusses a study published in the American Economic Review regarding the interplay between production and financial networks. It explains how bank shocks propagate through supply chains, potentially amplifying the impact on GDP and suggesting that traditional macroeconomic models may underestimate systemic risk.

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How bank shocks propagate through production networks Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Lead Editor A new study published in the May 2026 issue of the American Economic Review and authored by an international group of researchers gives a different…

Why it matters

The research develops a framework that integrates two key dimensions of modern economies: the network of supply relationships among firms and the web of financial connections linking firms to banks.

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While these networks have traditionally been studied in isolation, the paper demonstrates that their interplay is essential to understanding how bank shocks affect the real economy.

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Claim 1: “The research develops a framework that integrates two key dimensions of modern economies: the network of supply relationships among firms and the web of financial connections linking firms to banks.”

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Multiple web results confirm Kenan Huremovic's research on production and financial networks, specifically mentioning the integration of bank shocks and production networks.

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web search NEUTRAL — Theory into Practice.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0040584920954353…

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web search NEUTRAL — Bank shocks ripple through the production network, traveling both downstream (to customers) and upstream (to suppliers),” explains Kenan Huremovic , researcher in economics at the IMT School for Advan…
https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LN2GX241/how-bank-shocks-pro…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kenan Huremovic's 11 research works with 47 citations, including: Learning Trade Opportunities through Production Network.
https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Kenan-…

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Claim 2: “Kenan Huremovic, researcher in economics at the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, and one of the authors of the paper.”

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Multiple authoritative sources (IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca and SSRN) confirm Kenan Huremovic's role as a researcher and author of the paper 'Production and Financial Networks in Interplay'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Kenan Huremovic’s research while affiliated with IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca and other places.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kenan Huremovic. IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca.Bocconi University; Universidad de Alicante - Department of Economic Analysis; European University Institute. Multiple version icon There are 2 v…
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4657236

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web search NEUTRAL — Kenan Huremovic is an academic researcher from IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca. The author has contributed to research in topics: Supply chain & Network topology. The author has an hindex of …
https://scispace.com/authors/kenan-huremovic-36rakzf2q7

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Claim 3: “The findings reveal that the interaction between financial and production networks amplifies the effects of bank shocks by a substantial margin.”

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The search results explicitly state that the interaction between financial and production networks amplifies the effects of bank shocks by a substantial margin.

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web search NEUTRAL — The findings reveal that the interaction between financial and production networks amplifies the effects of bank shocks by substantial margin.“We find that these network effects amplify the impact of …
https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LN2GX241/how-bank-shocks-pro…

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web search NEUTRAL — @tainab : The algorithmic imaginary: exploring the ordinary affects of...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2016.1…

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web search NEUTRAL — Shock propagation is modeled within a multilayer network comprising production, bank-firm, and interbank connections to simulate systemic risk. A firm failure in one sector initiates a cascade effect,…
https://minority-mindset.com/mapping-economic-risk-how-inter…

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Claim 4: “Publication details: Kenan Huremović et al, Production and Financial Networks in Interplay, American Economic Review (2026). DOI: 10.1257/aer.20201088”

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No evidence was found in the search results to confirm the specific DOI (10.1257/aer.20201088) or the exact publication year of 2026 for this specific paper in the AER.

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Claim 5: “Bank shocks ripple through the production network, traveling both downstream (to customers) and upstream (to suppliers)”

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Multiple sources explicitly state that bank shocks ripple through the production network, traveling both downstream to customers and upstream to suppliers.

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web search NEUTRAL — We find that propagation through supply chains contributes significantly to a firm’s probability of default. Therefore, the direct effects found in the literature significantly underestimate the total…
https://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/dp1699.pdf

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web search NEUTRAL — We show that bank shocks originating in the financial sector propagate upstream and downstream along the production network and triple the impact of direct bank shocks.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356322967_Financial…

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Claim 6: “A new study published in the May 2026 issue of the American Economic Review and authored by an international group of researchers gives a different perspective on how production and financial networks are at interplay.”

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While web results mention the American Economic Review and general 2026 projections, there is no specific evidence in the provided search results confirming a study published in the May 2026 issue of AER. The specific publication date and issue are not corroborated by the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — The American Economic Review (AER) is a general-interest economics journal. Established in 1911, the AER is among the nation's oldest and most respected scholarly journals in economics. The journal pu…
https://www.aeaweb.org/journals

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web search NEUTRAL — Global Economy: Steady amid Divergent Forces. January 2026.Resilient growth as technology and adaptability offset trade policy headwinds. Global growth is projected at 3.3 percent for 2026 and 3.2 per…
https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2026/01/19/wo…

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web search NEUTRAL — Browse all the weekly editions from The Economist by year. You’ve seen the news, now discover the story.The World Ahead 2026. Future-gazing analysis, predictions and speculation. Podcasts. Tune into c…
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Claim 7: “the paper demonstrates that their interplay is essential to understanding how bank shocks affect the real economy.”

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The evidence from 'How bank shocks propagate through production networks' and other related search results explicitly discusses how the interplay between these networks is essential to understanding bank shocks.

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web search NEUTRAL — The impact of working from home during COVID-19 on work and life.
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web search NEUTRAL — Geofinance—broadly understood as the strategic use of financial systems, tools, and instruments (like sanctions, currency dominance, investment flows, and payment networks) to advance geopolitical obj…
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/overlooked-financial-frontlin…

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Claim 8: “We find that these network effects amplify the impact of bank shocks on GDP by nearly 50%.”

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The specific figure of 'nearly 50%' amplification of the impact of bank shocks on GDP is explicitly mentioned in the search results.

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web search NEUTRAL — “We find that these network effects amplify the impact of bank shocks on GDP by nearly 50%. Importantly, shocks to firms’ distant suppliers and customers contribute as much to this aggregate effect as…
https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LN2GX241/how-bank-shocks-pro…

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web search NEUTRAL — How do we measure the health of an economy? The most common way is by looking at its gross domestic product, or GDP. But what does that mean exactly?
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web search NEUTRAL — Which bank-level features affect the exposure of banks to monetary policy and house price shocks? We find that average bank risk declines, and average bank lending increases, following expansionary sh…
https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/41621/1/63945609X.pd…

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Claim 9: “shocks to firms' distant suppliers and customers contribute as much to this aggregate effect as those affecting their direct customers and suppliers.”

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Three different search results explicitly confirm that shocks to distant suppliers and customers contribute as much to the aggregate effect as those affecting direct customers and suppliers.

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web search NEUTRAL — Importantly, shocks to firms' distant suppliers and customers contribute as much to this aggregate effect as those affecting their direct customers and suppliers."
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-bank-propagate-production-netw…

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web search NEUTRAL — Importantly, shocks to firms' distant suppliers and customers contribute as much to this aggregate effect as those affecting their direct customers and suppliers".
https://www.imtlucca.it/en/news/how-bank-shocks-propagate-th…

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web search NEUTRAL — Such distant linkages, historically overlooked in macroeconomic models, contribute equally to the aggregate downturn as immediate counterparties. This reciprocity between upstream suppliers and downst…
https://scienmag.com/how-bank-shocks-ripple-through-producti…

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