Before revision:  The experiments clearly support the main conclusion that  in the absence of  fire sales, the average eventual level of defaults in a financial network is negatively related to the strength of banks' liquidity stress response and the eventual level of stress in the network.
After revision:  The experiments clearly support the main conclusion that in the absence of fire sales, the level of defaults in a financial network is negatively related to the strength of banks' liquidity stress response and the eventual level of stress in the network.