E65 - Studies of Particular Policy Episodes - Bank of Canada
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Bank of Canada RSS Feedsen2024-03-28T10:36:48+00:00SME Failures Under Large Liquidity Shocks: An Application to the COVID-19 Crisis
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2023/06/staff-working-paper-2023-32/
We study the effects of financial frictions on firm exit when firms face large liquidity shocks. We develop a simple model of firm cost-minimization that introduces a financial friction that limits firms’ borrowing capacity to smooth temporary shocks to liquidity.2023-06-09T09:39:02+00:00enSME Failures Under Large Liquidity Shocks: An Application to the COVID-19 Crisis2023-06-09Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)Firm dynamicsInternational topicsStaff Working Paper 2023-32https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/swp2023-32.pdfStaff Working Paper 2023-32Pierre-Olivier GourinchasŞebnem Kalemli-ÖzcanVeronika PenciakovaNicholas SanderJune 2023DD2D21D22EE6E65HH8H81Stress Relief? Funding Structures and Resilience to the Covid Shock
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2023/01/staff-working-paper-2023-7/
Funding structures affected the amount of financial stress different countries and sectors experienced during the spread of COVID-19 in early 2020. Policy responses targeting specific vulnerabilities were more effective at mitigating this stress than those supporting banks or the economy more broadly.2023-01-30T08:46:15+00:00enStress Relief? Funding Structures and Resilience to the Covid Shock2023-01-30Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)Exchange ratesFinancial institutionsFinancial stabilityFinancial system regulation and policiesInternational topicsStaff Working Paper 2023-7https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/swp2023-7.pdfStress Relief? Funding Structures and Resilience to the Covid ShockKristin ForbesChristian FriedrichDennis ReinhardtJanuary 2023EE4E44E6E65FF3F31F36F4F42GG1G18G2G23G3G38The Central Bank’s Dilemma: Look Through Supply Shocks or Control Inflation Expectations?
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2022/09/staff-working-paper-2022-41/
When countries are hit by supply shocks, central banks often face the dilemma of either looking through such shocks or reacting to them to ensure that inflation expectations remain anchored. In this paper, we propose a tractable framework to capture this dilemma and then explore optimal policy under a range of assumptions about how expectations are formed.2022-09-20T15:30:42+00:00enThe Central Bank’s Dilemma: Look Through Supply Shocks or Control Inflation Expectations?2022-09-20Central bank researchEconomic modelsInflation and pricesMonetary policyMonetary policy and uncertaintyMonetary policy communicationsStaff Working Paper 2022-41https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/swp2022-41.pdfStaff Working Paper 2022-41Paul BeaudryThomas J. CarterAmartya LahiriSeptember 2022EE1E12E2E24E3E31E5E52E58E6E65COVID-19, Containment and Consumption
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2022/03/staff-discussion-paper-2022-5/
We assess the impact of COVID-19 on consumption indicators by estimating the effects of government-mandated containment measures and of the willingness of individuals to voluntarily physically distance to prevent contagion.2022-03-18T12:38:53+00:00enCOVID-19, Containment and Consumption2022-03-18Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)Domestic demand and componentsStaff Discussion Paper 2022-5https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sdp2022-5.pdfCOVID-19, Containment and ConsumptionTatjana DahlhausDaniel HyunAntoine Poulin-MooreJaime TrujilloSaarah SheikhBenjamin StrausMarch 2022CC2C23DD1D12EE6E65II1I18ToTEM III: The Bank of Canada’s Main DSGE Model for Projection and Policy Analysis
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2021/06/technical-report-119/
ToTEM III is the most recent generation of the Bank of Canada’s main dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model for projection and policy analysis. The model helps Bank staff tell clear and coherent stories about the Canadian economy’s current state and future evolution.2021-06-28T08:50:52+00:00enToTEM III: The Bank of Canada’s Main DSGE Model for Projection and Policy Analysis2021-06-28Business fluctuations and cyclesEconomic modelsHousingInterest ratesMonetary policyTechnical Report 2021-119https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/tr119.pdfTechnical Report 2021-119Paul CorriganHélène DesgagnésJosé DorichVadym LepetyukWataru MiyamotoYang ZhangJune 2021EE1E17E2E20E3E30E4E40E5E50E6E62E65FF4F40F41GG5G51Behaviour in the Canadian large-value payment system: COVID-19 vs. the global financial crisis
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2021/05/staff-analytical-note-2021-7/
Unlike the 2008–09 global financial crisis, the onset of the COVID-19 crisis did not raise stress levels in Canada’s Large Value Transfer System. Swift changes to the Bank of Canada’s collateral policy and its large-scale asset purchase programs likely eased liquidity pressures in the system.2021-05-06T15:09:44+00:00enBehaviour in the Canadian large-value payment system: COVID-19 vs. the global financial crisis2021-05-06Assessing the Impact of Demand Shocks on the US Term Premium
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2018/07/staff-discussion-paper-2018-7/
During and after the Great Recession of 2008–09, conventional monetary policy in the United States and many other advanced economies was constrained by the effective lower bound (ELB) on nominal interest rates. Several central banks implemented large-scale asset purchase (LSAP) programs, more commonly known as quantitative easing or QE, to provide additional monetary stimulus.2018-07-17T10:09:06+00:00enAssessing the Impact of Demand Shocks on the US Term Premium2018-07-17Financial marketsInterest ratesMonetary policy frameworkMonetary policy implementationMonetary policy transmissionStaff Discussion Paper 2018-7https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sdp2018-7.pdfAssessing the Impact of Demand Shocks on the US Term PremiumRussell BarnettKonrad ZmitrowiczJuly 2018EE4E43E5E52E58E6E61E65GG1G12Communicating Uncertainty in Monetary Policy
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2017/11/staff-discussion-paper-2017-14/
While central banks cannot provide complete foresight with respect to their future policy actions, it is in the interests of both central banks and market participants that central banks be transparent about their reaction functions and how they may evolve in response to economic developments, shocks, and risks to their outlooks.2017-11-15T08:45:47+00:00enCommunicating Uncertainty in Monetary Policy2017-11-15CredibilityMonetary policyMonetary policy and uncertaintyMonetary policy communicationsStaff Discussion Paper 2017-14https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sdp2017-14.pdfCommunicating Uncertainty in Monetary PolicySharon KozickiJill VardyNovember 2017EE5E52E58E6E61E65Monetary Policy Under Uncertainty: Practice Versus Theory
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2017/11/staff-discussion-paper-2017-13/
For central banks, conducting policy in an environment of uncertainty is a daily fact of life. This uncertainty can take many forms, ranging from incomplete knowledge of the correct economic model and data to future economic and geopolitical events whose precise magnitudes and effects cannot be known with certainty.2017-11-15T08:40:15+00:00enMonetary Policy Under Uncertainty: Practice Versus Theory2017-11-15Monetary policyMonetary policy and uncertaintyStaff Discussion Paper 2017-13https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sdp2017-13.pdfMonetary Policy Under Uncertainty: Practice Versus TheoryRhys R. MendesStephen MurchisonCarolyn A. WilkinsNovember 2017EE5E52E58E6E61E65Unconventional Monetary Policy: The Perspective of a Small Open Economy
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/boc-review-spring17-fontaine.pdf
How do unconventional monetary policies like quantitative easing and negative interest rates affect domestic financial conditions and the broader economy in small open econo-mies, such as Canada? These policies are effective in depreciating the exchange rate in small open economies, while lower interest rates are also passed through to the economy, albeit only partially. When conventional monetary policy is close to its limits, fiscal policy may be a more important complement to monetary policy in a small economy, particularly if global demand for safe assets compresses long-term interest rates.2017-05-11T10:29:45+00:00enUnconventional Monetary Policy: The Perspective of a Small Open Economy2017-05-11