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The Macroeconomic Effects of Debt Relief Policies During Recessions
Staff Working Paper 2023-48
Soyoung Lee
A large-scale reduction in mortgage principal can strengthen a recovery, support house prices and lower foreclosures. The nature of the intervention shapes its impact, which rests on how resources are redistributed across households. The availability of bankruptcy on unsecured debt changes the response to large-scale mortgage relief by reducing precautionary savings.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Business fluctuations and cycles,
Credit and credit aggregates,
Debt management,
Housing
JEL Code(s):
E,
E2,
E21,
E3,
E32,
E6
Competition for Exclusivity and Customer Lock-in: Evidence from Copyright Enforcement in China
Staff Working Paper 2023-43
Youming Liu
This paper studies the music streaming industry and argues that having exclusive rights granted by copyright law drives firms to offer exclusive content to lock in customers. I employ theoretical and descriptive empirical analysis, along with a dynamic structural model, to support the argument and explore policies for improving competition.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Econometric and statistical methods,
Firm dynamics,
Market structure and pricing
JEL Code(s):
L,
L1,
L13,
L4,
L42,
L5,
L51
Understanding DeFi Through the Lens of a Production-Network Model
Staff Working Paper 2023-42
Jonathan Chiu,
Thorsten Koeppl,
Hanna Yu,
Shengxing Zhang
We develop a production-network model to capture how decentralized finance (DeFi) has evolved across different sectors of financial services. The model allows us to measure the value added by different DeFi sectors and to study how the connections across the sectors influence token prices.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Digital currencies and fintech,
Payment clearing and settlement systems
JEL Code(s):
G,
G2
Digitalization: Implications for Monetary Policy
Staff Discussion Paper 2023-18
Vivian Chu,
Tatjana Dahlhaus,
Christopher Hajzler,
Pierre-Yves Yanni
We explore the implications of digitalization for monetary policy, both in terms of how monetary policy affects the economy and in terms of data analysis and communication with the public.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff discussion papers
Topic(s):
Digitalization,
Inflation and prices,
Market structure and pricing,
Monetary policy,
Monetary policy communications,
Monetary policy transmission
JEL Code(s):
C,
C4,
C8,
E,
E3,
E31,
E32,
E5,
E52
Flagship Entry in Online Marketplaces
Staff Working Paper 2023-41
Ginger Zhe Jin,
Zhentong Lu,
Xiaolu Zhou,
Lu Fang
In this paper, we empirically study how flagship entry in an online marketplace affects consumers, the platform, and various sellers on the platform. We find flagship entry may benefit consumers by expanding the choice set, by intensifying price competition within the entry brand, and by improving consumer perception for parts of the platform.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Economic models,
Market structure and pricing
JEL Code(s):
D,
D4,
L,
L1,
L8
Unmet Payment Needs and a Central Bank Digital Currency
Staff Discussion Paper 2023-15
Christopher Henry,
Walter Engert,
Alexandra Sutton-Lalani,
Sebastian Hernandez,
Darcey McVanel,
Kim Huynh
We discuss the payment habits of Canadians both in the current payment environment and in a hypothetical cashless environment.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff discussion papers
Topic(s):
Bank notes,
Central bank research,
Digital currencies and fintech,
Financial services
JEL Code(s):
C,
C1,
C12,
C9,
E,
E4,
O,
O5,
O54
The contribution of firm profits to the recent rise in inflation
Staff Analytical Note 2023-12
Panagiotis Bouras,
Christian Bustamante,
Xing Guo,
Jacob Short
We measure the contribution to inflation from the growth in markups of Canadian firms. The dynamics of inflation and markups suggest that changes in markups could account for less than one-tenth of inflation in 2021. Further, they suggest that peak inflation was driven primarily by changes in the costs of firms.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff analytical notes
Topic(s):
Firm dynamics,
Inflation and prices,
Market structure and pricing
JEL Code(s):
D,
D2,
D22,
D4,
E,
E3,
E31,
L,
L1,
L11
Do hedge funds support liquidity in the Government of Canada bond market?
Staff Analytical Note 2023-11
Jabir Sandhu,
Rishi Vala
While Government of Canada bond transactions of hedge funds are typically in the opposite direction to those of other market participants, during the peak period of market turmoil in March 2020, hedge funds sold these bonds, just as other market participants did. This shows that hedge funds can at times contribute to one-sided markets and amplify declines in market liquidity.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff analytical notes
Topic(s):
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19),
Financial markets,
Financial stability,
Market structure and pricing
JEL Code(s):
D,
D4,
D47,
D5,
D53,
G,
G1,
G12,
G14,
G2,
G23
BoC–BoE Sovereign Default Database: What’s new in 2023?
Staff Analytical Note 2023-10
David Beers,
Obiageri Ndukwe,
Karim McDaniels,
Alex Charron
The BoC–BoE database of sovereign debt defaults, published and updated annually by the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, provides comprehensive estimates of stocks of government obligations in default. The 2023 edition includes a new section about the characteristics of sovereign defaults and provides new visuals showing regional debt in default.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff analytical notes
Topic(s):
Debt management,
Development economics,
Financial stability,
International financial markets
JEL Code(s):
F,
F3,
F34,
G,
G1,
G10,
G14,
G15