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Exchange Rate Fluctuations and Labour Market Adjustments in Canadian Manufacturing Industries
Staff Working Paper 2015-45
Gabriel Bruneau,
Kevin Moran
We estimate the link between exchange rate fluctuations and the labour input of Canadian manufacturing industries. The analysis is based on a dynamic model of labour demand, and the econometric strategy employs a panel two-step approach for cointegrating regressions.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Econometric and statistical methods,
Exchange rate regimes,
Exchange rates,
Labour markets,
Recent economic and financial developments
JEL Code(s):
E,
E2,
E24,
F,
F1,
F14,
F16,
F3,
F31,
F4,
F41,
J,
J2,
J23
Emergency Liquidity Facilities, Signalling and Funding Costs
Staff Working Paper 2015-44
Céline Gauthier,
Alfred Lehar,
Héctor Pérez Saiz,
Moez Souissi
In the months preceding the failure of Lehman Brothers in September 2008, banks were willing to pay a premium over the Federal Reserve’s discount window (DW) rate to participate in the much less flexible Term Auction Facility (TAF). We empirically test the predictions of a new signalling model that offers a rationale for offering two different liquidity facilities.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Financial institutions,
Financial stability,
Lender of last resort
JEL Code(s):
G,
G0,
G01,
G2,
G21,
G28
On the Essentiality of E-Money
Staff Working Paper 2015-43
Jonathan Chiu,
Tsz-Nga Wong
Recent years have witnessed the advances of e-money systems such as Bitcoin, PayPal and various forms of stored-value cards. This paper adopts a mechanism design approach to identify some essential features of different payment systems that implement and improve the constrained optimal resource allocation.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Bank notes,
Digital currencies and fintech,
Payment clearing and settlement systems
JEL Code(s):
E,
E4,
E42,
E5,
E58,
L,
L5,
L51
Speculators, Prices and Market Volatility
Staff Working Paper 2015-42
Celso Brunetti,
Bahattin Buyuksahin,
Jeffrey H. Harris
We analyze data from 2005 through 2009 that uniquely identify categories of traders to assess how speculators such as hedge funds and swap dealers relate to volatility and price changes. Examining various subperiods where price trends are strong, we find little evidence that speculators destabilize financial markets.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
International topics,
Recent economic and financial developments
JEL Code(s):
C,
C3,
G,
G1
November 19, 2015
Is Slower Growth the New Normal in Advanced Economies?
This article reviews and examines some of the main explanations for the slow growth that many advanced economies continue to experience seven years after the 2007–09 global financial crisis. Does this muted recovery reflect just a prolonged cycle in the aftermath of a financial crisis? Is it due to a structural inadequacy of demand leading to a long-lasting liquidity trap? Or is it largely supply side in nature, reflecting demographic and technological factors?
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Bank of Canada Review articles
Topic(s):
International topics,
Potential output,
Recent economic and financial developments
JEL Code(s):
F,
F0,
F01,
F4,
F43,
O,
O4,
O40
November 19, 2015
A Survey of Consumer Expectations for Canada
The Bank of Canada recently launched a quarterly survey to measure the expectations of Canadian households: the Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations (CSCE). The data collected provide comprehensive information about consumer expectations for and uncertainty about inflation, the labour market and household finance. This article describes the CSCE and illustrates its potential to offer rich information about Canadian consumers for researchers and policy-makers.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Bank of Canada Review articles
Topic(s):
Central bank research,
Housing,
Inflation and prices,
Interest rates,
Labour markets,
Monetary policy and uncertainty
JEL Code(s):
D,
D1,
D12,
D8,
D84,
E,
E3,
E31,
E5,
E52,
J,
J0
November 19, 2015
Measuring Durable Goods and Housing Prices in the CPI: An Empirical Assessment
While the CPI is the most commonly used measure to track inflation, it is not fully consistent with a true cost-of-living index (COLI). Although the official treatment of durable goods and housing in the CPI represents an acceptable compromise in the current environment of low and stable inflation, Sabourin and Duguay suggest that it would be worthwhile to consider treating housing and durables in the same way and bringing the actual CPI closer to a COLI. This could be accomplished by employing an enhanced user-cost approach to calculate the imputed cost of the services provided by the use of durable goods or housing.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Bank of Canada Review articles
Topic(s):
Inflation and prices
JEL Code(s):
E,
E3,
E31,
E5,
E52
November 19, 2015
The Effect of Regulatory Changes on Monetary Policy Implementation Frameworks
This article provides an analysis of some recent banking regulatory initiatives that are likely to influence the activities of financial intermediaries and the effectiveness of central bank monetary policy implementation frameworks. Although the effects of individual regulations can be anticipated in most cases, the combined regulatory impact is not yet clear. Central banks should, however, be able to accommodate the effects of the emerging regulatory environment within their existing policy implementation frameworks.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Bank of Canada Review articles
Topic(s):
Financial institutions,
Financial markets,
Financial system regulation and policies,
Monetary policy implementation
JEL Code(s):
E,
E5,
E52,
G,
G2,
G21,
L,
L5,
L50
November 19, 2015
Recent Enhancements to the Management of Canada’s Foreign Exchange Reserves
As the size and complexity of the foreign exchange reserves have grown over the years, enhancements to the management framework needed to keep pace. This is a common theme for most reserve managers around the world. In Canada, the enhancements focused on governance, portfolio management, risk measurement and risk management. This article briefly describes these enhancements, why they were implemented and some of the lessons learned along the way.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Bank of Canada Review articles
Topic(s):
Central bank research,
Foreign reserves management,
Recent economic and financial developments
JEL Code(s):
E,
E5,
E58,
F,
F3,
F31,
G,
G1