Market structure and pricing

• Firm-Specific Shocks and Aggregate Fluctuations

  Staff Working Paper 2016-51 Leonid Karasik, Danny Leung, Ben Tomlin

  In order to understand what drives aggregate fluctuations, many macroeconomic models point to aggregate shocks and discount the contribution of firm-specific shocks. Recent research from other developed countries, however, has found that aggregate fluctuations are in part driven by idiosyncratic shocks to large firms.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Firm dynamics, Market structure and pricing JEL Code(s): E, E2, E22, E23, E24, E3, L, L6

• Broker Routing Decisions in Limit Order Markets

  Staff Working Paper 2016-50 David Cimon

  The primary focus of this paper is to study conflict of interest in the brokerage market. Brokers face a conflict of interest when the commissions they receive from investors differ from the costs imposed by different trading venues.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial markets, Market structure and pricing JEL Code(s): G, G2, G24, G28
• November 16, 2016

  Follow the Money: A Canadian Perspective on Financial Globalization

  Remarks Timothy Lane Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) Waterloo, Ontario

  Deputy Governor Timothy Lane discusses the benefits and challenges of international capital mobility.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Balance of payments and components, Exchange rates, Financial markets, International financial markets, Market structure and pricing, Trade integration