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Bank of Canada RSS Feedsen2024-03-29T10:35:44+00:00Recent Evolution of Canada’s Credit-to-GDP Gap: Measurement and Interpretation
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2017/12/staff-analytical-note-2017-25/
Over the past several years, the Bank for International Settlements has noted that Canada’s credit-to-GDP gap has widened and is above thresholds indicating future banking stress.2017-12-18T11:08:43+00:00enRecent Evolution of Canada’s Credit-to-GDP Gap: Measurement and Interpretation2017-12-18A Barometer of Canadian Financial System Vulnerabilities
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2017/12/staff-analytical-note-2017-24/
This note presents a composite indicator of Canadian financial system vulnerabilities—the Vulnerabilities Barometer. It aims to complement the Bank of Canada’s vulnerabilities assessment by adding a quantitative and synthesized perspective to the more granular (distributional) analysis presented in the Financial System Review.2017-12-18T10:27:38+00:00enA Barometer of Canadian Financial System Vulnerabilities2017-12-18Competing Currencies in the Laboratory
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2017/12/staff-working-paper-2017-53/
We investigate competition between two intrinsically worthless currencies as a result of decentralized interactions between human subjects. We design a laboratory experiment based on a simple two-country, two-currency search model to study factors that affect circulation patterns and equilibrium selection.2017-12-07T15:35:11+00:00enCompeting Currencies in the Laboratory2017-12-07Central bank researchDigital currencies and fintechStaff Working Paper 2017-53https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/swp2017-53.pdfCompeting Currencies in the LaboratoryJanet Hua JiangCathy ZhangDecember 2017CC9C92DD8D83EE4E40Analysis of Household Vulnerabilities Using Loan-Level Mortgage Data
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/fsr-november2017-bilyk.pdf
This report examines detailed data on home mortgages to provide a better understanding of the vulnerabilities associated with the mortgage market. The proportion of low-ratio mortgages is growing, particularly in regions with strong house price growth. Moreover, these borrowers exhibit less flexibility to adverse shocks, since they have high debt levels relative to income and have taken mortgages with long amortization periods.2017-11-28T07:59:51+00:00enAnalysis of Household Vulnerabilities Using Loan-Level Mortgage Data2017-11-28Identifying the Degree of Collusion Under Proportional Reduction
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2017/11/staff-working-paper-2017-51/
Proportional reduction is a common cartel practice in which cartel members reduce their output proportionately. We develop a method to quantify this reduction relative to a benchmark market equilibrium scenario and relate the reduction to the traditional conduct parameter.2017-11-23T11:55:01+00:00enIdentifying the Degree of Collusion Under Proportional Reduction2017-11-23Econometric and statistical methodsMarket structure and pricingStaff Working Paper 2017-51https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/swp2017-51.pdfIdentifying the Degree of Collusion Under Proportional ReductionOleksandr ShcherbakovNaoki WakamoriNovember 2017CC3C36DD2D22LL4L41Cash Versus Card: Payment Discontinuities and the Burden of Holding Coins
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2017/11/staff-working-paper-2017-47/
Cash is the preferred method of payment for small value transactions generally less than $25. We provide insight to this finding with a new theoretical model that characterizes and compares consumers’ costs of paying with cash to paying with cards for each transaction.2017-11-20T10:06:01+00:00enCash Versus Card: Payment Discontinuities and the Burden of Holding Coins2017-11-20Bank notesEconometric and statistical methodsStaff Working Paper 2017-47https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/swp2017-47.pdfCash Versus Card: Payment Discontinuities and the Burden of Holding CoinsHeng ChenKim HuynhOz ShyNovember 2017DD0D03EE4E42On the Tail Risk Premium in the Oil Market
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2017/11/staff-working-paper-2017-46/
This paper shows that changes in market participants’ fear of rare events implied by crude oil options contribute to oil price volatility and oil return predictability. Using 25 years of historical data, we document economically large tail risk premia that vary substantially over time and significantly forecast crude oil futures and spot returns.2017-11-20T07:47:32+00:00enOn the Tail Risk Premium in the Oil Market2017-11-20Asset pricingEconometric and statistical methodsFinancial marketsStaff Working Paper 2017-46https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/swp2017-46.pdfOn the Tail Risk Premium in the Oil MarketReinhard EllwangerNovember 2017CC5C53C58DD8D84EE4E44GG1G12G13QQ4Q43Acceptance and Use of Payments at the Point of Sale in Canada
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/boc-review-autumn2017-fung.pdf
Merchants universally accept cash. Consumers widely hold cash but also carry debit and credit cards. The cost of using a method of payment has only a small influence on which method consumers use. Large merchants accept all payments, while only two-thirds of small and medium-sized businesses accept credit cards. Merchants report that credit cards are the costliest payment method compared with cash and debit cards. However, costs are not the only consideration. Merchant acceptance of credit accounts for the many con-sumers that want to use credit cards. This interaction between consumers and merchants is known as network externalities.2017-11-16T12:22:59+00:00enAcceptance and Use of Payments at the Point of Sale in Canada2017-11-16Digitalization and Inflation: A Review of the Literature
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2017/11/staff-analytical-note-2017-20/
In the past few years, many have postulated that the possible disinflationary effects of digitalization could explain the subdued inflation in advanced economies. In this note, we review the evidence found in the literature. We look at three main channels.2017-11-02T07:58:05+00:00enDigitalization and Inflation: A Review of the Literature2017-11-02Digital Transformation in the Service Sector: Insights from Consultations with Firms in Wholesale, Retail and Logistics
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2017/11/staff-analytical-note-2017-19/
Firms increasingly rely on digital technologies such as e-commerce, cloud computing, big data, digital tracking and digital platforms that are reshaping business operations, business models and market structures. In this context, the Bank of Canada consulted with firms in wholesale, retail and logistics, as well as with related industry associations to yield insights on the adoption of digital technologies.2017-11-01T15:35:50+00:00enDigital Transformation in the Service Sector: Insights from Consultations with Firms in Wholesale, Retail and Logistics2017-11-01