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September 23, 2019
Financial System Research Centre Macrofinance Workshop
The Bank of Canada’s Financial Research Centre hosted its second annual conference on macrofinance this past September. Top Canadian and international researchers discussed issues related to housing markets, pricing of risk, banking policies and regulations, and policy interactions. -
Bank Runs, Portfolio Choice, and Liquidity Provision
After the financial crisis of 2007–09, many jurisdictions introduced new banking regulations to make banks more resilient and less likely to fail. These regulations included tighter limits for the quality and quantity of bank capital and introduced minimum standards for liquidity. But what was the impact of these changes?