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Bank of Canada RSS Feedsen2024-03-29T01:58:04+00:00Immigration and Provision of Public Goods: Evidence at the Local Level in the U.S.
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2023/11/staff-working-paper-2023-57/
Using U.S. county-level data from 1990 to 2010, we study the causal impact of immigration on the provision of local public goods. We uncover substantial heterogeneity across immigrants with different skills and immigrants of different generations, which leads to unequal fiscal effects across U.S. counties.2023-11-24T14:53:52+00:00enImmigration and Provision of Public Goods: Evidence at the Local Level in the U.S.2023-11-24Fiscal policyInternational topicsRegional economic developmentsStaff Working Paper 2023-57https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/swp2023-57.pdfImmigration and Provision of Public Goods: Evidence at the Local Level in the U.S.Anna Maria MaydaMine Z. SensesWalter SteingressNovember 2023FF2F22HH4H41H7JJ6J61J68RR5Borrow Now, Pay Even Later: A Quantitative Analysis of Student Debt Payment Plans
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2023/10/staff-working-paper-2023-54/
We investigate alternative student debt contracts that defer payments and ease the burden of student loans on US households by preserving disposable income early in borrowers’ lives. Our model shows substantial welfare gains from these contracts relative to existing plans and gains similar to the Biden administration's proposals but with a significantly lower cost.2023-10-27T08:59:08+00:00enBorrow Now, Pay Even Later: A Quantitative Analysis of Student Debt Payment Plans2023-10-27Asset pricingEconomic modelsFinancial marketsLabour marketsMarket structure and pricingStaff Working Paper 2023-54https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/swp2023-54.pdfBorrow Now, Pay Even Later: A Quantitative Analysis of Student Debt Payment PlansMichael BoutrosNuno ClaraFrancisco GomesOctober 2023EE2GG5HH3What People Believe About Monetary Finance and What We Can(’t) Do About It: Evidence from a Large-Scale, Multi-Country Survey Experiment
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2023/06/staff-working-paper-2023-36/
We conduct a large-scale survey to shed light on what people believe about public finance. An experiment demonstrates that central bank communication can persistently shift views on monetary financing. It further suggests that views on monetary financing impact support for fiscal discipline.2023-06-14T09:52:58+00:00enWhat People Believe About Monetary Finance and What We Can(’t) Do About It: Evidence from a Large-Scale, Multi-Country Survey Experiment2023-06-14Central bank researchFiscal policyMonetary policyStaff Working Paper 2023-36https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/swp2023-36.pdfWhat People Believe About Monetary Finance and What We Can(’t) Do About It: Evidence from a Large-Scale, Multi-Country Survey ExperimentCars HommesJulien PinterIsabelle SalleJune 2023CC8C83EE5E58E6E60E62E7E70GG5G53HH3H31SME Failures Under Large Liquidity Shocks: An Application to the COVID-19 Crisis
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2023/06/staff-working-paper-2023-32/
We study the effects of financial frictions on firm exit when firms face large liquidity shocks. We develop a simple model of firm cost-minimization that introduces a financial friction that limits firms’ borrowing capacity to smooth temporary shocks to liquidity.2023-06-09T09:39:02+00:00enSME Failures Under Large Liquidity Shocks: An Application to the COVID-19 Crisis2023-06-09Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)Firm dynamicsInternational topicsStaff Working Paper 2023-32https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/swp2023-32.pdfStaff Working Paper 2023-32Pierre-Olivier GourinchasŞebnem Kalemli-ÖzcanVeronika PenciakovaNicholas SanderJune 2023DD2D21D22EE6E65HH8H81An Investigation into the Effects of Border Carbon Adjustments on the Canadian Economy
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2023/05/staff-working-paper-2023-27/
We examine the economic implications of border carbon adjustments (BCAs) for Canada. We find that, BCAs, in the form of import tariffs, reduce Canada’s carbon leakage and improve its competitiveness when Canada is part of a broad coalition of BCA-implementing countries. Welfare also improves when tariff revenues are transferred to households.2023-05-29T11:11:35+00:00enAn Investigation into the Effects of Border Carbon Adjustments on the Canadian Economy2023-05-29Climate changeInternational topicsTrade integrationStaff Working Paper 2023-27https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/swp2023-27.pdfAn Investigation into the Effects of Border Carbon Adjustments on the Canadian EconomyY.-H. Henry ChenHossein HosseiniCraig JohnstonSergey PaltsevMarie-Christine TremblayMay 2023CC6C68FF1HH2QQ3Q37Q5A Review of the Bank of Canada’s Market Operations Related to COVID-19
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2023/03/staff-discussion-paper-2023-6/
This paper reviews the range of extraordinary programs launched by the Bank of Canada in response to the pandemic-related financial market disruption. It provides some recommendations for future interventions to ensure the programs are appropriately structured for the financial and economic stresses they are intended to address.2023-03-29T12:30:11+00:00enA Review of the Bank of Canada’s Market Operations Related to COVID-192023-03-29Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)Financial marketsFinancial stabilityStaff Discussion Paper 2023-6https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sdp2023-6.pdfStaff Discussion Paper 2023-6Grahame JohnsonMarch 2023DD4D47EE4E41E5GG0G01G1G14G2G21G23HH1H12Gazing at r-star: A Hysteresis Perspective
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2023/01/staff-working-paper-2023-5/
Many explanations for the decline in real interest rates over the last 30 years point to the role that population aging or rising income inequality plays in increasing the long-run aggregate demand for assets. Notwithstanding the importance of such factors, the starting point of this paper is to show that the major change driving household asset demand over this period is instead an increased desire—for a given age and income level—to hold assets.2023-01-12T09:46:25+00:00enGazing at r-star: A Hysteresis Perspective2023-01-12Economic modelsFiscal policyInflation and pricesInflation targetsInterest ratesMonetary policyMonetary policy frameworkStaff Working Paper 2023-5https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/swp2023-5.pdfGazing at r-star: A Hysteresis PerspectivePaul BeaudryKatya KartashovaCésaire MehJanuary 2023EE2E21E3E31E4E43E5E52E58E6E62GG5G51HH6COVID-19 and Financial Stability: Practice Ahead of Theory
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2022/08/staff-discussion-paper-2022-18/
The COVID-19 pandemic uncovered policy challenges related to the economic measures that were taken to support the economy. Two years later, we attempt to identify the broader impact of these measures and research that needs to follow.2022-08-26T12:56:19+00:00enCOVID-19 and Financial Stability: Practice Ahead of Theory2022-08-26Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)Financial stabilityFinancial system regulation and policiesStaff Discussion Paper 2022-18https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/sdp2022-18.pdfStaff Discussion Paper 2022-18Jing YangHélène DesgagnésGrzegorz HalajYaz TerajimaAugust 2022EE5E58E6E61GG2G21HH3H8H84Revisiting the Monetary Sovereignty Rationale for CBDCs
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2021/12/staff-discussion-paper-2021-17/
One argument for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is that without them, private and foreign digital monies could displace domestic currencies, threatening the central bank’s monetary policy and lender of last resort capabilities. I revisit this monetary sovereignty rationale and offer a wider view—one that considers a broader set of currency functions and captures important cross-country variation.2021-12-17T14:28:05+00:00enRevisiting the Monetary Sovereignty Rationale for CBDCs2021-12-17Debt managementDigital currencies and fintechExchange rate regimesFinancial stabilityMonetary policyStaff Discussion Paper 2021-17https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sdp2021-17.pdfRevisiting the Monetary Sovereignty Rationale for CBDCsSkylar BrooksDecember 2021EE4E41E42E5E52E58HH1H12H6H63Fiscal Spillovers: The Case of US Corporate and Personal Income Taxes
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2021/08/staff-working-paper-2021-41/
How do changes to personal and corporate income tax rates in the United States affect its trading partners? Spillover effects from cuts in the two taxes differ. They are generally small and negative for corporate taxes, but sizable and positive for personal income taxes.2021-08-20T13:04:07+00:00enFiscal Spillovers: The Case of US Corporate and Personal Income Taxes2021-08-20Business fluctuations and cyclesEconometric and statistical methodsExchange rate regimesFiscal policyInternational topicsStaff Working Paper 2021-41https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/swp2021-41.pdfMadeline HansonDaniela HauserRomanos PriftisAugust 2021EE3E32E6E62FF4F44HH2H20