Posts

• Reconciling the Differences in Aggregate U.S. Wage Series

  Staff working paper 2016-1 Julien Champagne, André Kurmann, Jay Stewart

  Average hourly real wage series from the Labor Productivity and Costs (LPC) program and the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program have evolved very differently over the past decades.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers JEL Code(s): E, E0, E01, E2, E24, E3, E30, J, J3, J30 Research Theme(s): Monetary policy, Inflation dynamics and pressures, Real economy and forecasting
• May 11, 2017

  The Digital Economy

  Bank of Canada Review - Spring 2017 Chris D'Souza, David Williams

  Digital technologies—cloud computing, the Internet of Things, advanced robotics, big data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, social media, 3D printing, augmented reality, virtual reality, e-money and distributed ledgers—are transforming the way busi-nesses operate. How does this transformation compare with past industrial revolutions? How are digital technologies changing production systems across industries? Agile firms that use knowledge intensively and have high levels of both organizational and human capital appear set to realize the greatest benefits from digitalization. Finally, what are the implications for productivity, labour markets, inflation and monetary policy as we transition to the digital economy?

  Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles JEL Code(s): D, D2, D24, L, L1, L10, O, O1, O3, O33
• May 25, 2023

  CFIF welcomes the launch of the new Canadian Collateral Management Service

  TMX Group Limited and Clearstream Banking S.A. announced plans to launch a Canadian Collateral Management Service (CCMS) later this year.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Fixed-Income Forum

• Global Demand and Supply Sentiment: Evidence from Earnings Calls

  Staff working paper 2023-37 Temel Taskin, Franz Ulrich Ruch

  This paper quantifies global demand, supply and uncertainty shocks and compares two major global recessions: the 2008–09 Great Recession and the COVID-19 pandemic. We use two alternate approaches to decompose economic shocks: text mining techniques on earnings calls transcripts and a structural Bayesian vector autoregression model.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers JEL Code(s): C, C1, C11, C3, C32, E, E3, E32, G, G1, G10 Research Theme(s): Models and tools, Econometric, statistical and computational methods, Monetary policy, Inflation dynamics and pressures, Real economy and forecasting
• November 28, 2016

  From Hewers of Wood to Hewers of Code: Canada’s Expanding Service Economy

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz C.D. Howe Institute Toronto, Ontario

  Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses how growth in Canada’s service sector is leading to high-paying jobs and helping complete the economic recovery.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economic models, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation targeting framework

• Security of a CBDC

  Staff analytical note 2020-11 Cyrus Minwalla

  Security is an important element in ensuring public confidence in a central bank digital currency (CBDC). This note highlights the required security properties of a CBDC system and the challenges encountered with existing solutions, should the Bank of Canada choose to issue one.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes JEL Code(s): E, E4, E42, E5, E51, O, O3, O31 Research Theme(s): Money and payments, Digital assets and fintech, Payment and financial market infrastructures
• December 6, 2006

  The Art and Design of Canadian Bank Notes

  

  This volume offers readers a behind-the-scenes look at the demanding world of bank note design, highlighting the beauty of Canada's bank notes and celebrating the engraver's art. Soft cover, 124 pages (2006).

  Content Type(s): Publications, Books and monographs, Souvenir books
• December 6, 2008

  Beads to Bytes: Canada's National Currency Collection

  

  This volume explores money and the role it has played, and continues to play, in society, through the lens of Canada's National Currency Collection. The Collection is an extraordinary repository of coins, bank notes, and related paraphernalia from around the world. Soft cover, 124 pages (2008).

  Content Type(s): Publications, Books and monographs, Souvenir books
• November 28, 2016

  C.D. Howe Institute - Speech (Webcasts)

  

  The Role of Services in Canada’s Economy - Stephen S. Poloz, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, delivers the Annual Benefactors’ Lecture, hosted by the C.D. Howe Institute (20:00 (ET) approx.)

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• December 31, 2020

  Research Update - December 2020

  This monthly newsletter features the latest research publications by Bank of Canada economists including external publications and working papers published on the Bank of Canada’s website.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Research newsletters