November 22, 2004
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International Equity Flows and Returns: A Quantitative Equilibrium Approach
Staff Working Paper 2004-42
Rui Albuquerque,
Martin Schneider,
Gregory Bauer
The authors model trading by foreign and domestic investors in developed-country equity markets.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Financial markets,
International topics,
Market structure and pricing
JEL Code(s):
F,
F3,
F30,
G,
G1,
G12,
G14,
G15
August 24, 2004
The Efficiency of Canadian Capital Markets: Some Bank of Canada Research
Capital markets and their related financial instruments make an important contribution to the welfare of Canadians. The Bank of Canada is interested in the efficient functioning of capital markets through each of its responsibilities for monetary policy, the financial system, and funds management. Hendry and King highlight the key findings of Bank research published over the past year that addresses capital market efficiency and summarize lessons that have been learned. The research conducted thus far suggests that Canadian capital markets are efficient for a capital market of Canada's size but are less diverse than the U.S. capital markets, indicating that there is room for improvement in certain areas.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Bank of Canada Review articles
Topic(s):
Financial markets,
Financial services,
Interest rates,
Market structure and pricing
August 23, 2004
The Evolution of Liquidity in the Market for Government of Canada Bonds
Using turnover ratios, Anderson and Lavoie describe the recent evolution of liquidity in various secondary government bond markets, focusing specifically on the market for Government of Canada securities. They attribute much of the recent variation in liquidity to such cyclical factors as changes in the interest rate environment and investors' appetite for risk, as well as developments in equity markets in the late 1990s. They also examine longer-term structural and policy-related trends, including the rate of adoption of financial and technological innovations and the level of government borrowing and debt-management initiatives.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Bank of Canada Review articles
Topic(s):
Debt management,
Financial markets,
Recent economic and financial developments
Uninsurable Investment Risks
Staff Working Paper 2004-29
Césaire Meh,
Vincenzo Quadrini
The authors study a general-equilibrium economy in which agents have the ability to invest in a risky technology.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Economic models,
Financial institutions,
Financial markets
JEL Code(s):
D,
D3,
D31,
E,
E2,
E21,
G,
G0
Commodity-Linked Bonds: A Potential Means for Less-Developed Countries to Raise Foreign Capital
Staff Working Paper 2004-20
Joseph Atta-Mensah
The author suggests that commodity-linked bonds could provide a potential means for less-developed countries (LDCs) to raise money on the international capital markets, rather than through standard forms of financing.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Development economics,
Financial markets,
International topics
JEL Code(s):
F,
F3,
F30,
F34,
F4,
F49,
G,
G1,
G11,
G13,
O,
O1,
O16
International Cross-Listing and the Bonding Hypothesis
Staff Working Paper 2004-17
Michael R. King,
Dan Segal
The authors describe a new view of cross-listing that links the impact on firm valuation to the firm's ability to develop an active secondary market for its shares in the U.S. markets.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Financial markets,
International topics
JEL Code(s):
G,
G1,
G12,
G15
The Effects of Economic News on Bond Market Liquidity
Staff Working Paper 2004-16
Chris D'Souza,
Charles Gaa
The authors contrast the impact of two sources of information flow on the volatility of prices, trading activity, and liquidity in the brokered interdealer market for Government of Canada bonds.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Debt management,
Financial markets,
Market structure and pricing
JEL Code(s):
G,
G1,
G14
Public Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship
Staff Working Paper 2004-10
Oana Secrieru,
Marianne Vigneault
Entrepreneurship is a key factor in promoting growth in output and employment. Consequently, to encourage new start-ups, most governments in developed countries have public venture capital programs.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Financial markets,
Fiscal policy,
Labour markets
JEL Code(s):
D,
D2,
G,
G2,
G24,
G28,
J,
J2,
J24,
M,
M1,
M13
December 21, 2003
The Rationale for Cross-Border Listings
Technological progress and the liberalization of capital flows have both contributed to the considerable changes in global equity markets over the past few decades. Yet obstacles to international capital flows still exist, leading to segmentation of markets and creating incentives for corporate managers to adopt financial policies such as international cross-listing. In exploring the costs and benefits of cross-listing, Chouinard and D'Souza find that U.S. exchanges are attracting an increasing share of cross-listed firms. The empirical studies they review suggest that the cost of equity capital declines following a foreign listing as a result of lower transactions costs or an improvement in the quality and quantity of firm-specific information available to investors. As well, informational asymmetries across countries prevent simultaneous price discovery across exchanges.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Bank of Canada Review articles
Topic(s):
Financial markets,
International topics