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Governance and the IMF: Does the Fund Follow Corporate Best Practice?
Staff Working Paper 2006-32
Eric Santor
The governance challenges facing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are not simply limited to representation and voice, and the associated question of quota allocation.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
International topics
JEL Code(s):
F,
F3
Assessing and Valuing the Non-Linear Structure of Hedge Fund Returns
Staff Working Paper 2006-31
Antonio Diez de los Rios,
René Garcia
Several studies have put forward the non-linear structure and option-like features of returns associated with hedge fund strategies.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Econometric and statistical methods,
Financial institutions
JEL Code(s):
C,
C1,
C5,
G,
G1
Multinationals and Exchange Rate Pass-Through
Staff Working Paper 2006-30
Alexandra Lai,
Oana Secrieru
The authors examine the impact of multinational enterprises (MNEs) on exchange rate pass-through in an environment where an MNE engages in Cournot (quantity) competition with domestic and foreign rivals.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Economic models,
Exchange rates,
Market structure and pricing
JEL Code(s):
F,
F2,
F23,
L,
L1,
L16
The Turning Black Tide: Energy Prices and the Canadian Dollar
Staff Working Paper 2006-29
Ramzi Issa,
Robert Lafrance,
John Murray
The authors revisit the relationship between energy prices and the Canadian dollar in the Amano and van Norden (1995) equation, which shows a negative relationship such that higher real energy prices lead to a depreciation of the Canadian dollar.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Econometric and statistical methods,
Exchange rates
JEL Code(s):
F,
F3,
F31
Can Affine Term Structure Models Help Us Predict Exchange Rates?
Staff Working Paper 2006-27
Antonio Diez de los Rios
The author proposes an arbitrage-free model of the joint behaviour of interest and exchange rates whose exchange rate forecasts outperform those produced by a random-walk model, a vector autoregression on the forward premiums and the rate of depreciation, and the standard forward premium regression.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Econometric and statistical methods,
Exchange rates,
Interest rates
JEL Code(s):
E,
E4,
E43,
F,
F3,
F31,
G,
G1,
G12,
G15
Using Monthly Indicators to Predict Quarterly GDP
Staff Working Paper 2006-26
Yi Zheng,
James Rossiter
The authors build a model for predicting current-quarter real gross domestic product (GDP) growth using anywhere from zero to three months of indicators from that quarter.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Econometric and statistical methods,
Economic models
JEL Code(s):
C,
C2,
C22,
C5,
C53
Linear and Threshold Forecasts of Output and Inflation with Stock and Housing Prices
Staff Working Paper 2006-25
Greg Tkacz,
Carolyn A. Wilkins
The authors examine whether simple measures of Canadian equity and housing price misalignments contain leading information about output growth and inflation.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Business fluctuations and cycles,
Inflation and prices
JEL Code(s):
C,
C5,
C53,
E,
E4
June 21, 2006
Credibility with Flexibility: The Evolution of Inflation-Targeting Regimes, 1990–2006
Beginning with a review of the adoption of inflation targeting in a broad group of countries, Paulin focuses on changes in the design of inflation-targeting frameworks in light of fifteen years of accumulated experience. Included in the discussion are the use of numerical targets and ranges, the policy horizon, supporting institutional policy structures, and communication, including the publication of forecasts. A recurring theme is how much flexibility an inflation-targeting regime allows. The article concludes that the changes made to the frameworks have been relatively modest since their adoption, but in concert with the improved credibility that has resulted from central banks meeting their inflation-control targets, they have allowed an increasingly nuanced response to economic shocks.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Bank of Canada Review articles
Topic(s):
Credibility,
Inflation targets,
Monetary policy framework
June 16, 2006
Global Imbalances—Just How Dangerous?
The combination of rising current account surpluses in Asia and a growing current account deficit in the United States has raised concerns that the resulting imbalances pose a threat to the world economy, especially if they are reversed in a disorderly manner. Some experts believe that normal market forces will resolve these imbalances over time; others argue that policy-makers should facilitate the adjustment with policies that curb domestic demand in deficit countries and stimulate it in surplus countries. Little and Lafrance provide a guide to the major issues and controversies involved in the debate.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Bank of Canada Review articles
Topic(s):
Balance of payments and components,
Exchange rates,
International topics