On this page we showcase our latest research and analysis, conferences and partnerships with researchers outside the Bank.
About the FSRC
The FSRC will advance high-quality financial system research in Canada to inform policy and improve the economic and financial well-being of Canadians. The Centre showcases the Bank’s latest financial system research and analysis, helping us to build partnerships with researchers outside the Bank. We will also host an annual conference highlighting financial system research from Canada and around the world, including our own research and the results of our joint research ventures.
Research
Our goal is to advance the understanding of the structure, function and evolution of the Canadian financial system. This is essential to the core functions of the Bank. Our in-depth research helps identify risks and shapes policy by addressing issues in financial markets, banking, payments systems and other matters in the financial system.
The Interplay of Financial Education, Financial Literacy, Financial Inclusion and Financial Stability: Any Lessons for the Current Big Tech Era?
The objective of this paper is twofold. First, we assess whether financial education might be a suitable tool to promote the financial inclusion opportunities that big techs provide. Second, we study how this potential financial inclusion could impact financial stability.
Nicole Jonker
Anneke Kosse
Primary Dealers and the Demand for Government Debt
The main objectives of debt management are to raise stable and low-cost funding to meet the government’s financial needs and to maintain a well-functioning market for government securities.
Jason Allen
Jakub Kastl
Milena Wittwer
Why Fixed Costs Matter for Proof-of-Work Based Cryptocurrencies
Can Bitcoin survive? Some say it will become vulnerable to attacks as the rewards for processing Bitcoin transactions continue to decline. The economics of fixed costs suggest the specialized hardware used to mine Bitcoin may be key to its survival.
Rod Garratt
Maarten van Oordt
Dynamic Competition in Negotiated Price Markets
Repeated interactions between borrowers and lenders create the possibility of dynamic pricing: lenders compete aggressively with low prices to attract new borrowers and then raise their prices once borrowers have made a commitment. We find such pricing patterns in the Canadian mortgage market.
Jason Allen
Shaoteng Li
The Term Structures of Loss and Gain Uncertainty
We investigate the uncertainty around stock returns at different investment horizons. Since a return is either a loss or a gain, we categorize return uncertainty into two components—loss uncertainty and gain uncertainty. We then use these components to evaluate investment.
Bruno Feunou
Ricardo Lopez Aliouchkin
Roméo Tedongap
Lai Xu
How Do Mortgage Rate Resets Affect Consumer Spending and Debt Repayment? Evidence from Canadian Consumers
We study the causal effect of mortgage rate changes on consumer spending, debt repayment and defaults during an expansionary and a contractionary monetary policy episode in Canada. We find asymmetric responses of consumer durable spending, deleveraging and defaults. These findings help us to understand household sector response to interest rate changes.
Katya Kartashova
Xiaoqing Zhou
Conferences
We regularly bring together researchers from academic and policy institutions at conferences that discuss financial system relevant topics such as banking regulation, housing markets, retail payments, and the next generation of central bank models.
Financial Markets’ Response to COVID-19 Policy Interventions
Policy-makers reacted to the COVID-19 crisis through a variety of channels. This Systemic Risk Centre conference, co-organized with the Bank of Canada, focused on how financial markets responded to these policy initiatives and asked what we have learned for future interventions.
November 27, 2020
Debt Management Modelling Workshop
The Bank of Canada is hosting a one-day workshop focusing on advances in models and frameworks for sovereign debt management.
April 24, 2020
Conference on the Economics of Central Bank Digital Currency
This two-day conference, jointly organized by the Bank of Canada and Sveriges Riksbank, was held in Ottawa, Ontario. The event provided a forum for central bankers and academic researchers to discuss arguments for and against the issuance of central bank digital currencies.
October 17, 2019
External Partnerships
We value research partnerships and offer opportunities for experienced and promising researchers in a variety of fields.