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Central Bank Digital Currency and Transmission of Monetary Policy

Using a general equilibrium model with nominal rigidities and financial frictions, we explore whether introducing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) affects the transmission of monetary policy, and how the effects depend on CBDC design features. We also study whether paying interest on central bank liabilities is contractionary or expansionary.
March 5, 2009

Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

Opening statement Pierre Duguay House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario
As we have consistently emphasized, stabilization of the global financial system is a precondition for economic recovery, both globally and in Canada. To that end, policy-makers around the globe have acted aggressively and creatively by initiating a series of unprecedented actions aimed at stabilizing the global financial system.
December 20, 2024

Our next $5 bank note

The next bank NOTE-able Canadian
On December 16, 2024, the Government of Canada announced that Terry Fox will be featured on the new $5 note.

Distributional Effects of Payment Card Pricing and Merchant Cost Pass-through in Canada and the United States

Although credit cards are more expensive for merchants to accept than cash or debit cards, merchants typically pass through their costs evenly to all customers. Along with consumer card rewards and banking fees, this creates cross-subsidies between payment methods. Because higher-income individuals tend to use credit cards more than those with lower incomes, our results indicate that these cross-subsidies might lead to regressive distributional effects.
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