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January 17, 2001

Redesigned $10 Bank Note Launched - New Note Series to Feature Canada's Culture, History and Achievements

The Bank of Canada launched the first in a new series of bank notes today. The themes of the notes in the new series, entitled Canadian Journey, reflect Canadians' views of their culture, history, and achievements, said Gordon Thiessen, Governor of the Bank of Canada, as he unveiled the $10 note at the Bank.
Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
January 16, 2001

Bank of Canada Review - Winter 2000-2001

BoC Review - Winter 2000-2001

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Intaglio Master Plate—Bank of Canada, 1954 Series $5

The intaglio plate shown here is made of steel and measures approximately 8 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches. Together with the note, the engraver's chisel, and eyeglass, it is part of the National Currency Collection, Bank of Canada.

Photography by James Zagon.

December 17, 2000

Dynamic General-Equilibrium Models and Why the Bank of Canada is Interested in Them

Dynamic general-equilibrium models (DGEMs) are being increasingly used in macroeconomic research. In this article, the author describes the main features of these models and outlines their contribution to economic research performed at the Bank of Canada. He notes that the basic principle of DGEMs is that the modelling of economic activity, even on a scale as large as the economy of a country, should start with a series of microeconomic problems (at the scale of individuals), which, once resolved, are aggregated to represent the macroeconomic reality described by the model.
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