Credit and credit aggregates, Lender of last resort, Monetary and financial indicators, Financial institutions, Financial markets, International financial markets, Monetary policy implementation, Financial system regulation and policies, Financial services, Financial stability, Market structure and pricing, Payment clearing and settlement systems
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Ownership Concentration and Competition in Banking Markets
Many countries prohibit large shareholdings in their domestic banks.The authors examine whether such a restriction restrains competition in a duopolistic loan market. Blockholders may influence managers' output decisions by choosing capital structure, as in Brander and Lewis (1986). -
Money and Credit Factors
The authors introduce new measures of important underlying macroeconomic phenomena that affect the financial side of the economy. -
March 1, 2006
A Primer on Canada’s Large Value Transfer System
This paper provides a comprehensive overview of Canada’s Large Value Transfer System (LVTS).