May 25, 2005
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May 19, 2005
Bank of Canada announces the publication of the first issue of the International Journal of Central Banking
The Bank of Canada, along with the other sponsoring organizations1 of the International Journal of Central Banking (IJCB), today announced the publication of the journal's first issue and the launch of a website, hosted by the Bank for International Settlements. -
May 18, 2005
Bank of Canada Issues Upgraded $10 Bank Note
The Bank of Canada today put into circulation an upgraded $10 bank note with enhanced security features. The design, colour, and theme (Remembrance and Peacekeeping) of the upgraded $10 note are the same as those of the previously issued $10 note from the Canadian Journey series. -
May 17, 2005
Bank of Canada announces reallocation of Deputy Governor responsibilities
Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge and Senior Deputy Governor Paul Jenkins today announced a reallocation of responsibilities among several Deputy Governors. -
May 17, 2005
Bank of Canada announces senior management appointments
Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge and Senior Deputy Governor Paul Jenkins, on behalf of the Board of Directors, today announced a number of new appointments to the senior management team. -
May 6, 2005
Governor Dodge Discusses How Canada Is Adjusting to Global Economic Forces
Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge said today that Canada's economy is adjusting to powerful forces at work in the global economy, including the emergence of China and India as economic powerhouses, large and growing current account imbalances in the United States and Asia, rising commodity prices, and movements in exchange rates, including Canada's dollar. -
May 6, 2005
The Canadian Economy: Adjusting to Global Economic Forces
The year 2005 marks the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Ottawa as a city. On 1 January 1855, the logging community of Bytown was formally incorporated as a city and adopted Ottawa as its new name. -
Learning-by-Doing or Habit Formation?
In a recent paper, Chang, Gomes, and Schorfheide (2002) extend the standard real business cycle (RBC) model to allow for a learning-by-doing (LBD) mechanism whereby current labour supply affects future productivity. -
Labour Market Adjustments to Exchange Rate Fluctuations: Evidence from Canadian Manufacturing Industries
The authors provide some of the first empirical evidence on labour market adjustments to exchange rate movements in Canadian manufacturing industries. -
Efficiency and Economies of Scale of Large Canadian Banks
The authors measure the economies of scale of Canada's six largest banks and their costefficiency over time. Using a unique panel data set from 1983 to 2003, they estimate pooled translog cost functions and derive measures of relative efficiency and economies of scale.