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• Short Changed? The Market's Reaction to the Short Sale Ban of 2008

  Staff Working Paper 2009-23 Louis Gagnon, Jonathan Witmer

  Do short sales restrictions have an impact on security prices? We address this question in the context of a natural experiment surrounding the short sale ban of 2008 using a comprehensive sample of Canadian stocks cross-listed in the U.S.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial markets, International topics JEL Code(s): F, F3, F30, G, G0, G01, G1, G18, G2, G20

• Productivity, the Terms of Trade, and the Real Exchange Rate: The Balassa-Samuelson Hypothesis Revisited

  Staff Working Paper 2009-22 Ehsan U. Choudhri, Lawrence L. Schembri

  The paper examines how the Balassa-Samuelson hypothesis is affected by a modern variation of the standard model that allows product differentiation (within the traded and nontraded goods sectors) with the number of firms determined exogenously or endogenously.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Exchange rates, Productivity JEL Code(s): F, F3, F31, F4, F41
• August 12, 2009

  Results for the 12 August 2009 Term Loan Facility

  The results of today's TLF operation.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• August 11, 2009

  Building a Resilient Financial System: Lessons from Canada

  Presentation Mark Carney Canadian Financial Forum Beijing, China

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Presentations
• August 11, 2009

  Bank of Canada Announces the Recipient of its 2009 Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce the recipient of its 2009 Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• August 11, 2009

  Results of the 11 August 2009 Term PRA Transaction for Private Sector Instruments

  The results of today's term PRA operations.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• August 10, 2009

  Results of the 10 August 2009 Term PRA Transaction

  The results of today's term PRA operations.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• August 7, 2009

  Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term PRA Operation

  In accordance with the schedule of term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) auctions announced on 21 July.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• August 7, 2009

  Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term PRA for Private Sector Instruments Operation

  In accordance with the schedule of term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) auctions for private sector instruments announced on 21 July.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• August 7, 2009

  Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term Loan Facility Operation

  In accordance with the schedule of Term Loan Facility (TLF) auctions announced on 21 July.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices