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November 9, 2010
Looking Back, Moving Forward: Canada and Global Financial Reform
There is an old saying, “Knowledge is gained from experience, and experience is gained from mistakes.” In Canada, we made our mistakes early and often in the 1970s and 1980s. Our fiscal situation deteriorated sharply, inflation surged to double-digit levels, and a few small regional banks collapsed. -
November 9, 2010
Financial Reforms Should Support Economic Growth, Says Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney
Canada fared relatively well during the global crisis, as a result of good policy and, in retrospect, some good fortune, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today in a speech to the International Center for Monetary and Banking Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. -
Trends in U.S. Hours and the Labor Wedge
From 1980 until 2007, U.S. average hours worked increased by thirteen percent, due to a large increase in female hours. At the same time, the U.S. labor wedge, measured as the discrepancy between a representative household's marginal rate of substitution between consumption and leisure and the marginal product of labor, declined substantially. -
Has the Inclusion of Forward-Looking Statements in Monetary Policy Communications Made the Bank of Canada More Transparent?
To investigate the extent to which the transparency of the Bank of Canada's monetary policy has improved, the authors examine empirically – over the period 30 October 2000 to 31 May 2007 – the reaction of Canadian financial markets to official Bank communications, and in particular their reaction to the recent inclusion of forward-looking policy-rate guidance in these communications. -
Stability versus Flexibility: The Role of Temporary Employment in Labour Adjustment
In Canada, temporary workers account for 14 per cent of jobs in the non-farm business sector, are present in a range of industries, and account for 40 per cent of the total job reallocation. Yet most models of job reallocation abstract from temporary workers. -
November 5, 2010
Government of Canada Treasury Bills and Bonds Outstanding
View amounts outstanding on Government of Canada Treasury Bills and Bonds since 2003. -
November 5, 2010
Bank of Canada holdings
This document sets out the policy governing the acquisition and management of domestic financial assets for the Bank of Canada’s balance sheet. -
November 4, 2010
Time change: Government of Canada 10 November 2010 2-year bond auction
The Government of Canada 2-year bond auction scheduled for 10 November 2010 will be held at 10:30 (ET) instead of at the usual auction time of 12:00 (ET)
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