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• December 13, 2013

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 13 December 2013

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics

• Expansion of Higher Education, Employment and Wages: Evidence from the Russian Transition

  Staff Working Paper 2013-45 Natalia Kyui

  This paper analyzes the effects of an educational system expansion on labour market outcomes, drawing upon a 15-year natural experiment in the Russian Federation. Regional increases in student intake capacities in Russian universities, a result of educational reforms, provide a plausibly exogenous variation in access to higher education.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Development economics, Labour markets JEL Code(s): I, I2, I20, J, J2, J24
• December 13, 2013

  Additional Haircuts - Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF)

  Effective immediately, the Bank of Canada has added haircuts to the over 35 year maturity category for Government of Canada and Government of Canada Guaranteed securities.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• December 13, 2013

  Historical Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility – December 13, 2013 to January 8, 2015

  The Bank of Canada, through its Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), provides access to liquidity to those institutions that participate directly in the Large Value Transfer System (LVTS).

  Content Type(s): Collateral Policy Source(s): Standing Liquidity Facility
• December 12, 2013

  Monetary Policy an Exercise in Risk Management, Says Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz

  Media Relations Montréal, Quebec

  The financial crisis and the considerable uncertainty that has ensued are leading to a progressive redefinition of central banking, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz said today in a speech to the Canadian Club of Montréal. “We assess how risks could interact with each other. We gauge their potential impact. And we use judgment […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• December 12, 2013

  Monetary Policy as Risk Management

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Canadian Club of Montreal Montréal, Quebec

  Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses how recent experience is leading to a progressive redefinition of central banking.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• December 10, 2013

  Assessing the Systemic Importance of Financial Institutions

  Financial System Review - December 2013 Éric Chouinard, Erik Ens

  Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles
• December 10, 2013

  Margining for Non-Centrally Cleared Over-the-Counter Derivatives

  Financial System Review - December 2013 Nikil Chande, Stéphane Lavoie, Thomas Thorn

  Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles
• December 10, 2013

  The Residential Mortgage Market in Canada: A Primer

  Financial System Review - December 2013 Allan Crawford, Césaire Meh, Jie Zhou

  Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles
• December 10, 2013

  Financial System Review - December 2013

  

  There have been positive developments in the global financial system since the June Financial System Review, in part reflecting some encouraging signs about the global economy. At the same time, significant vulnerabilities remain. The Governing Council judges that the overall risk to the stability of Canada’s financial system has decreased from “high” to “elevated” over the past six months.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Financial Stability Report