Posts

• Cheap But Flighty: How Global Imbalances Create Financial Fragility

  Staff Working Paper 2015-33 Enrico Perotti, Toni Ahnert

  We analyze how a wealth shift to emerging countries may lead to instability in developed countries. Investors exposed to expropriation risk are willing to pay a safety premium to invest in countries with good property rights.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial institutions, Financial stability JEL Code(s): F, F3, G, G2

• Quantifying Contagion Risk in Funding Markets: A Model-Based Stress-Testing Approach

  Staff Working Paper 2015-32 Kartik Anand, Céline Gauthier, Moez Souissi

  We propose a tractable, model-based stress-testing framework where the solvency risks, funding liquidity risks and market risks of banks are intertwined.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies JEL Code(s): C, C7, C72, E, E5, E58, G, G0, G01, G2, G21, G28
• August 6, 2015

  Completion of Public Consultation: Draft Terms for Auctions of Government of Canada Ultra-Long Bonds

  Following the release of the draft Terms for Auctions of Government of Canada Ultra-Long Bonds (proposal) by the Bank of Canada, a three-week consultation period, ending 10 July 2015, was held.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices

• Exchange Rate Pass-Through, Currency of Invoicing and Market Share

  Staff Working Paper 2015-31 Michael Devereux, Wei Dong, Ben Tomlin

  This paper investigates the impact of market structure on the joint determination of exchange rate pass-through and currency of invoicing in international trade. A novel feature of the study is the focus on market share of firms on both sides of the market—that is, exporting firms and importing firms.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Exchange rates, Inflation and prices, Market structure and pricing JEL Code(s): F, F3, F4