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• March 31, 2016

  Research Update - March 2016

  This monthly newsletter features the latest research publications by Bank of Canada economists including external publications and working papers published on the Bank of Canada’s website.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Research newsletters
• March 30, 2016

  Adjusting to the Fall in Commodity Prices: One Step at a Time

  Remarks Lynn Patterson Edmonton Chamber of Commerce Edmonton, Alberta

  Deputy Governor Lynn Patterson discusses how the Canadian economy is adjusting to the fall in commodity prices.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Domestic demand and components, Labour markets, Monetary policy, Recent economic and financial developments, Regional economic developments

• Canadian Labour Market Dispersion: Mind the (Shrinking) Gap

  Staff Analytical Note 2016-3 David Amirault, Naveen Rai

  Shocks to a currency area can and often do have asymmetric impacts on its regions that, in the absence of perfect labour mobility, lead to gaps in relative labour market performance. Witness, for example, the effects of the 2008/09 recession and subsequent financial crisis in Europe on the dispersion of employment rates across the euro area – and to a lesser extent the United States.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes Topic(s): Labour markets, Regional economic developments JEL Code(s): J, J0, J01, R, R2, R23
• March 29, 2016

  Preliminary Quarterly Term Repo Schedule

  The Bank of Canada today announced its preliminary April to June 2016 quarterly schedule for its term repo program. The Bank will announce each operation separately and may modify the schedule, including introducing operations for different terms.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• March 29, 2016

  Results of the 28-day 29 March 2016 Term Repo Operation

  Results of today's term repo operation.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• March 29, 2016

  Bank of Canada Announces the Minimum Bid Rate for Today's Term Repo Operation

  Bank of Canada Announces the Minimum Bid Rate for Today's Term Repo Operation.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• March 28, 2016

  Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term Repo Operations

  The Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct term repo operations.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• March 28, 2016

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 28 March 2016

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

• Government Corruption and Foreign Direct Investment Under the Threat of Expropriation

  Staff Working Paper 2016-13 Christopher Hajzler, Jonathan Rosborough

  Foreign investment is often constrained by two forms of political risk: expropriation and corruption. We examine the role of government corruption in foreign direct investment (FDI) when contracts are not fully transparent and investors face the threat of expropriation.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Development economics, Economic models, International topics JEL Code(s): F, F2, F21, F23, F3, F34
• March 24, 2016

  Annual Report 2015

  

  The Annual Report provides an account of the Bank’s management, activities and achievements in 2015; it includes the financial statements and a message from Governor Stephen S. Poloz.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Annual Report