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• November 9, 2005

  Economic and Financial Efficiency: The Importance of Pension Plans

  Remarks David Dodge Association des MBA du Québec (AMBAQ) Montréal, Quebec

  Over the past year, I have spoken a number of times on the topic of efficiency, and why it is so important for Canadian policy-makers to keep in mind the goal of an efficient financial system. Today, I want to talk about Canada's system of pension plans and how they contribute to the efficiency of financial markets and of the economy as a whole.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• November 9, 2005

  Governor Dodge Discusses Efficiency and the Importance of Pension Plans

  Media Relations Montréal, Quebec

  Canada's pension system should be strengthened so it can continue to play an important role in our economy and contribute to efficiency of financial markets, Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge said today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• November 4, 2005

  International symposium of the Banque de France

  Remarks David Dodge International symposium of the Banque de France Paris, France

  As globalization intensifies, more and more regions are realizing the benefits of open trade and capital account liberalization. But with increased globalization also comes increased exposure to shocks originating outside each country's borders.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks

• The Canadian Macroeconomy and the Yield Curve: An Equilibrium-Based Approach

  Staff Working Paper 2005-36 René Garcia, Richard Luger

  The authors develop and estimate an equilibrium-based model of the Canadian term structure of interest rates.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Interest rates JEL Code(s): E, E4, E43, E44, E47, E5, E52

• Testing the Parametric Specification of the Diffusion Function in a Diffusion Process

  Staff Working Paper 2005-35 Fuchun Li

  A new consistent test is proposed for the parametric specification of the diffusion function in a diffusion process without any restrictions on the functional form of the drift function.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods, Interest rates JEL Code(s): C, C1, C12, C14

• The Exchange Rate and Canadian Inflation Targeting

  Staff Working Paper 2005-34 Christopher Ragan

  The author provides a non-technical explanation of the role played by the exchange rate in Canada's inflation-targeting monetary policy.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Exchange rates, Inflation targets, Monetary policy implementation JEL Code(s): E, E5, E50, E52, F, F4, F41

• Does Financial Structure Matter for the Information Content of Financial Indicators?

  Staff Working Paper 2005-33 Ramdane Djoudad, Jack Selody, Carolyn A. Wilkins

  Of particular concern to monetary policy-makers is the considerable unreliability of financial variables for predicting GDP growth and inflation.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Credit and credit aggregates, Inflation and prices, Interest rates, Monetary aggregates JEL Code(s): E, E3, E31, E32

• Degree of Internationalization and Performance: An Analysis of Canadian Banks

  Staff Working Paper 2005-32 Walid Hejazi, Eric Santor

  The international business literature measures the link between the degree of internationalization (DOI) of a firm's activities and its performance.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial institutions JEL Code(s): F, F2, F23, G, G2, G21

• Forecasting Canadian GDP: Region-Specific versus Countrywide Information

  Staff Working Paper 2005-31 Frédérick Demers, David Dupuis

  The authors investigate whether the aggregation of region-specific forecasts improves upon the direct forecasting of Canadian GDP growth.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods JEL Code(s): C, C3, C32, C5, C53, E, E1, E17
• October 28, 2005

  Debt Strategy Consultations 2006/07 Views Sought on Issues Relating to the Government Domestic Bond Program in 2006/07 and Beyond

  A consultation document on issues relating to the design and structure of the government's domestic bond program for the fiscal year 2006/07 and beyond, prepared jointly by the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada, is being made public today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices