Bio

André is a Principal Researcher in the Currency Department/Economic Research and Analysis at the Bank of Canada. He is an Applied Microeconomic Theorist whose research focusses on Industrial Organization and Financial Economics.


Staff discussion papers

Ecosystem Models for a Central Bank Digital Currency: Analysis Framework and Potential Models

This note analyzes different economic models of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) ecosystem where the central bank chooses different levels of market involvement and usage of policy levers. The analysis suggests that there are trade-offs between the costs to the central bank and its ability to achieve policy goals like universal access.

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Journal publications

Journal Articles

Conference Proceedings