Staff working papers provide a forum for staff to publish work-in-progress research intended for journal publication.
1306
result(s)
Competition in Banking: A Review of the Literature
Staff Working Paper 2004-24
Carol Ann Northcott
The author reviews the theoretical and empirical literature to examine the traditional perception that the following trade-off exists between economic efficiency and stability in the banking system: a competitive banking system is more efficient and therefore important to growth, but market power is necessary for stability in the banking system.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Financial institutions,
Financial services,
Market structure and pricing
JEL Code(s):
G,
G2,
G21,
G28,
L,
L1,
L11,
L12,
L13,
L16
Convergence of Government Bond Yields in the Euro Zone: The Role of Policy Harmonization
Staff Working Paper 2004-23
Denise Côté,
Christopher Graham
Since the early 1980s, long-term government bond yields in the euro zone have declined, in line with those in other industrialized countries.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Interest rates,
International topics
JEL Code(s):
C,
C2,
C23,
E,
E4,
E43,
E44,
F,
F3,
F36
Financial Conditions Indexes for Canada
Staff Working Paper 2004-22
Céline Gauthier,
Christopher Graham,
Ying Liu
The authors construct three financial conditions indexes (FCIs) for Canada based on three approaches: an IS-curve-based model, generalized impulse-response functions, and factor analysis.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Monetary and financial indicators,
Monetary conditions index
JEL Code(s):
E,
E4,
E44,
E5,
E52
Exchange Rate Pass-Through and the Inflation Environment in Industrialized Countries: An Empirical Investigation
Staff Working Paper 2004-21
Jeannine Bailliu,
Eiji Fujii
This paper investigates the question of whether a transition to a low-inflation environment, induced by a shift in monetary policy, results in a decline in the degree of pass-through of exchange rate movements to consumer prices.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Exchange rates,
Inflation and prices,
International topics
JEL Code(s):
E,
E3,
E31,
E4,
E42,
F,
F3,
F31
Commodity-Linked Bonds: A Potential Means for Less-Developed Countries to Raise Foreign Capital
Staff Working Paper 2004-20
Joseph Atta-Mensah
The author suggests that commodity-linked bonds could provide a potential means for less-developed countries (LDCs) to raise money on the international capital markets, rather than through standard forms of financing.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Development economics,
Financial markets,
International topics
JEL Code(s):
F,
F3,
F30,
F34,
F4,
F49,
G,
G1,
G11,
G13,
O,
O1,
O16
Translog ou Cobb-Douglas? Le rôle des durées d'utilisation des facteurs
Staff Working Paper 2004-19
Eric Heyer,
Florian Pelgrin,
Arnaud Sylvain
Using French data on industrial firms over the period 1989-2001, the authors estimate a "flexible" Translog production function that accounts for the volumes and durations of factor utilization.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Economic models
JEL Code(s):
C,
C3,
C33,
D,
D2,
D24,
J,
J2,
J23
When Bad Things Happen to Good Banks: Contagious Bank Runs and Currency Crises
Staff Working Paper 2004-18
Raphael Solomon
The author develops a twin crisis model featuring multiple banks.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Exchange rates,
Financial institutions
JEL Code(s):
E,
E5,
E58,
F,
F3,
F30,
G,
G2,
G21
International Cross-Listing and the Bonding Hypothesis
Staff Working Paper 2004-17
Michael R. King,
Dan Segal
The authors describe a new view of cross-listing that links the impact on firm valuation to the firm's ability to develop an active secondary market for its shares in the U.S. markets.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Financial markets,
International topics
JEL Code(s):
G,
G1,
G12,
G15
The Effects of Economic News on Bond Market Liquidity
Staff Working Paper 2004-16
Chris D'Souza,
Charles Gaa
The authors contrast the impact of two sources of information flow on the volatility of prices, trading activity, and liquidity in the brokered interdealer market for Government of Canada bonds.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Debt management,
Financial markets,
Market structure and pricing
JEL Code(s):
G,
G1,
G14