Staff working papers provide a forum for staff to publish work-in-progress research intended for journal publication.
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result(s)
On the Evolution of Multiple Jobholding in Canada
Staff Working Paper 2019-49
Olena Kostyshyna,
Etienne Lalé
The number of workers who hold more than one job (a.k.a. multiple jobholders) has increased recently in Canada. While this seems to echo the view that non-standard work arrangements are becoming pervasive, the increase has in fact been trivial compared with the long-run rise of multiple jobholding that has occurred since the mid-1970s.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Econometric and statistical methods,
Labour markets
JEL Code(s):
E,
E2,
E24,
J,
J2,
J21,
J22,
J6,
J60
Model Uncertainty and Wealth Distribution
Staff Working Paper 2019-48
Edouard Djeutem,
Shaofeng Xu
This paper studies the implications of model uncertainty for wealth distribution in a tractable general equilibrium model with a borrowing constraint and robustness à la Hansen and Sargent (2008). Households confront model uncertainty about the process driving the return of the risky asset, and they choose robust policies.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Asset pricing,
Business fluctuations and cycles,
Economic models
JEL Code(s):
D,
D3,
D8,
E,
E2
Loan Insurance, Market Liquidity, and Lending Standards
Staff Working Paper 2019-47
Toni Ahnert,
Martin Kuncl
We examine loan insurance—credit risk transfer upon origination—in a model in which lenders can screen, learn loan quality over time, and can sell loans. Some lenders with low screening ability insure, benefiting from higher market liquidity of insured loans while forgoing the option to exploit future information about loan quality.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Financial institutions,
Financial markets,
Financial system regulation and policies
JEL Code(s):
G,
G0,
G01,
G2,
G21,
G28
Extreme Downside Risk in Asset Returns
Staff Working Paper 2019-46
Lerby Ergun
Financial markets can experience sudden and extreme downward movements. Investors are highly concerned about the performance of their assets in such scenarios. Some assets perform badly in a downturn in the market; others have milder reactions.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Asset pricing,
Econometric and statistical methods
JEL Code(s):
C,
C1,
C14,
G,
G1,
G11,
G12
What Do Survey Data Tell Us About US Businesses?
Staff Working Paper 2019-45
Anmol Bhandari,
Serdar Birinci,
Ellen McGrattan,
Kurt See
This paper examines the reliability of survey data on business incomes, valuations, and rates of return, which are key inputs for studies of wealth inequality and entrepreneurial choice.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Business fluctuations and cycles,
Firm dynamics
JEL Code(s):
C,
C8,
C83,
E,
E2,
E22,
H,
H2,
H25
Interconnected Banks and Systemically Important Exposures
Staff Working Paper 2019-44
Alan Roncoroni,
Stefano Battiston,
Marco D’Errico,
Grzegorz Halaj,
Christoffer Kok
How do banks' interconnections in the euro area contribute to the vulnerability of the banking system? We study both the direct interconnections (banks lend to each other) and the indirect interconnections (banks are exposed to similar sectors of the economy). These complex linkages make the banking system more vulnerable to contagion risks.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Financial stability
JEL Code(s):
C,
C6,
C63,
G,
G1,
G15,
G2,
G21
A Macroprudential Theory of Foreign Reserve Accumulation
Staff Working Paper 2019-43
Fernando Arce,
Julien Bengui,
Javier Bianchi
This paper proposes a theory of foreign reserves as macroprudential policy. We study an open-economy model of financial crises in which pecuniary externalities lead to overborrowing, and show that by accumulating international reserves, the government can achieve the constrained-efficient allocation.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Balance of payments and components,
Financial stability,
Financial system regulation and policies,
Foreign reserves management,
International financial markets
JEL Code(s):
D,
D5,
D52,
D6,
D62,
F,
F3,
F34
Amazon Effects in Canadian Online Retail Firm-Product-Level Data
Staff Working Paper 2019-42
Alex Chernoff
I use firm-product-level data for Canadian online retailers to study how product scope (the average number of product categories per firm) evolved from 1999 to 2012. During this period, product scope dropped monotonically from 59 to 5 product categories.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Firm dynamics,
Service sector
JEL Code(s):
D,
D2,
D22,
L,
L1,
L11,
L8,
L81
Trade Flows and Exchange Rates: Importers, Exporters and Products
Staff Working Paper 2019-41
Michael Devereux,
Wei Dong,
Ben Tomlin
Using highly disaggregated transaction-level trade data, we document the importance of new firm-level trade partner relationships and the addition of new products to existing relationships in driving aggregate trade flows.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Exchange rates,
Firm dynamics,
International topics
JEL Code(s):
F,
F1,
F4