February 22, 2021 Bank notes: Research and reports Get quick access to our research papers, public consultations and surveys related to bank notes.
February 22, 2021 Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (March 1-12) As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
February 22, 2021 CARR Meeting (February 22, 2021) Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
February 17, 2021 Bank of Canada announces 2020-21 scholarship recipients Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of its scholarship awards for students with disabilities, Indigenous students and students who identify as a woman or as a member of a visible minority or racialized group, or person of colour. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Scholarship awards
February 16, 2021 University of Alberta crowned National Champion of The Governor’s Challenge Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The University of Alberta has won the Bank of Canada’s sixth annual Governor’s Challenge, a national student competition in which teams simulate the role of advisor to the Bank’s Governing Council. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): The Governor's Challenge
Market Concentration and Uniform Pricing: Evidence from Bank Mergers Staff Working Paper 2021-9 João Granja, Nuno Paixao We show that US banks price deposits almost uniformly across their branches and that this pricing practice is more important than increases in local market concentration in explaining the deposit rate dynamics following bank mergers. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial institutions, Financial system regulation and policies, Market structure and pricing JEL Code(s): D, D4, G, G2, G20, G21, G28, G3, G34, L, L1, L11