October 6, 2016 Both progress and setbacks as economy adjusts, says Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins Media Relations Trois-Rivières, Quebec The Canadian economy is undergoing important, complex adjustments following the drop in oil prices over the past two years and in the context of the longer trends of population aging and modest productivity growth, Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins said today. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
October 6, 2016 Economic Trends and Monetary Policy Remarks Carolyn A. Wilkins Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, Quebec Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins talks about the major trends of the Canadian economy and how they affect monetary policy. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Domestic demand and components, Inflation and prices, Monetary policy, Recent economic and financial developments, Regional economic developments
Interpreting Volatility Shocks as Preference Shocks Staff Working Paper 2016-45 Shaofeng Xu This paper examines the relationship between volatility shocks and preference shocks in an analytically tractable endogenous growth model with recursive preferences and stochastic volatility. I show that there exists an explicit mapping between volatility shocks and preference shocks, and a rise in volatility generates the same impulse responses of macroeconomic aggregates as a negative preference shock. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Economic models JEL Code(s): E, E2, E3
October 3, 2016 CFIF Meeting (October 3, 2016) Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Canadian Fixed-Income Forum
September 30, 2016 Weekly Financial Statistics - 30 September 2016 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
September 30, 2016 Research Update - September 2016 This monthly newsletter features the latest research publications by Bank of Canada economists including external publications and working papers published on the Bank of Canada’s website. Content Type(s): Staff research, Research newsletters
September 29, 2016 Banking and Financial Statistics - September 2016 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Banking and Financial Statistics
September 28, 2016 Bank of Canada Calls for Nominations for the 2017 Fellowship and Governor’s Awards Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada is calling for nominations under its Fellowship Program for 2017. This program provides monetary awards to foster excellence in economic and financial research in Canada, and supports the Bank’s development of partnerships with leading experts. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Fellowship Program