Are Working Hours Complements in Production? Staff Working Paper 2022-47 Lin Shao, Faisal Sohail, Emircan Yurdagul Using Canadian matched employer-employee data, we show that working hours of different workers are gross complements in production rather than perfect substitutes, as is typically assumed by macroeconomic models of production. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Economic models, Labour markets JEL Code(s): E, E2, E23, J, J2, J22, J23, J3, J31
November 18, 2022 The Government of Canada announces the issuance of a Ukraine Sovereignty Bond To offer Canadians an opportunity to directly support Ukraine, the Government of Canada announced that it will issue a Ukraine Sovereignty Bond. The five-year, $500 million bond, denominated in Canadian dollars, will be issued in late November 2022. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
Canada’s Beveridge curve and the outlook for the labour market Staff Analytical Note 2022-18 Alexander Lam Canada’s labour market is tight but beginning to ease. Unemployment will likely rise in turn, but the economy can avoid a recessionary surge given current conditions. Higher unemployment would nonetheless be material, especially for those directly impacted. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Central bank research, Labour markets, Recent economic and financial developments JEL Code(s): E, E3, E32, J, J2, J20, J6, J63, J64
November 16, 2022 CFEC Meeting (November 16, 2022) CIBC Capital Markets Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee
November 14, 2022 Remarks by Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada On Monday, November 14, and Tuesday, November 15, 2022, the Bank of Canada will host the fourth annual Conference on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Economics, Finance and Central Banking, a joint conference of the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve Board. Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories