The Evolution of Unobserved Skill Returns in the U.S.: A New Approach Using Panel Data Staff Working Paper 2017-61 Lance Lochner, Youngmin Park, Youngki Shin Economists disagree about the factors driving the substantial increase in residual wage inequality in the United States over the past few decades. To identify changes in the returns to unobserved skills, we make a novel assumption about the dynamics of skills (especially among older workers) rather than about the stability of skill distributions across cohorts, as is standard. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods, Labour markets JEL Code(s): C, C2, C23, J, J2, J24, J3, J31
December 21, 2017 Digital currencies and fintech: research Browse all research or check out these related conferences.
October 10, 2017 Chartered banks: Regional distribution of selected liabilities (formerly C6) Quarter-end data on chartered bank liabilities by provinces and territories. Content Type(s): Banking and financial statistics
Variance Premium, Downside Risk and Expected Stock Returns Staff Working Paper 2017-58 Bruno Feunou, Ricardo Lopez Aliouchkin, Roméo Tedongap, Lai Xi We decompose total variance into its bad and good components and measure the premia associated with their fluctuations using stock and option data from a large cross-section of firms. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Asset pricing, Financial markets JEL Code(s): G, G1, G12
October 10, 2017 Funds advanced and outstanding balances for new and existing lending by chartered banks Month-end statement of funds advanced and outstanding balances vis-à-vis new and existing loans, booked in Canada, in Canadian dollars only, to Canadian households and corporate sectors by chartered banks. Content Type(s): Banking and financial statistics
March 1, 2018 Central Bank of the Year Award Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Central Banking Awards 2018 London, United Kingdom Governor Stephen S. Poloz accepts the Central Bank of the Year award from Central Banking. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
February 27, 2018 Summary of Comments – 2018–19 Debt Management Strategy Consultations Today, the 2018–19 Debt Management Strategy Consultations Summary is being published in conjunction with the release of the Government of Canada’s Debt Management Strategy for 2018–19. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
February 22, 2018 $25 commemorative note (1935) A commemorative $25 note bearing the date 6 May 1935 was issued in honour of the Silver Jubilee of King George V.
The “Too Big to Fail” Subsidy in Canada: Some Estimates Staff Working Paper 2018-9 Patricia Palhau Mora Implicit government guarantees of banking-sector liabilities reduce market discipline by private sector stakeholders and temper the risk sensitivity of funding costs. This potentially increases the likelihood of bailouts from taxpayers, especially in the absence of effective resolution frameworks. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Financial institutions, Financial stability JEL Code(s): G, G1, G13, G2, G21, G28