Monetary Policy, Credit Constraints and SME Employment Staff Working Paper 2022-49 Julien Champagne, Émilien Gouin-Bonenfant We revisit an old question: how do financial constraints affect the transmission of monetary policy to the real economy? To answer this question, we propose a simple empirical strategy that combines firm-level employment and balance sheet data, identified monetary policy shocks and survey data on financing activities. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Credit and credit aggregates, Econometric and statistical methods, Firm dynamics, Labour markets, Monetary policy JEL Code(s): E, E2, E3, E4, E43, E5, E52, G, G3
December 8, 2022 Speech by Sharon Kozicki, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada On Thursday, December 8, 2022, Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki of the Bank of Canada will speak before the Institut de développement urbain du Québec. Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
December 8, 2022 Economic progress report: More transparency in uncertain times Remarks Sharon Kozicki Urban Development Institute of Quebec Montréal, Quebec Speaking a day after the Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate decision, Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki discusses the current state of the economy and talks about how the Bank is improving both its use of data and the way we communicate with Canadians. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Interest rates, Monetary policy and uncertainty
December 8, 2022 Helping Canadians better understand our decisions Speech summary Sharon Kozicki Urban Development Institute of Quebec Montréal, Quebec Speaking a day after the Bank of Canada decided to raise our policy interest rate, Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki discusses the current state of the economy. She also talks about how we are improving our transparency with Canadians. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Interest rates, Monetary policy and uncertainty
December 7, 2022 Bank of Canada Media Interview – Toronto Star Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, gave an interview on Thursday, November 24 to Armine Yalnizyan for her Toronto Star column. Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
December 7, 2022 Bank of Canada increases policy interest rate by 50 basis points, continues quantitative tightening Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to 4¼%, with the Bank Rate at 4½% and the deposit rate at 4¼%. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
December 7, 2022 Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement On Wednesday, December 7, 2022, the Bank of Canada will announce its decision on the target for the overnight rate. A press release will provide a brief explanation of the decision. Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
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