<time datetime="2024-03-21T00:00:01-04:00">March 21, 2024</time>

The Study in Brief

  • To make informed decisions, policymakers need reliable and robust economic data, and researchers at the C.D. Howe…
<time datetime="2023-12-07T00:00:01-05:00">December 7, 2023</time>

The Study In Brief

  • Despite having highly similar economies, in banking the experience of the crisis-prone…
<time datetime="2023-02-16T00:00:01-05:00">February 16, 2023</time>

The Study In Brief

Stablecoins are cryptographic (crypto) assets that are widely used in decentralized finance (DeFi) applications…

<time datetime="2023-01-26T00:00:01-05:00">January 26, 2023</time>

Executive Summary

In the decade leading up to the pandemic, safe assets did not keep pace with global demand. The supply of high-…

<time datetime="2020-03-31T00:01:00-04:00">March 31, 2020</time>

Large-Scale Funding Program Needed to Bolster Asset-Based Finance During Crisis

  • The federal government should have a large-scale funding program in place to bolster…
<time datetime="2019-01-31T00:00:05-05:00">January 31, 2019</time>

Public-Sector pensions are using risky projections to calculate their future liabilities, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Managing Uncertainty: The Search for a Golden…

Intelligence Memos
From: Lawrence Herman To: Canadians Concerned About Trade Date: April 18, 2023 Re: Whither the WTO? Some Thoughts on its Future The World Trade Organization is under stress. Major…
Intelligence Memos
From: Jeannine N. Bailliu, Jeremy M. Kronick and Wendy Wu To: Canadians Concerned about Financial Markets Date: February 23, 2023 Re: Why Safe Asset Shortages Matter (When They…
Intelligence Memos
From: Denis Meunier To: Canada's Financial Regulators and Policymakers Date: September 13, 2018 Re: Why is Canada Still the World’s Money Laundering Pawn? Official estimates of money laundering in…