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A Primer on Inflation Targeting [In Brief]

     
  Format Stapled Pages
  Catalogue No. PRB 06-43E
  Pages 3
  Language English; Aussi disponible en français
  Price $4.50
   

Written by Philippe Bergevin.
Published by the Library of Parliament, 2007.

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26 March 2007
This short paper describes how the Bank of Canada implements its monetary policy. It also explains how inflation affects the economy, and some of the pros and cons of inflation targeting.

 

The Underground Economy: Measurement and Consequence

     
  Format Stapled Pages
  Catalogue No. PRB 04-40E
  Pages 19
  Language English; Aussi disponible en français
  Price $13.50
   

Written by Marc-André Pigeon.
Published by the Library of Parliament, 2004.

Description:

2 November 2004
This paper defines "underground economy", and estimates the size of the underground economy. It looks at the rationales for participating in this economy and considers some of the federal government's efforts to shrink it, and other possible policy actions.

 

Understanding Argentina's Economic Collapse

     
  Format Stapled Pages
  Catalogue No. PRB 02-44E
  Pages 26
  Language English; Aussi disponible en français
  Price $16.50
   

Written by Marc-André Pigeon.
Published by the Library of Parliament, 2002.

Description:

5 December 2002
This paper looks at the factors that contributed to Argentina's economic collapse in late 2001. It suggests that the structural reforms put in place in the early 1990s severely limited the country's scope for independent fiscal and monetary policy, and it shows how the currency board - a key element in the government's structural reform package - had a central role in the eventual collapse.

 
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