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Apr 23 2025

CABE Webinar: Does the Bank of Canada respond to inflation or the state of the economy?

The Bank of Canada has adjusted its decisions on interest rates over time in response to inflation and economic conditions. We use vintage data and forecasts that were available to policymakers when making monetary policy decisions to estimate the Bank’s policy responses.

Since 1991, the Bank’s responses to inflation and economy have changed. At first, the Bank reacted mainly to near-term inflation forecasts. Over time, it responded more on the state of the economy and persistent future inflation forecasts.

There is also evidence that the Bank responded differently when inflation was above or below the target, and these differences evolved over time. These asymmetric responses contributed to the delay of interest rate hikes during the post-pandemic era.

Christos Shiamptanis Associate Professor at WLU

Christos Shiamptanis is an associate professor at Wilfrid Laurier University and the Director of the master’s in business economics. He holds a PhD from the University at Albany, State University of New York. His research interests focus on fiscal sustainability, debt dynamics and monetary policy. His research has been published in the “European Economic Review”, “Journal of Money, Credit and Banking”, “Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control” and “Journal of International Money and Finance”. He is currently teaching Macroeconomics.

Ke Pang Associate Professor at WLU

Ke Pang is an associate professor at Wilfrid Laurier University. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of British Columbia. Her current research interests focus on monetary policy, fiscal sustainability, and implications of demographic changes and technological choices on economic growth. Her research has been published in the “Journal of International Money and Finance”, “Canadian Journal of Economics”,
“International Review of Economics and Finance”, “Open Economies Reviews”, and “Canadian Public Policy”.

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Online (Microsoft Teams)

Apr 23, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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