This paper studies an empirical model of shoe-leather cost applied to consumer cash withdrawal. The unique feature is to estimate the effect of shoe-leather cost from the[...]

This paper studies the dynamics of bitcoin ownership from 2016 to 2021, using the Bank of Canada's Bitcoin Omnibus Surveys. The estimated rate of bitcoin ownership jumped[...]

Are private digital currencies such as Bitcoin a substitute for physical cash? We test this hypothesis using data from the Bank of Canada’s Bitcoin Omnibus Survey. We est[...]

The data and programs replicate tables and figures from "Explaining Bitcoin ownership in Canada: Trends from 2016 to 2021", by Balutel, Engert, Henry, Huynh, and Voia. Pl[...]

Since 2016, the Bank of Canada has conducted annual surveys to monitor awareness, adoption and usage of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. This report incorporates resul[...]

We develop a tractable model of Bitcoin adoption with network effects and social learning, which we then connect to unique data from the Bank of Canada's Bitcoin Omnibus [...]

The data and programs replicate tables and figures from "Bitcoin Adoption and Beliefs in Canada", by Balutel, Henry, Vasquez and Voia. Please see the ReadMe file for addi[...]

Firm shutdown creates a turbulent situation for workers as it leads directly to layoffs for its workers. An additional consideration is whether a firm’s shutdown within a[...]

This paper proposes a methodology that accounts for the selection effect due to non-random entry in duration models using latent-class models. A mixed proportional hazard[...]

This paper looks at the impact industry instability has on worker separations. Workers leave firms one of two ways: (i) voluntarily by quitting; or (ii) involuntarily thr[...]