Central bank digital currencies: The case of universal central bank reserves Central Bank of Luxembourg (2019-07-23)
We analyse several motivations for the introduction of a widely accessible central bank digital currency (CBDC). If a central bank decided to offer a CBDC, its design would have to consider different areas of central ban .. more |
Measuring contagion risk in international banking BIS (2019-07-23)
We propose a distress measure for national banking systems that incorporates not only banks' CDS spreads, but also how they interact with the rest of the global financial system via multiple linkage types. The measure is .. more |
Ageing and productivity growth in OECD regions : Combatting the economic impact of ageing through productivity growth? OECD (2019-07-23)
OECD countries and their regions are ageing fast. In principle, the negative impact of ageing on the growth rate of per capita gross domestic product could be offset by increases in productivity. However, for many region .. more |