Get the daily CANSIM data from January 2, 1996, to November 11, 2009, for the bank rate

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Get the daily CANSIM data from January 2, 1996, to November 11, 2009, for the bank rate (series V39078) and the target overnight rate (series V39079) from the Textbook Resources area of the MyEconLab.

a. What is the difference between the two series?

b. Plot the two series.

c. Calculate the upper and lower bounds of the operating band and plot the time path of the operating band.

d. What does the time path of the operating band say about the easiness of monetary policy over this period?

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The Economics Of Money Banking And Financial Markets

ISBN: 9780321584717

4th Canadian Edition

Authors: Frederic S. Mishkin, Apostolos Serletis

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