José Dorich will talk about how the Terms-of-Trade Economic Model (ToTEM) is used to determine which is more likely to have caused the recent weakness in non-commodity exports relative to foreign activity: demand- or supply-side factors.

Please note this session is 'off the record' & closed to the media.  

About our speaker

José Dorich is the Director of the Model Development Division in the Canadian Economic Analysis Department. His primary research interests include macroeconomic theory, monetary economics and applied macroeconomics. Specific topics include inflation dynamics, quantitative easing and price level targeting. Jose has also worked extensively with ToTEM - the Bank of Canada’s main DSGE model for projection and policy analysis.

Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Registration & lunch: 12pm

Presentation and Q&A: 12:20 - 1:15pm 

Where:  Bank of Canada, 20th Floor, Sun Life Financial, 150 King Street West, Toronto

Cost:  Members $25/ Non-Members $45/ Students $10