Subrata Sarker

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Principal Researcher

Subrata Sarker is the Principal Researcher in the United States division of the International Economic Analysis Department. He joined the Bank in 2010 as a Senior Analyst. Prior to joining the United States division, he worked in the global Issues division on a variety of economic issues related to macroeconomics and international economics and regularly provided policy inputs for Bank’s role in international organizations and for global macroeconomic co-ordinations such as the G20.

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Subrata Sarker

Principal Researcher
International Economic Analysis
United States Division

Bank of Canada
234 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0G9

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19 November 2015 Is Slower Growth the New Normal in Advanced Economies?

Bank of Canada Review - Autumn 2015 Abeer Reza, Subrata Sarker
This article reviews and examines some of the main explanations for the slow growth that many advanced economies continue to experience seven years after the 2007–09 global financial crisis. Does this muted recovery reflect just a prolonged cycle in the aftermath of a financial crisis? Is it due to a structural inadequacy of demand leading to a long-lasting liquidity trap? Or is it largely supply side in nature, reflecting demographic and technological factors?
Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review Article Topic(s): International topics, Potential output, Recent economic and financial developments JEL Code(s): F, F0, F01, F4, F43, O, O4, O40

13 November 2014 Spillover Effects of Quantitative Easing on Emerging-Market Economies

Bank of Canada Review - Autumn 2014 Robert Lavigne, Subrata Sarker, Garima Vasishtha
While quantitative easing (QE) in the United States likely increased capital flows to emerging-market economies (EMEs), putting upward pressure on asset prices and exchange rates, diverging fundamentals between advanced economies and EMEs were also important drivers. Evidence suggests that the benefits of QE to EMEs, in higher global demand and increased confidence, appear to outweigh the costs. When advanced economies begin to normalize monetary policy, the best defence for EMEs against any potential instability is likely to be further strengthening of their macroeconomic and financial policy frameworks.
Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review Article Topic(s): International financial markets, International topics, Transmission of monetary policy JEL Code(s): E, E5, E52, E58, F, F3, F32, F4, F41, F42

21 February 2013 The G-20 Framework for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth: Macroeconomic Coordination Since the Crisis

Bank of Canada Review - Winter 2012-2013 Robert Lavigne, Subrata Sarker
Since 2009, the G-20 Framework for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth has provided a mechanism for international macroeconomic policy coordination. The Framework has had some successes, including agreement on objectives for fiscal consolidation. However, post-crisis global growth has been neither strong nor balanced. Progress has also been slow in developing credible fiscal consolidation plans in some advanced countries and in increasing exchange rate flexibility in certain emerging economies. A stronger peer review process and enhanced analysis of international spillovers would increase the Framework’s influence on member policies.
Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review Article Topic(s): Exchange rate regimes, Fiscal Policy, International topics, Recent economic and financial developments JEL Code(s): E, E6, E61, F, F5, F53, F55

17 May 2012 Inflation Targeting: The Recent International Experience

Bank of Canada Review - Spring 2012 Robert Lavigne, Rhys R. Mendes, Subrata Sarker
In the years since the 2006 renewal of Canada’s inflation-control agreement, monetary policy regimes have faced significant shocks, including the global economic and financial crisis. This article reviews the recent experience with inflation targeting, including the debate about the appropriate role of monetary policy in maintaining financial stability. In the aftermath of the crisis, both […]
Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review Article Topic(s): Credibility, Financial stability, Inflation targets, Monetary policy framework JEL Code(s): E, E3, E31, E5, E52, E58

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