Olivier Gervais

olivier-gervais

Principal Economist

Olivier Gervais is a Principal Economist in the Projection Division of the Canadian Economic Analysis department. His primary interests include economic forecasting, monetary policy, and macroeconomic modeling. Prior to joining CEA in 2011, Olivier worked in the Global Issues Division of the International Economic Analysis department. He holds a Master’s degree in economics from the University of Québec in Montréal (UQAM).

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Olivier Gervais

Principal Economist
Canadian Economic Analysis
Projection

Bank of Canada
234 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0G9

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Analyzing and Forecasting the Canadian Economy through the LENS Model

Technical Report No. 102 Olivier Gervais, Marc-André Gosselin
The authors describe the key features of a new large-scale Canadian macroeconomic forecasting model developed over the past two years at the Bank of Canada.
Content Type(s): Technical Reports Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods, Economic models JEL Code(s): C, C5, C53, E, E1, E17, E2, E27, E3, E37, F, F1, F17

The Role of Financial Speculation in Driving the Price of Crude Oil

Staff Discussion Paper 2011-6 Ron Alquist, Olivier Gervais
Over the past 10 years, financial firms have increased the size of their positions in the oil futures market. At the same time, oil prices have increased dramatically.
Content Type(s): Staff Research, Staff Discussion Papers Topic(s): International topics JEL Code(s): G, G1, G12, Q, Q4, Q41

External Stability, Real Exchange Rate Adjustment and the Exchange Rate Regime in Emerging-Market Economies

Staff Discussion Paper 2011-5 Olivier Gervais, Lawrence Schembri, Lena Suchanek
In emerging-market economies, real exchange rate adjustment is critical for maintaining a sustainable current account position and thereby for helping to reduce macroeconomic and financial instability.
Content Type(s): Staff Research, Staff Discussion Papers Topic(s): Development economics, Exchange rate regimes, International topics JEL Code(s): F, F3, F31, F32, F4, F41

The Outlook for the Global Supply of Oil: Running on Faith?

Staff Discussion Paper 2009-9 Olivier Gervais, Ilan Kolet
The dramatic reduction in global demand, and the decline in the spot price of crude oil in the second half of last year, may have significant implications for the future supply of oil. Investments in conventional methods of extraction have been constrained, since easily accessible oil reserves are typically concentrated in countries with geopolitical uncertainty and/or state-run oil companies.
Content Type(s): Staff Research, Staff Discussion Papers Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Inflation and prices, International topics JEL Code(s): Q, Q4, Q41, Q43

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Refereed journals

  • "Current Account Dynamics, Real Exchange Rate Adjustment and the Exchange Rate Regime in Emerging-Market Economies"
    (with Lawrence Schembri and Lena Suchanek), Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 119, March 2016, p. 86-89.

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Education

  • M.Sc., Université du Québec à Montréal
  • B.Sc., Université du Québec à Montréal

Research Interests

  • Macroeconomics
  • Forecasting
  • Monetary policy

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