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RBA Glossary definition for Y2K
Y2K – Year 2000. The Year 2000 problem was the possibility that financial institutions' computer systems would fail on 1 January 2000 and spark a loss of public confidence in individual institutions or at worst, in the financial system as a whole. In the event, the arrival of Y2K was virtually incident-free.
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The Life of Australian Banknotes
28 Aug 2015
RDP
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Two examples include Y2K and the GFC where the public’s demand for banknotes increased substantially. ... On the other hand, Y2K did not have a statistically significant impact on the life span of $20 or $50 banknotes.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2015/pdf/rdp2015-10.pdf
Survival Modelling
1 Dec 2015
RDP
2015-10
0.30. 0.27. 0.22. Recoloured $5. 0.04. Federation $5. 0.34. Y2K. 0.02. ... On the other hand, Y2K did not have a statistically significant impact on the life span of $20 or $50 banknotes.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2015/2015-10/survival-modelling.html
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Currency Demand Data
31 Dec 2013
RDP
2013-01
The first occasion was in preparation for the year-date change at the end of the millennium (that is, ‘Y2K’). ... To some extent this experience echoes the build-up of cash in banks on the eve of Y2K, where banks built up a buffer of currency.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2013/2013-01/currency-demand-data.html
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Currency Demand during the Global Financial Crisis: Evidence from Australia
2 Feb 2015
RDP
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11. The first occasion was in preparation for the year-date change at the end of the millennium (that is, ‘Y2K’). ... 8 To some extent this experience echoes the build-up of cash in banks on the eve of Y2K, where banks built up a buffer of currency.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2013/pdf/rdp2013-01.pdf