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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
A Snapshot of Inflation Targeting in its Adolescence
27 Nov 2006
Conferences
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RBA Conference Volume 2004
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2004/pdf/kuttner.pdf
Liquidity, Financial Crises and the Lender of Last Resort – How Much of a Departure is the Sub-prime Crisis? | Conference – 2008
14 Jul 2008
Conferences
Such a policy was clearly successful in the case of operations associated with the spikes in liquidity demand in the Y2K and September 11 episodes, as well as after the stock
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2008/davis.html
The Australian Financial System in the 2000s: Dodging the Bullet | Conference – 2011
24 Jul 2000
Conferences
The Australian (and global) financial system entered the first decade of the millennium preparing for a systems crisis, in the form of the Y2K computer scare, which on 1 January 2000
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2011/davis.html
Liquidity, Financial Crises and the Lender of Last Resort – How Much of a Departure is the Sub-prime Crisis?
22 Oct 2008
Conferences
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RBA Conference Volume 2008
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2008/pdf/davis.pdf
The Australian Financial System in the 2000s: Dodging the Bullet
13 Dec 2011
Conferences
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RBA Conference Volume 2011
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2011/pdf/davis.pdf
Inflation targeting and Japan: Why has the Bank of Japan not Adopted Inflation Targeting?
27 Nov 2006
Conferences
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RBA Conference Volume 2004
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2004/pdf/ito.pdf