That is an explanation of why we care about your work. Now let me take the opportunity - given this audience - to expand upon some of the areas where we at the Bank of Canada would like to see more research done.
I will organize my remarks by talking about the three areas I have already mentioned: financial institutions; financial markets; and payment, clearing, and settlement systems. Within each area, I will raise a number of questions. What I want to do is to stimulate ideas, in the hope that some of you may be inspired to continue to probe into these issues.