Interregional migration and public policy in Canada : an empirical study / Kathleen M. Day and Stanley L. Winer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Day, Kathleen Mary, 1958-

Contributor:

Winer, Stanley L., 1947-

Series:

Carleton library ; 223.

Carleton library series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Migration, Internal--Canada.

Migration, Internal.

Economic conditions.

Regional disparities.

Migration, Internal--Economic aspects.

Canada.

Migration, Internal--Economic aspects--Canada.

Canada--Economic conditions--Regional disparities.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 408 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2012]

Summary:

Given Canada's vast geography and uneven distribution of economic activity, many Canadians have faced the question of whether an interprovincial move would make them better off.

Using a dataset based on income tax records, authors Kathleen Day and Stanley Winer examine the factors influencing the decision to migrate internally within Canada, paying special attention to the impact of provincial differences on public policies including unemployment insurance, taxation, and public expenditure. The influences of singular historical events such as the election of a separatist government in Quebec and the closure of the east coast cod fishery are also considered. Day and Winer look at why we ought to be concerned about public policies that interfere with market-based incentives to move and provide a wealth of information on interregional differences in public policies and market conditions. They examine what other researchers have discovered about fiscally induced migration and discuss the likely impact of various policy changes on migration and provincial unemployment rates.

The authors' assessment of the lessons to be learned from their own and past research on policy-induced migration in Canada will be of interest to students of migration and policy makers alike. Book jacket.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780773537446

0773537449

9780773537453

0773537457

OCLC:

727326071