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PUBLICPOLICYMIGRATIONSTUDIESECONOMICSPUBLICPOLICYSPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATIONSkathleenm.dayandstanleyl.winergregoryj.inwoodcarolynm.johnsandpatricial.oreillyNovember2011December2011212011MQUPFALLAnin-depthanalysisoftheimpactofinterprovincialdifferencesinthegenerosityofpublicpoliciesoninternalmigrationinCanada.AcomparativeanalysisofwhatpreventsgovernmentsinCanadafromworkingtogetherontodaysmajorpolicychallenges.CarletonLibrarySeries978-0-7735-3745-334.95ACDN34.95AUS22.99paper978-0-7735-3744-695.00SCDN95.00SUS71.00cloth6x9480pp185tables70graphs978-0-7735-3895-534.95ACDN34.95AUS22.99paper978-0-7735-3894-8100.00SCDN100.00SUS75.00cloth6x9544ppGivenCanadasvastgeographyandunevendistributionofeconomicactivityalmostallCanadianshaveatonetimeoranotherfacedthequestionofwhetheraninterprovincialmovewouldmakethembetteroff.UsingauniquedatasetbasedonincometaxrecordsauthorsKathleenDayandStanleyWinerexaminethefactorsinuencingthedecisiontomigratewithinCanadapayingspecialattentiontotheroleofregionalvariationinthegenerosityofpublicpoliciesincludingunemploymentinsurancetaxationandpublicexpenditure.TheinuenceofextraordinaryeventssuchastheelectionofaseparatistgovernmentinQuebecandtheclosureoftheeastcoastcodsheryisalsoconsidered.Theylookatwhyweoughttobeconcernedaboutpublicpoliciesthatinterferewithmarket-basedincentivestomoveprovideawealthofinformationoninterregionaldifferencesinpublicpoliciesandmarketconditionsandexaminewhatotherresearchershavediscoveredaboutscallyinducedmigrationculminatinginadiscussionofthelikelyimpactofvariouspolicychangesonmigrationandprovincialunemploymentrates.Theauthorsassessmentofthelessonstobelearnedfromtheirownandpastresearchonpolicy-inducedmigrationinCanadawillbeofinteresttostudentsofmigrationandpolicymakersalike.isassociateprofessorintheDepartmentofEconomicsattheUniversityofOttawa.isCanadaResearchChairProfessorinPublicPolicyattheSchoolofPublicPolicyandtheDepartmentofEconomicsCarletonUniversity.Inahighlynetworkedworldwheregovernmentsmustcopewithincreasinglycomplexandinter-relatedpolicyproblemsthecapacityofpolicymakerstoworkintergovernmentallyisnotanoptionbutanecessity.GregoryInwoodCarolynJohnsandPatriciaOReillyofferuniqueinsightsintointergovernmentalpolicycapacityrevealingwhatkeydecision-makersandpolicyadvisorsbehindthescenesthinkthebarriersaretoimprovedintergovernmentalpolicycapacityandwhatchangestheyrecommend.SeniorpublicservantsfromalljurisdictionsinCanadadiscusstheideasinstitutionsactorsandrelationsthatassistorimpedeintergovernmentalpolicycapacity.Coveringgoodandbadeconomictimesandcomparinginsidersconcernsandrecommendationswiththoseofscholarsoffederalismpublicpolicyandpublicadministrationtheyprovideacomparativeanalysisofmajorpolicyareasacrossfourteengovernments.Intergovernmentalpolicycapacitywhileofincreasingimportanceisnotwellunderstood.ByexamininghowtheCanadianfederationcopeswithtodayspolicychallengestheauthorsprovideguidepostsforfederationsandgovernmentsaroundtheworldworkingonthemajorpolicyissuesofourday.isprofessorintheDepartmentofPoliticsandPublicAdministrationatRyersonUniversity.isassociateprofessorDepartmentofPoliticsandPublicAdministrationanddirectorofthePhDinPolicyStudiesProgramatRyersonUniversity.isassociateprofessorintheDepartmentofPoliticsandPublicAdministrationatRyersonUniversity.InterregionalMigrationandPublicPolicyinCanadaAnEmpiricalStudyIntergovernmentalPolicyCapacityinCanadaInsidetheWorldsofFinanceEnvironmentTradeandHealthKathleenM.DayStanleyL.WinerGregoryJ.InwoodCarolynM.JohnsPatriciaL.OReilly