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Interregional Migration and Public Policy in CanadaAn Empirical Study |
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An in-depth analysis of the impact of interprovincial differences in the generosity of public policies on internal migration in Canada.
Given Canada's vast geography and uneven distribution of economic activity, almost all Canadians have at one time or another faced the question of whether an interprovincial move would make them better off.
Using a unique dataset based on income tax records, authors Kathleen Day and Stanley Winer examine the factors influencing the decision to migrate within Canada, paying special attention to the role of regional variation in the generosity of public policies including unemployment insurance, taxation, and public expenditure. The influence of extraordinary events such as the election of a separatist government in Quebec and the closure of the east coast cod fishery is also considered. They look at why we ought to be concerned about public policies that interfere with market-based incentives to move, provide a wealth of information on interregional differences in public policies and market conditions, and examine what other researchers have discovered about fiscally induced migration, culminating in a discussion of 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.
Using a unique dataset based on income tax records, authors Kathleen Day and Stanley Winer examine the factors influencing the decision to migrate within Canada, paying special attention to the role of regional variation in the generosity of public policies including unemployment insurance, taxation, and public expenditure. The influence of extraordinary events such as the election of a separatist government in Quebec and the closure of the east coast cod fishery is also considered. They look at why we ought to be concerned about public policies that interfere with market-based incentives to move, provide a wealth of information on interregional differences in public policies and market conditions, and examine what other researchers have discovered about fiscally induced migration, culminating in a discussion of 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.
Details
Part of the Carleton Library Series (number 223 in series)
432 Pages, 6 x 9
185 tables
ISBN 9780773537453
January 2012
Formats: Paperback, eBook
"Kathleen Day and Stan Winer are to be congratulated on having produced a book that will be the standard reference to the topic in Canada, and will also attract international attention." Morley Gunderson, University of Toronto
"Canadian scholars have given important contributions to the understanding of regional policy and fiscal federalism. They have been helped by Canadian politicians creating interesting policy innovations such as the regional unemployment insurance and the complex intergovernmental grants. In this book the authors offer new insights with an analysis combining regional migration and fiscal policy instruments. The approach and the results will certainly stimulate research in countries with similar challenges." Jørn Rattsø, Norwegian University of Science Technology
"This book is a thorough, comprehensive and excellent analysis and discussion of an important public policy question: how and to what extent do regional differences affect interregional migration, and how and to what extent does such migration affect the level of well-being of people in different regions as well as in the nation as a whole? Winer and Day first walk the reader through the extensive past discussion of this question in Canada, before carefully developing and presenting their own detailed analysis of the interactions between public policies (such as taxation, employment insurance, social assistance, and intergovernmental grants) over the 1968-96 period. They then extend the analysis to include such 'out-of-model' events in this period as the closure of the east coast fishery and the Quebec referendums, before concluding with a balanced assessment of both the analytical and policy issues related to internal migration and public policy. This book that should be on the shelves of any serious analyst of Canadian public policy and should also be of interest to those in any country concerned with regional issues." Richard Bird, University of Toronto
"The determinants and consequences of interregional migration are of profound policy importance in a large decentralized federation like Canada. Migration influences government policy and may severely constrain it. Understanding the magnitude of migration responses to public policy is a prerequisite for good policy choices. In this book, two of the literature's most prominent contributors, Kathleen Day and Stanley Winer, undertake a formidable and thorough study of the economic and policy determinants of interregional migration in Canada. The results, which are based on state-of-the-art structural estimation of migration as a decision with uncertain consequences using income tax based micro-data, are both convincing and, to some eyes, surprising. While some policies, such as unemployment insurance, affect migration in predictable ways, the study reveals that economic opportunities and extraordinary events play a much more important role than regionally differentiated economic policies. The authors present a careful overview of the relevance of their findings for public policy. This book is destined to become a classic reference for years to come, and an important benchmark for the study of regional and federal policies in Canada." Robin Boadway, Queen's University
"Day and Winer's book is clearly an important resource for someone embarking on estimates of internal migration where there are policy variables and differences within a single political union. ... I would highly recommend it to any researcher bent on serious empirical investigation of migration within geographic boundaries where labor is in theory 'free' to move." Journal of Regional Science
"... a refreshing breath of evidence-based fresh air." Journal of Regional Science
"Canadian scholars have given important contributions to the understanding of regional policy and fiscal federalism. They have been helped by Canadian politicians creating interesting policy innovations such as the regional unemployment insurance and the complex intergovernmental grants. In this book the authors offer new insights with an analysis combining regional migration and fiscal policy instruments. The approach and the results will certainly stimulate research in countries with similar challenges." Jørn Rattsø, Norwegian University of Science Technology
"This book is a thorough, comprehensive and excellent analysis and discussion of an important public policy question: how and to what extent do regional differences affect interregional migration, and how and to what extent does such migration affect the level of well-being of people in different regions as well as in the nation as a whole? Winer and Day first walk the reader through the extensive past discussion of this question in Canada, before carefully developing and presenting their own detailed analysis of the interactions between public policies (such as taxation, employment insurance, social assistance, and intergovernmental grants) over the 1968-96 period. They then extend the analysis to include such 'out-of-model' events in this period as the closure of the east coast fishery and the Quebec referendums, before concluding with a balanced assessment of both the analytical and policy issues related to internal migration and public policy. This book that should be on the shelves of any serious analyst of Canadian public policy and should also be of interest to those in any country concerned with regional issues." Richard Bird, University of Toronto
"The determinants and consequences of interregional migration are of profound policy importance in a large decentralized federation like Canada. Migration influences government policy and may severely constrain it. Understanding the magnitude of migration responses to public policy is a prerequisite for good policy choices. In this book, two of the literature's most prominent contributors, Kathleen Day and Stanley Winer, undertake a formidable and thorough study of the economic and policy determinants of interregional migration in Canada. The results, which are based on state-of-the-art structural estimation of migration as a decision with uncertain consequences using income tax based micro-data, are both convincing and, to some eyes, surprising. While some policies, such as unemployment insurance, affect migration in predictable ways, the study reveals that economic opportunities and extraordinary events play a much more important role than regionally differentiated economic policies. The authors present a careful overview of the relevance of their findings for public policy. This book is destined to become a classic reference for years to come, and an important benchmark for the study of regional and federal policies in Canada." Robin Boadway, Queen's University
"Day and Winer's book is clearly an important resource for someone embarking on estimates of internal migration where there are policy variables and differences within a single political union. ... I would highly recommend it to any researcher bent on serious empirical investigation of migration within geographic boundaries where labor is in theory 'free' to move." Journal of Regional Science
"... a refreshing breath of evidence-based fresh air." Journal of Regional Science
Kathleen M. Day is associate professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Ottawa.
Stanley L. Winer is Canada Research Chair Professor in Public Policy at the School of Public Policy and the Department of Economics, Carleton University.
Stanley L. Winer is Canada Research Chair Professor in Public Policy at the School of Public Policy and the Department of Economics, Carleton University.
Tables xi
Figures xvii
Preface xxiii
1 Public Policy and Interregional Migration: An Introduction to the
Issues 3
2 Regional Dimensions of Public Policy in Canada 26
3 A Review of Four Decades of Empirical Research 50
4 An Empirical Model of Interprovincial Migration 82
5 From Theory to Measurement 104
6 Estimation 153
7 Exploring the Effects of Marginal Policy Reforms 185
8 Simulating Counterfactual Policy Regimes and Other Scenarios 208
9 What We Have Learned 254
Appendices
A Data Sources 267
B Construction of the Migration Data 279
C Construction of the Unemployment Insurance Variables 288
D Measuring the Probabilities of the Employment States by Age and
Sex 304
E Correlation Coefficients, and Additional Estimates by Age, Sex, and
Income Class 315
F Marginal Effect Formulas 329
G Simulations and Tables 339
Notes 377
Bibliography 389
Index 401
Figures xvii
Preface xxiii
1 Public Policy and Interregional Migration: An Introduction to the
Issues 3
2 Regional Dimensions of Public Policy in Canada 26
3 A Review of Four Decades of Empirical Research 50
4 An Empirical Model of Interprovincial Migration 82
5 From Theory to Measurement 104
6 Estimation 153
7 Exploring the Effects of Marginal Policy Reforms 185
8 Simulating Counterfactual Policy Regimes and Other Scenarios 208
9 What We Have Learned 254
Appendices
A Data Sources 267
B Construction of the Migration Data 279
C Construction of the Unemployment Insurance Variables 288
D Measuring the Probabilities of the Employment States by Age and
Sex 304
E Correlation Coefficients, and Additional Estimates by Age, Sex, and
Income Class 315
F Marginal Effect Formulas 329
G Simulations and Tables 339
Notes 377
Bibliography 389
Index 401
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Winner
Doug Purvis Memorial Prize
Canadian Economics Association (2013)
Doug Purvis Memorial Prize
Canadian Economics Association (2013)
