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Explaining Canada’s Regional Migration Patterns

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Understanding the factors that determine the migration of labour between regions is crucial for assessing the economy’s response to macroeconomic shocks and identifying policies that will encourage an efficient reallocation of labour. By examining the determinants of migration within Canada from 1991 to 2006, this article provides evidence that regional differences in employment rates and household incomes tend to increase labour migration, and that provincial borders and language differences are barriers to migration.

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  • David Amirault & Daniel de Munnik & Sarah Miller, 2013. "Explaining Canada’s Regional Migration Patterns," Bank of Canada Review, Bank of Canada, vol. 2013(Spring), pages 16-28.
    • Handle: RePEc:bca:bcarev:v:2013:y:2013:i:spring13:p:16-28
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    1. Matthew Calver & Roland Tusz & Erika Rodrigues, 2015. "Interprovincial Migration in Canada: Implications for Output and Productivity Growth, 1987-2014," CSLS Research Reports 2015-19, Centre for the Study of Living Standards.
    2. Lutz Kilian & Xiaoqing Zhou, 2022. "The Propagation of Regional Shocks in Housing Markets: Evidence from Oil Price Shocks in Canada," Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 54(4), pages 953-987, June.
    3. David Amirault & Naveen Rai, 2016. "Canadian Labour Market Dispersion: Mind the (Shrinking) Gap," Staff Analytical Notes 16-3, Bank of Canada.
    4. Michael Haan & Hyeongsuk Jin & Taylor Paul, 2023. "The Geographical Mobility of Journeypersons in Canada: Evidence from Administrative Data," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 42(2), pages 1-25, April.

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