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What drags and drives mobility? Explaining Canada's aggregate migration patterns

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  • David Amirault
  • Daniel de Munnik
  • Sarah Miller

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Understanding the factors that determine the migration of labour between regions is crucial for assessing the response of the economy to macroeconomic shocks and identifying policies that will encourage an efficient reallocation of labour. Using a gravity model, Poisson pseudo-maximum likelihood specifications and Census data for 69 economic regions, this article examines the determinants of aggregate migration within Canada from 1991 to 2006. Our results suggest that migration tends to increase with differences in labour market performance. We also find that provincial borders have the strongest impact on migration involving low-populated regions and that distance is most important across provincial borders.

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  • David Amirault & Daniel de Munnik & Sarah Miller, 2016. "What drags and drives mobility? Explaining Canada's aggregate migration patterns," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 49(3), pages 1035-1056, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:cje:issued:v:49:y:2016:i:3:p:1035-1056
    DOI: 10.1111/caje.12224
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    Cited by:

    1. Taylor Webley, 2018. "Fundamental Drivers of Existing Home Sales in Canada," Discussion Papers 18-16, Bank of Canada.
    2. Derek Messacar, 2022. "Community attachment, job loss and regional labour mobility in Canada: Evidence from the Great Recession," Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 55(3), pages 1404-1430, August.
    3. Jonathan Lachaine, 2018. "Applying the Wage-Common to Canadian Provinces," Staff Analytical Notes 2018-16, Bank of Canada.

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    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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