Employment insurance and geographic mobility: Evidence from the SLID

Authors: Rick Audas and James T. McDonald

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Abstract (English)

This working paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between the Employment Insurance (EI) program and geographic mobility. Using longitudinal data from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) for the period from 1993 to 1999, this paper provides estimates of the determinants of geographic mobility and shows that the relationship between EI and migration is a complex one that critically depends on individuals’ degree of attachment to the labour market. The concept of geographic mobility is expanded to include not only interprovincial but also intraprovincial mobility.

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Details

Type	Working paper (online)
Author	Rick Audas and James T. McDonald
Publication Year	2003
Title	Employment insurance and geographic mobility: Evidence from the SLID
Series	Social Research Demonstration Corporation (SRDC) Working Paper Series
Number	3-Mar
Publication Language	English

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Data Used

Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics

Longitudinal, Survey (1993 to 2011)

SLID

Research Data Centre(s)

New Brunswick RDC

UNB

Canadian Research Data Centre Network