01762cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002439 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451852042 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Swagel, Phillip. Regional Convergence and the Role of Federal Transfers in Canada / Phillip Swagel, Steven Dunaway, Martin Kaufman. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (14 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Differences in per capita output across Canadian provinces have narrowed less than disparities in per capita income in past decades. Using a panel regression framework, this paper studies the differential impact of federal transfer programs on output convergence. The evidence suggests that while the Employment Insurance (EI) system seems to have had a significant negative effect on output convergence?by discouraging migration within Canada?the Equalization transfers may have helped spur convergence. The EI system, despite reforms introduced in the 1990s, still appears to contain features that deter labor mobility. Mode of access: Internet Dunaway, Steven. Kaufman, Martin. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2003/097 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2003/097/001.2003.issue-097-en.xml IMF e-Library