Regional Convergence and the Role of Federal Transfers in Canada /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Swagel, Phillip
Other Authors: Dunaway, Steven, Kaufman, Martin
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2003/097
Online Access:Full text available on IMF