Income, self-selection, and return and onward interprovincial migration in Canada

Estimated returns to migration based on comparison of individual migrants may be biased owing to self-selection in the migration process. Using data derived from the 1986 Canadian census, I will study the effects of expected wage differentials in determining the return or onward migration decision of normative adults aged 20 to 64 years. Evidence was found that return migrations were in the 'right' direction, as they are observed to respond to …