Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/282654 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 16527
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We simulate the impact of an increase in immigration into the Atlantic provinces based on the FOCUS macro-econometric model at the University of Toronto. That national model was adapted to reflect the regional dimensions of the Atlantic provinces. We find robust evidence of positive outcomes for the Atlantic region so long as it is part of a broader increase in immigration for the country as a whole. The positive outcome encompasses higher GDP and GDP per capita, higher consumption, and improved government fiscal balances at both the federal and provincial levels that could in turn be used for tax reductions or the enhancement of government services. These benefits could be enhanced further by carefully targeting new immigrants for needed skills and for their likelihood of remaining in the Atlantic region.
Subjects: 
immigration
macroeconomic impacts
Atlantic Canada
FOCUS Model
JEL: 
J11
J15
J18
J24
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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