#1999-007A "Measuring Relative Quality of Life from a Cross-Migration Regression, With an Application to Canadian Provinces"
by Stratford Douglas, and Howard J. Wall
February 1999

We discuss specification of regression models for using migration data to infer the living standards of different regions, and for observing how much of the standard of living is determined by economic opportunities versus non-pecuniary amenities. More...

PUBLISHED: Research in Labor Economics, 2000, 19, pp. 191-214