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9780754632559

The Economics Of Prevailing Wage Laws

by Azari-Rad,Hamid
  • ISBN13:

    9780754632559

  • ISBN10:

    0754632555

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-02-28
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

Prevailing wage laws affecting the construction industry in the United States exist at the Federal and State levels. This book, for the first time, brings together scholarly research in the economics of prevailing wages placed in historical and institutional context.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors vii
PART I HISTORICAL CONTEXT FOR PUBLIC POLICY
1 Introduction: Prevailing Wage Regulations and Public Policy in the Construction Industry
Hamid Azari-Rad, Peter Philips, and Mark J. Prus
3(25)
2 The American Construction Industry: An Overview
Gerald Finkel
28(36)
3 Thoughtless Think Tanks: Sound Bite Thinking About the History and Intent of Prevailing Wage Laws
Hamid Azari-Rad and Peter Philips
64(37)
4 Prevailing Wage Laws, Unions, and Minority Employment in Construction
Dale Belman
101(22)
PART II PUBLIC POLICY: COSTS, SKILLS, AND SAFETY
5 Prevailing Wage Laws and Construction Costs: Evidence from British Columbia's Skills Development and Fair Wage Policy
Kevin Duncan and Mark J. Prus
123(26)
6 Wage Regulation and Training: The Impact of State Prevailing Wage Laws on Apprenticeship
Cihan Bilginsoy
149(20)
7 Prevailing Wage Laws and Injury Rates in Construction
Hamid Azari-Rad
169(22)
PART III PUBLIC POLICY: COMPENSATIONS
8 Benefits vs. Wages: How Prevailing Wage Laws Affect the Mix and Magnitude of Compensation to Construction Workers
Jeffrey S. Petersen and Erin M. Godtland
191(14)
9 Health Care Subsidies in Construction: Does the Public Sector Subsidize Low Wage Contractors?
C. Jeffrey Waddoups
205(20)
10 Pension and Health Insurance Coverage in Construction Labor Markets
Mark A. Price
225(34)
Index 259

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