The Economics of Prevailing Wage Laws.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781351891059
- 344.7301/2824
- KF3505.C65 .A993 2016
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributers -- PART I: HISTORICAL CONTEXT FOR PUBLIC POLICY -- 1 Introduction: Prevailing Wage Regulations and Public Policy in the Construction Industry -- 2 The American Construction Industry: An Overview -- 3 Thoughtless Think Tanks: Sound Bite Thinking About the History and Intent of Prevailing Wage Laws -- 4 Prevailing Wage Laws, Unions, and Minority Employment in Construction -- 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 -- 6 Wage Regulation and Training: The Impact of State Prevailing Wage Laws on Apprenticeship -- 7 Prevailing Wage Laws and Injury Rates in Construction -- PART III: PUBLIC POLICY: COMPENSATIONS -- 8 Benefits vs. Wages: How Prevailing Wage Laws Affect the Mix and Magnitude of Compensation to Construction Workers -- 9 Health Care Subsidies in Construction: Does the Public Sector Subsidize Low Wage Contractors? -- 10 Pension and Health Insurance Coverage in Construction Labor Markets -- Index.
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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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