The Effect of Prevailing Wage Repeals on Construction Income and Benefits
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12455934 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ari Fenn (The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA), Zhi Li (0000-0002-6039-1045, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA), Gabriel Pleités (The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA), Chimedlkham Zorigtbaatar (The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA, corresponding author), Peter Philips (0000-0003-2716-2926, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 346-364 |
| Publication date | 2018-02-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Works Management & Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1087-724X • E-ISSN: 1552-7549 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1087724x18758340 |
| OpenAlex | W2794405722 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
While considerable research has examined the effects of prevailing wage law repeals on construction wages, little has been done on the repeals effect on benefits. Based on state-level data from the quinquennial Economic Census for construction from 1972 to 2012, we find that depending on sample and model specification, statewide annual average construction blue-collar income fell by 1.9% to 4.2%. Statewide annual average legally required benefits (social security, workers injury-compensation insurance, and unemployment insurance contributions) for blue- and white-collar construction employees combined fell from 3.8% to 10.1%. Statewide annual average voluntary benefits (primarily health insurance, pension contributions, and apprenticeship training) for blue- and white-collar construction employees combined fell from 11.2% to 16.0%. Because prevailing wage laws govern only blue-collar construction remuneration, blue-collar benefits probably fell more than blue- and white-collar benefits taken together
Business · Census · Collar · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Fell · Geography · Labour economics · Pension · Population · Remuneration · Social security · Sociology · Unemployment · Wage · Demography · Occupational Health and Safety Research · Finance
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