Prevailing Wage Laws and Construction Laborc Markets
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3448609 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel P Kessler (0000-0003-0344-0418, National Bureau of Economic Research), Lawrence F Katz (Center for Economic and Policy Research) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 259-274 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Industrial and Labor Relations Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-7939 • E-ISSN: 2162-271X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001979390105400204 |
| OpenAlex | W3124032339 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 4 |
Prevailing wage laws, which require that construction workers employed by private contractors on public projects be paid wages and benefits at least equal to those "prevailing" for similar work in or near the locality in which the project is located, have been the focus of an extensive policy debate. The authors, analyzing Current Population Survey data and Census data, find that the relative wages of construction workers decline slightly after the repeal of a state prevailing wage law. However, the small overall impact of law repeal masks substantial differences in outcomes for different groups of construction employees. Repeal is associated with a sizable reduction in the union wage premium and an appreciable narrowing of the black/non-black wage differential for construction workers
Census · Current Population Survey · Demographic economics · Economics · Labour economics · Political science · Population · Repeal · Sociology · Wage · Work (physics) · Economic, Social, and Health Studies · Engineering · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Healthcare Policy and Management · Law
Labor market institutions and demographic employment patterns
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2021 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |