The Economics Of Prevailing Wage Laws

Author : Peter Philips
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781351891042

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The Economics of Prevailing Wage Laws by Peter Philips Pdf

Prevailing wage laws affecting the construction industry in the United States exist at the Federal and State levels. These laws require that construction workers employed by contractors on government works be paid at least the wage rates and fringe benefits 'prevailing' for similar work where government contract work is performed. The federal law (Davis-Bacon Act) was passed in 1931. By 1969 four fifth of States had enacted prevailing wage legislation. In the 1970s, facing fiscal crises, States considered repealing their laws in an effort to reduce construction costs, and since 1979 nine States have repealed their laws. These repeals at State level along with unsuccessful attempts to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act have pushed prevailing wages to the forefront of public policy and controversy. This book, for the first time, brings together scholarly research in the economics of prevailing wages placed in historical and institutional context.

Author : John P. Gould,George Bittlingmayer
Publisher : A E I Press
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015010446303

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The Economics of the Davis-Bacon Act by John P. Gould,George Bittlingmayer Pdf

Wages and fringe benefits, labour legislation commentary, economic analysis, Davis-Bacon Act, USA.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : OCLC:1066387067

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Economics of Prevailing Wage Laws by Anonim Pdf

Author : John P. Gould
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Wages
ISBN : LCCN:70185048

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Davis-Bacon Act by John P. Gould Pdf

Author : Armand J. Thieblot
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138534536

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The Case Against the Davis-Bacon Act by Armand J. Thieblot Pdf

The Davis-Bacon Act is a United States federal law that established the requirement that prevailing wages must be paid on public works projects. In this book, Armand J. Thieblot argues that the law was passed under false pretenses and based on flawed economic logic. Despite this, the law continues to expand in scope and increase in cost. The act is supported by a substantial bureaucracy within the Department of Labor that has resisted all efforts at substantive modernization or reform. Today, the Davis-Bacon Act is the bedrock upon which stands one of the last bastions of private unionization in the construction industry. This book provides a compelling list of fifty-four separate reasons why the Davis-Bacon Act should be repealed. Thieblot deals with the history, purposes, and administrative concepts of prevailing wage laws, providing an overview of the act's administration. He covers the survey and determination process, and delves into how the act is administered. Thieblot summarizes its direct and indirect costs, evaluates counterclaims on the economic impact of Davis-Bacon, and considers compromises short of full repeal. Also included are seven appendices that provide full support for the conclusions summarized in the main text. Thieblot documents a case against Davis-Bacon that is neither judgmental nor political, but he does question whether there is compelling public interest in maintaining a federal prevailing wage law. He puts forward a list of reasons why the Davis-Bacon Act should be repealed, making a convincing case that deserves action and not just simple consideration. This work should be read by all economists, lawmakers, and government officials.

Author : Jeremiah Cotton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Minorities
ISBN : NWU:35556038691697

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On the Costs and Benefits of the Prevailing Wage by Jeremiah Cotton Pdf

Author : Kenneth Henschen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Wages
ISBN : CORNELL:31924000205199

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Analysis of Prevailing Wage Legislation by Kenneth Henschen Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : MINN:31951D034573818

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Examining the Department of Labor's Implementation of the Davis-Bacon Act by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Pdf

Author : Richard Anker,Martha Anker
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-27
Category : Minimum wage
ISBN : 9781786431462

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Living Wages Around the World by Richard Anker,Martha Anker Pdf

This manual describes a new methodology to measure a decent but basic standard of living in different countries and how much workers need to earn to afford this, making it possible for researchers to estimate comparable living wages around the world and determine gaps between living wages and prevailing wages, even in countries with limited secondary data.

Author : United States. Congress. Economic Joint Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045231169

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The Economics of Federal Subsidy Programs by United States. Congress. Economic Joint Committee Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Building laws
ISBN : LOC:00101458647

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Improved Technology and Removal of Prevailing Wage Requirements in Federally Assisted Housing by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105009871539

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Joint Hearing to Review the Davis-Bacon Act by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006285105

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Improved Technology and Removal of Prevailing Wage Requirements in Federally Assisted Housing, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs of ..., 92-2 on S.3373 ... S.3654 ..., June 20, 21, 22, and 23, 1972 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee. Subcommittee on Priorities and Economy in Government
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Subsidies
ISBN : LOC:00170578983

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The Economics of Federal Subsidy Programs by United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee. Subcommittee on Priorities and Economy in Government Pdf

Author : Robert Pollin,Mark Brenner,Stephanie Luce,Jeannette Wicks-Lim
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781501729522

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A Measure of Fairness by Robert Pollin,Mark Brenner,Stephanie Luce,Jeannette Wicks-Lim Pdf

In early 2007, there were approximately 140 living wage ordinances in place throughout the United States. Communities around the country frequently debate new proposals of this sort. Additionally, as a result of ballot initiatives, twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia, representing nearly 70 percent of the total U.S. population, maintain minimum wage standards above those set by the federal minimum wage.In A Measure of Fairness, Robert Pollin, Mark Brenner, Jeannette Wicks-Lim, and Stephanie Luce assess how well living wage and minimum wage regulations in the United States serve the workers they are intended to help. Opponents of such measures assert that when faced with mandated increases in labor costs, businesses will either lay off workers, hire fewer low-wage employees in the future, replace low-credentialed workers with those having better qualifications or, finally, even relocate to avoid facing the increased costs being imposed on them.The authors give an overview of living wage and minimum wage implementation in Louisiana, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Massachusetts, and Connecticut to show how these policies play out in the paychecks of workers, in the halls of legislature, and in business ledgers. Based on a decade of research, this volume concludes that living wage laws and minimum wage increases have been effective policy interventions capable of bringing significant, if modest, benefits to the people they were intended to help.