Davis-Bacon act; the economics of prevailing wage laws
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington :
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research,
[1971]
Washington, D.C. : American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research c1971 Washington, [1971] Washington, [1971] Washington : [1971] |
| Series: | AEI special analyses ;
1971, no. 15 AEI special analyses ; no. 15 AEI special analyses ; no. 15, 1971 AEI special analyses no. 15 |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The davis-bacon act: Wage differentials-A brief digression
- Prevailing wage laws-State and federal
- Other federal laws requiridavis-Bacon prevailing wage
- Administration of the davis-bacon act: Procedure for predetermination of wage rates
- The branch of wage determinations
- General accounting office studies
- Professor gujarati's study
- Summary
- Effects on wages: The measurement of the effect of prevailing wage laws on relative average wages
- Summary
- Appendixes
- A. An algebraic model of the effects of prevailing wage laws
- B. The ehrenberg, kosters and moskow analysis
- C. Davis-bacon act (as amended)