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Bridges, D, Wulff, E, Bamberry, L, Krivokapic-Skoko, B and Jenkins, S (2020) Negotiating gender in the male-dominated skilled trades: a systematic literature review. Construction Management and Economics, 38(10), 894–916.

Hedborg, S and Karrbom Gustavsson, T (2020) Developing a neighbourhood: exploring construction projects from a project ecology perspective. Construction Management and Economics, 38(10), 964–76.

Invernizzi, D C, Locatelli, G and Brookes, N J (2020) Characterising nuclear decommissioning projects: an investigation of the project characteristics that affect the project performance. Construction Management and Economics, 38(10), 947–63.

Loosemore, M, Daniele, F and Lim, B T H (2020) Integrating ex-offenders into the Australian construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 38(10), 877–93.

Onsarigo, L, Duncan, K and Atalah, A (2020) The effect of prevailing wages on building costs, bid competition, and bidder behaviour: evidence from Ohio school construction. Construction Management and Economics, 38(10), 917–33.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Prevailing wage laws; construction cost; bidding; bid competition;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2020.1723806
  • Abstract:
    The Davis-Bacon Act and other state prevailing wage laws are instituted to, among other things, protect local compensation standards from possible degradations associated with public construction and create a level playing field for all competing contractors. The impact of prevailing wages on the cost of construction projects to the taxpayers is an issue that continues to be debated at the state and federal levels. In this paper, data from recent school construction projects in Ohio are used to examine the impact of federal prevailing wage standards on construction costs and bid competition. Results from the examination of all bids and winning bids indicate that prevailing wage requirements do not have a statistically significant effect on building costs or the level of bid competition. Results from endogenous treatment estimators provide additional evidence that the prevailing wage policy does not increase costs or limit competition. Additional analysis of all bids indicates that the cost-reducing effect of increased competition is stronger on projects covered by the prevailing wage policy.

Zhu, R, Hu, X and Liu, C (2020) Structural analysis of inter-industrial linkages: an application to the Australian construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 38(10), 934–46.