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Philips, Peter; Waitzman, Norman - Department of Economics, University of Utah - 2013

case, the relative value of contractor safety capabilities against contractor price and quality offerings. Construction … work is particularly difficult to safety prequalify because the ramp-up time to bidding is short; construction uses several … that whole segments of the construction industry are prequalified for a wide range of hosts. …

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Should Green Jobs Be Outsourced?

Philips, Peter - Department of Economics, University of Utah - 2013

The proposed Sempra 1250 megawatt (MW) tieline connecting the California grid to envisioned new wind-farms in Mexico is not just about electricity. It is also about foregone opportunities, lost human capital investment, lost worklives, lost tax revenues, and diminished economic development...

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Bio-Pharma’s Impact On California’s State and Local Economy

Philips, Peter; Duncan, Kevin - Department of Economics, University of Utah - 2013

, about 2000 construction workers build and refurbish the infrastructure of this industry in California annually putting in … place about $1 billion of new and renovated buildings. The economic impact of this construction activity adds a total of …,000 construction and other jobs, lost more than $900 million in economic activity associated with the construction of this plant and …

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Mr. Rosaen’s Magical Thinking A Short Evaluation of Alex Rosaen’s 2013 Prevailing Wage Methodology

Philips, Peter - Department of Economics, University of Utah - 2013

This paper critically reviews Alex L. Rosaen, The Impact of Michigan’s Prevailing Wage Law on Education Construction …

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Wage Structure and Unionization in the U.S. Construction Sector

Bilginsoy, Cihan - Department of Economics, University of Utah - 2009

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Registered Apprentices and Apprenticeship Programs in the U.S. Construction Industry between 1989 and 2003: An Examination of the AIMS, RAIS, and California Apprenticeship Agency D...

Bilginsoy, Cihan - Department of Economics, University of Utah - 2005

This study is a descriptive statistical examination of apprenticeship training in the construction industry, based on …

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Wage Regulation and Training: The Impact of State Prevailing Wage Laws on Apprenticeship

Bilginsoy, Cihan - Department of Economics, University of Utah - 2003

This paper analyzes the impact of the Prevailing Wage Laws (PWL) on the recruitment of apprentices, their completion and cancellation rates, and the minority share in apprenticeship programs. Statistical analysis shows that, controlling for the size of the trade, the supply of apprenticeship is...

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Still a Wedge in the Door: Women Training for the Construction Trades in the U.S.

Berik, Gunseli; Bilginsoy, Cihan - Department of Economics, University of Utah - 2005

This paper uses individual-level data on registered apprenticeship for ten largest construction occupations from 31 …-skill construction workforce if they enroll in union-contractor joint programs. Joint programs feature higher shares of women in the … working conditions at the construction site. …

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