"Despite the complexity of the construction industry, there has been little study to date which focuses on the challenge of drawing accurate conclusions from the available data. The accuracy of industry reports has an impact on government policy, the direction and outcomes of research, and the...

Over the last decade house prices increased remarkably in many countries. However, while in several countries there was an employment boom in the construction sector, in others the share of employment in this sector did not significantly change. In this paper we estimate a model of labor demand...

Recent research demonstrates that land use choices, which date back to a century ago still powerfully shape the current development patterns. With advances in digitization, scholars have started studying the long-term effects of historic federal placed-based policies. One such area that has...

This article seeks to give impetus to a movement toward creating a “nutcracker” for security of payment which is applicable (and acceptable) internationally. The article recognises that forging an international consensus on a set of model provisions for security of payment would undoubtedly...

Although post-merger integration (PMI) in management control systems (MCSs) is a key determinant of successful corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&As), it has not attracted due academic attention because the existing case studies on PMI is are highly concentrated on integration in terms of...

"This book tells you everything you need to know about international construction: the companies, their markets, the types of projects they build, how they compete and operate, and how it affects us all."