The Effects of Michigan’s Prevailing Wage Law
Michigan’s prevailing wage law adds unnecessary costs to construction projects at taxpayers’ expense.
Contents
- Foreword
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- The Michigan Prevailing Wage Law
- Prevailing Wage Laws in Other States
- The Federal Davis-Bacon Act
- Rationales for Preserving the Prevailing Wage
- The Effects of Michigan’s Prevailing Wage Law
- The Decline of the Union Movement in Michigan
- Prevailing Wage and Construction Industry Compensation
- Another Perspective: Prevailing Wages and the Larger Work Force
- Prevailing Wage, Productivity and Cost-Effectiveness
- Workplace Safety and Quality of Construction
- Difficulties for Bidders
- Overall Cost of Construction
- Experience of Michigan and Other Jurisdictions
- The Overall Cost of the Prevailing Wage for Michigan Taxpayers
- Solutions to the Prevailing Wage Problem
- Conclusion
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Endnotes
