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The Skilled-Unskilled Wage Differential in Construction

Alan L. Gustman, Martin Segal

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Discussion of the short-run fluctuations in the skilled-unskilled wage differential in unionized building construction industry in the United States during the period 1953 through 1970. Characteristics of the skill differential in construction; Factors related to supply and demand; Significance of the interdependence of utility among construction workers. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)

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Key concepts: Differential (mechanical device), Wage, Labour economics, Economics, Construction industry, Engineering, Aerospace engineering, Construction engineering