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Download full textWial, Howard – 1999
In 1997, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry implemented a change in its method of determining prevailing wage and benefit rates, resulting in a reduction in the legally required prevailing rates in many construction trades in much of the state. This report analyzes data to determine if this change in fact lowered the cost of public…
Descriptors: Construction Costs, Minimum Wage, Policy Analysis, School Construction
Cober, John G. – 1971
This report examines the relative merits of three types of bonds available in Pennsylvania for financing school buildings. These types are: (1) general obligation (GO) -- issued by the school board with or without the assent of electors, (2) municipal authorities created by local municipalities -- authorized to issue bonds to finance building…
Descriptors: Assessed Valuation, Bond Issues, Costs, Credit (Finance)
