Abstract:The United States faces two parallel crises: one with affordable housing supply, and one with maintaining residential construction labour standards. Historically, issues with labour standards have been addressed on public works through prevailing wage requirements. Labor standards-while good for workers-may increase construction costs; higher costs, in turn, negatively impact low-income families by reducing supplies of affordable housing. In this article, we re-examine whether this trade-off exists and, if so,… Show more
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