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Editor s Note: This is the second piece in a series of articles examining the effect of repealing prevailing wage mandates. The first one can be read here.
The effect of repealing prevailing wage mandates, which require governments to pay union pay rates for construction projects, remains hotly debated. While many observers express concern about the implications for workers, others wonder if (and how) repeal affects the cost of public sector construction projects. Some advocates claim that repeal lowers the cost of infrastructure projects, including school construction.
But a report from the Midwest Economic Policy Institute which I have previously critiqued claims that this did not happen in Indiana,