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Measuring construction Prices, output and productivity [electronic resource]

Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: Oxon Routledge Taylor and Francis 2015ISBN:
  • 9781315882925
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 338.4369
  • 338.47624
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Partial contents:
Setting the scene -- Background to purchasing power parity indices -- International construction cost comparisons -- The International Comparison Program and purchasing power parities for construction -- A review of construction cost and price indices in Britain -- Measuring and comparing construction activity internationally -- Internationalization of the construction industry -- Performance measures for construction -- Refining the citiBLOC index -- A review of the theory and measurement techniques of productivity in the construction industry -- Construction productivity and cost estimation using artificial neural networks -- Determining levels of productivity in the construction industry using data development analysis -- Endnote -- Index
Summary: Looks at fundamental economic theories and concepts with respect to the construction industry, and explains their merits and shortcomings, sometimes by looking at real life examples. Drawing on current research the contributors focus specifically on industry performance, productivity measurement, construction in national accounts, comparing international construction costs and prices, and comparing international productivity. The scope of the book is international, addressing problems that arise everywhere from individual project documentation, right up to national industrial accounts. It is essential reading for postgraduate construction students and researchers, students of industrial economics, construction economists and policy-makers.
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Setting the scene -- Background to purchasing power parity indices -- International construction cost comparisons -- The International Comparison Program and purchasing power parities for construction -- A review of construction cost and price indices in Britain -- Measuring and comparing construction activity internationally -- Internationalization of the construction industry -- Performance measures for construction -- Refining the citiBLOC index -- A review of the theory and measurement techniques of productivity in the construction industry -- Construction productivity and cost estimation using artificial neural networks -- Determining levels of productivity in the construction industry using data development analysis -- Endnote -- Index

Looks at fundamental economic theories and concepts with respect to the construction industry, and explains their merits and shortcomings, sometimes by looking at real life examples. Drawing on current research the contributors focus specifically on industry performance, productivity measurement, construction in national accounts, comparing international construction costs and prices, and comparing international productivity. The scope of the book is international, addressing problems that arise everywhere from individual project documentation, right up to national industrial accounts. It is essential reading for postgraduate construction students and researchers, students of industrial economics, construction economists and policy-makers.