Partial factor productivity and equipment technology change at activity level in U.S. construction industry

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 463-472

  Goodrum, Paul M ^a   Haas, Carl T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction equipment; Construction industry; Productivity; United States

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL COSTS; EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; PARTIAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ERGONOMICS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 2342443555     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2002)128:6(463)     Document Type: Article

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