Improving inter-spatial comparison of construction costs

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-135

  Walsh, Kenneth D ^a   Sawhney, Anil ^b   Vachris, Michelle A ^c  

^a AGC Paul S Roel Chair in Construction Engineering and Management   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Costs; Estimation; Purchasing power

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COST ACCOUNTING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; PURCHASING;

CONSTRUCTION ECONOMETRICS; PURCHASING POWER PARITIES; VEXING PROBLEM;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 33645232894     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980610659599     Document Type: Article

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