Abstract: In the wake of a disaster, the price of essential goods and services, including reconstruction materials and labor, sharply increases. Price gouging refers to sellers and supply companies charging exorbitant prices for ...

Abstract: Anti-price-gouging laws are enforced by a disaster declaration to control reconstruction labor and material costs in the wake of disasters. Reconstruction costs provide an important signal in the postdisaster reconstruction ...

Abstract: Pipe material and labor costs constitute about 70% of pipeline construction costs. Pipe and labor costs are subject to considerable fluctuations over time. These fluctuations are problematic for cost estimation and bid ...

Abstract: Accurate cost forecasting in budget planning and contract bidding is crucial for the success of construction projects. Linear models such as the autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) and nonlinear models such ...