IWS Documented News WEEKLY BULLETIN

Academic Research

The Economic Effects of Living Wage Laws: A Provisional Review http://papers.nber.org/papers/w10562.pdf
[full-text, 40 pages]
Scott Adams, David Neumark
NBER Working Paper No. w10562
Issued in June 2004
---- Abstract -----
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W10562


Where Do New US-Trained Science-Engineering PhDs come from?
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w10554.pdf
[full-text, 33 pages]
Richard B. Freeman, Emily Jin, Chia-Yu Shen
NBER Working Paper No. w10554
Issued in June 2004
---- Abstract -----
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W10554


Upjohn Institute
Small Cities Blues: Looking for Growth Factors in Small and Medium-Sized Cities,
George A. Erickcek and Hannah McKinney (WP04-100), 2004.
http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/wp/04-100.pdf
[full-text, 43 pages]
Abstract
http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/wp/04100wp.html


Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local

International

From the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Asian Development Outlook 2004
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/ADO/2004/default.asp
or
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/ADO/2004/ado2004.pdf
[full-text, 314 pages]

From the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Annual review of working conditions in the EU: 2003-2004 [1 July 2004]
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/reports/EU0406AR01/EU0406AR01.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/reports/EU0406AR01/EU0406AR01.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]

From the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
Commission launches public consultation on anti-discrimination policy [6 July 2004]
http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2004/07/inbrief/eu0407203n.html


From the EUROPEAN MONITORING CENTRE ON CHANGE (EMCC) -
New publications on the web site for JUNE 2004


Driving forward - futures for the automotive sector from a regional perspective
http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu04016a.html


The workplace of the future - managing the challenge of an ageing workforce
<http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu04014a.html>


EMCC dossier on the European railway sector
<http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu04015a.html>


The publishing and media sector - what future?
<http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/tn03007a.html>


The automotive sector - what future?
http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/tn04005a.html


Case studies in the textiles and leather sector
<http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu04013a.html>


Knitting the future of the textiles and leather sector: Four scenarios
<http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu04003s.html>


ILO: Panorama Laboral 2003 (2003 Labor Overview: Latin America and the Caribbean)
http://www.oit.org.pe/portal/despliegue_seccion_imprimir.php?secCodigo=22&docCodigo=113
or
http://www.oit.org.pe/portal/panoramalaboral/labour_overview_2003.pdf
[full-text in ENGLISH, 124 pages]
or
http://www.oit.org.pe/portal/documentos/panorama_laboral_2003_texto_completo.pdf
[full-text in SPANISH, 124 pages]

Statistical Annex (excel sheet)
http://www.oit.org.pe/portal/documentos/statistical_annex_lo03.xls

UK: Drug testing in the workplace: the report of the Independent Inquiry into Drug Testing at Work. Full document.
Publisher: JRF Date Published: 2004
Author: Independent Inquiry Into Drug Testing at Work
http://www.drugscope.org.uk/uploads/goodpractice/documents/Drug%20testing.pdf
[full-text, 104 pages]


Federal

BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online
June 2004
Vol. 127, Number 6
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm


9/11 and the New York City economy: A borough-by-borough analysis
Michael L. Dolfman and Solidelle F. Wasser
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/06/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 31 pages]


The labor force and unemployment: three generations of change
Jessica R. Sincavage
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/06/art2full.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]


Foreign-born workers: trends in fatal occupational injuries, 1996-2001
Katherine Loh and Scott Richardson
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/06/art3full.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]


Worker displacement in 1999-2000
Ryan Helwig
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/06/art4full.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]


Reports

A visual essay: Blacks, Asians, and Hispanics in the civilian labor force
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/06/ressum.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]


BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online [June 2004]


Nonfatal Occupational Injuries Involving the Eyes, 2002
by Patrick M. Harris
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Originally Posted: June 30, 2004
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/sh20040624ar01p1.htm


BLS: Employment from the BLS household and payroll surveys: summary of recent trends [2 July 2004]
http://www.bls.gov/cps/ces_cps_trends.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]

From the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
State Prison Expenditures, 2001
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/spe01.htm
or
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/spe01.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]


U.S. Census Bureau Contacts by Subjects: 2004
http://www.census.gov/contacts/www/contacts.html
or
http://www.census.gov/contacts/www/contacts.pdf
[full-text, 26 pages]



CHINA - U.S. Commercial Service Official Web Site
http://www.buyusa.gov/china/en/


CHINA Country Commercial Guide FY2004
http://www.buyusainfo.net/info.cfm?id=117828&keyx=5DF27B318C32E24F24CCD5A8475B6D56&dbf=ccg1&loadnav=no


ADB MARKET BRIEF: CHINA
Prepared By: U.S. Commercial Service Liaison Office for the ADB
Manila, Philippines
Frank Foster, Senior Commercial Officer
Cecile Santos, Commercial Specialist
Kathleen Dela Merced, Commercial Assistant
MARCH 2004
http://www.buyusainfo.net/info.cfm?id=124889&keyx=C2829B2EDDEAB5322F901E6567A75174&dbf=mdb1&loadnav=no&archived=no&addid=
[scroll down]


AND MUCH MORE at-
http://www.buyusainfo.net/body.cfm?dbf=&search_type2=int&country=China&logic=and&loadnav=no



GAO: Workforce Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century: Changing Labor Dynamics and the Role of Government Policies. (Highlights of a GAO
forum) GAO-04-845SP, June 2004.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-04-845SP
or
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04845sp.pdf
[full-text, 23 pages]
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d04845sphigh.pdf

From the National Science Foundation (NSF)
INFOBRIEF
NSF 04-327 | June 2004
Emigration of U.S.-Born S&E Doctorate Recipients [1 July 2004]
by Joan S. Burrelli
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/infbrief/nsf04327/start.htm
or
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/infbrief/nsf04327/nsf04327.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]


NSF 04-328 | June 2004
INFOBRIEF
Employment Sector, Salaries, Publishing, and Patenting Activities of S&E Doctorate Holders [6 July 2004]
by Thomas B. Hoffer [1]
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/infbrief/nsf04328/start.htm
or
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/infbrief/nsf04328/nsf04328.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

FOREIGN LABOR TRENDS ("electronic archive" at Catherwood Library, Cornell/ILR School)
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/keyWorkplaceDocuments/government/federal/foreigntrends.html

From the Institute of Industrial Relations Library, UC Berkeley
LABOR CONTRACTS DATABASE - updated 30 June 2004
http://www.iir.berkeley.edu/library/contracts/index.html


Law

Fact for Features from the Census Bureau
June 30, 2004 (updated)
i Special Edition i
Civil Rights Act of 1964: 40th Anniversary
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/001800.html
or
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2004/cb04-ffse09-01.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]


Statistical Reports

BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: JUNE 2004 [2 July 2004]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm



BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: MAY 2004 [30 June 2004]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
[full-text, 17 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm


EuroStat: 84/2004 - 1 July 2004
May 2004
Euro-zone unemployment stable at 9.0% EU25 down at 9.0%
http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/Public/datashop/print-product/EN?catalogue=Eurostat&product=3-01072004-EN-AP-EN&mode=download
or
http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/Public/datashop/print-product/EN?catalogue=Eurostat&product=3-01072004-EN-AP-EN&type=pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Roger Winter
Assistant Administrator
Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance
U.S. Agency for International Development
Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan
Testimony before the Committee on Foreign Relations Committee
Subcommittee on Africa United States Senate
June 15, 2004
http://www.dec.org/pdf_docs/PDACA114.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]


Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
June 30, 2004 (updated)
The Fourth of July 2004
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/001798.html
or
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2004/cb04ff10-2.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]


Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
CB04-FF.12 July 6, 2004
Back to School
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/001855.html
or
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2004/cb04-ff12.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]