Wednesday, September 01, 2004
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 1 September 2004
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 1 September 2004
Academic Research
Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Liang Zhang http://papers.nber.org/papers/w10695.pdf (full-text, 20 pages) NBER Working Paper No. w10695 Issued in August 2004 ---- Abstract ----- http://papers.nber.org/papers/W10695
Maternal Employment and Adolescent Development Christopher J. Ruhm http://papers.nber.org/papers/w10691.pdf [full-text, 57 pages] NBER Working Paper No. w10691 Issued in August 2004 ---- Abstract ----- http://papers.nber.org/papers/W10691
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) Research Department Working Paper Inequality, Institutions, and Informality http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubWP-516.pdf [full-text, 29 pages] Chong, Alberto; Gradstein, Mark WP-516 September 2004
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) Research Department Working Paper Employment Protection and Gross Job Flows: A Differences-in-Differences Approach http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubWP-508.pdf [full-text, 48 pages] Micco, Alejandro; Pagés-Serra, Carmen WP-508 August 2004
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) Research Department Working Paper Privatization in Mexico http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubWP-513.pdf [full-text, 60 pages] Lopez-de-Silanes, Florencio; Chong, Alberto WP-513 August 2004
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/8-25-04.html EEOC Suit Alleged Retaliation and Harassment Based on Race, Sex, and National Origin
Statistical Reports
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts August 27, 2004 Contact: Karen Redmond Number of Bankruptcy Cases Filed in Federal Courts Down Less Than One Percent http://www.uscourts.gov/Press_Releases/june04bk.pdf [full-text, 6 pages] For more data, see - http://www.uscourts.gov/bnkrpctystats/bankruptcystats.htm _____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 1 September 2004
Academic Research
- Do Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty Matter?
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
- From the ILO's InFocus Programme on Socio-Economic Security
- Economic Security for a Better World [1 September 2004]
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/ses/index.htm
- Executive Summary
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/ses/download/docs/summary.pdf
- Economic security index linked to happiness
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/ses/download/docs/happiness.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- Press Release
- Economic Security Strengthens Tolerance and Happiness as well as Growth and Development
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inf/pr/2004/38.htm
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/ses/download/docs/summary.pdf
- From the European Commission's Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources Programme
- Key Action 6 : The Ageing Population and their Disabilities [4 August 2004]
- Prepared by
- Christel Jaubert and Alexandra Resch
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/quality-of-life/ka6/ka6.html
- or
- Executive Summary - Mid-Term Assessment Report 2003
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/quality-of-life/ka6/pdf/ka6_mt_assessment_summary_final.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- or
- Full-text Report - Mid-Term Assessment Report 2003
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/quality-of-life/ka6/pdf/ka6_mt_assessment_fullreport_final.pdf
- [full-text, 111 pages]
- From the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
- Comparative overview of industrial relations in Europe in 2003 [5 August 2004]
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2004/03/feature/tn0403106f.html
- From the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work:
- Issue 210 - Corporate social responsibility and safety and health at work [12 August 2004]
- http://agency.osha.eu.int/publications/reports/210/en/CSR_Report_EN.pdf
- [full-text, 131 pages]
- OECD Policy Brief:
- Economic Survey of GERMANY, 2004 [5 August 2004]
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/52/63/33641312.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- For additional information see-
- http://www.oecd.org/document/51/0,2340,en_2649_201185_32907123_1_1_1_1,00.html
- Economic Security for a Better World [1 September 2004]
- BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online, August 2004,Vol. 127, Number 8 [27 August 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
- The National Compensation Survey: a wealth of benefits data
- Allan P. Blostin
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/08/art1full.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- New benefits data from the National Compensation Survey
- Jordan Pfuntner
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/08/art2full.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- Incidence benefits measures in the National Compensation Survey
- Carl B. Barsky
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/08/art3full.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- Medical and retirement plan coverage: exploring the decline in recent years
- William J. Wiatrowski
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/08/art4full.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- Trends in employer-provided prescription-drug coverage
- Elizabeth Dietz
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/08/art5full.pdf
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- New statistics for health insurance from the National Compensation Survey
- Michael Lettau
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/08/art6full.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- Allan P. Blostin
- BLS Kids' Pages -- Expanded and Improved [NOT JUST FOR KIDS] 26 August 2004
- http://www.bls.gov/k12/index.htm
- BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online [25 August 2004]
- Comparing Current and Former Industry and Occupation ECEC Series (08/25/2004)
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20040823ar01p1.htm
- BLS: Occupational Projections and Training Data, 2004-05 Edition [5 August 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/emp/optd/home.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/emp/optd/optd.pdf
- [full-text, 210 pages]
- BLS: COMPARATIVE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE STATISTICS TEN COUNTRIES 1959-2003 [23 June 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/fls/flslforc.pdf
- [full-text, 38 pages]
- BLS: Comparative Real Gross Domestic Product Per Capita and Per Employed Person Fourteen Countries 1960-2003 [26 July 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/fls/flsgdp.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- Census: Issued 26 August 2004
- P60-226
- Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2003
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/p60-226.pdf
- [full-text, 77 pages]
- See Press Release 26 August 2004-
- Income Stable, Poverty Up, Numbers of Americans With and Without Health Insurance Rise, Census Bureau Reports
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/002484.html
- Census: Issued 5 August 2004
- P20-551
- The Foreign-Born Population in the United States: 2003
- Population Characteristics
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/p20-551.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Foreign-Born Population of the United States
- Current Population Survey - March 2003
- Detailed Tables (PPL-174)
- Detailed Tables for P20-551
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign/ppl-174.html
- Press Release
- Foreign-Born Population Reaches 33 Million; Most from Latin America, Census Bureau Estimates [5 August 2004]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/foreignborn_population/002341.html
- Current Population Survey - March 2003
- Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports on Workplace Issues
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/keyWorkplaceDocuments/government/federal/CRS%20Reports/default.html
- Affirmative Action and Diversity in Public Education  Legal Developments
- Updated July 22, 2003
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/downloads/keyWorkplaceDocuments/CRS/CRSaffirmativeaction.pdf
- [full-text, 29 pages]
- Affirmative Action Revisited: A Legal History and Prospectus
- Updated September 30, 2002
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/downloads/keyWorkplaceDocuments/CRS/CRSaffirm2.pdf
- [full-text, 64 pages]
- From the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- DIVERSITY IN THE MEDIA: A CHART BOOK FOR SELECTED INDUSTRIES [5 August 2004]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/reports/media/index.html
- or
- http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/reports/media/media.pdf
- [full-text, 37 pages]
- WebMILS (MONITORING INTERNATIONAL LABOR STANDARDS) DATABASE
- http://www.trikat.com/webmils/index.html
- [Please note: This DATABASE will migrate to the web site of the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) <http://www.dol.gov/ilab/> at the end of August or early September].
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
- NY STATE'S JULY PRIVATE SECTOR JOB GROWTH MATCHES NATION'S RATE
- Unemployment Declines, State Experiences 11 Straight Months of Job Growth [19 August 2004]
- http://www.labor.state.ny.us/agency/pressrel/pruistat.htm
- Unemployment Declines, State Experiences 11 Straight Months of Job Growth [19 August 2004]
- IWS ISSUE BRIEFS - from the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS)
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/keyWorkplaceDocuments/associationsAndInstitutes/iwsissuebriefs.html
- IWS Issue Brief 2004-2
- Wanted: Jobs
- by Maralyn Edid
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/downloads/keyWorkplaceDocuments/IWS/IWS20042.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- Minimum wage increase won't help the working poor much, according to Cornell study cited in Gov. Pataki's veto of minimum wage increase [4 August 2004]
- http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Aug04/Burkhauser.minimumwage.ssl.html
- 2002Â2003 FACULTY SALARY REPORT
- http://www.nea.org/he/healma2k4/a04fac_sal.pdf
- [full-text, 82 pages]
- The above comes from the
- NEA 2004 Alamanac of Higher Education - http://www.nea.org/he/almanac.html
- Pension Plan Funding Regains Some Lost Ground, Watson Wyatt Analysis Finds [4 August 2004]
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=13411
- Outsourcing HR in the Power Utilities and Energy Industry [June 2004]
- By Howard Muson and David Dell
- http://www.conference-board.org/pdf_free/E-0006-04-RR.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- From OMB Watch
- Recent Trends in Nonprofit Employment and Earnings: 1990-2004 [19 August 2004]
- By John S. Irons and Gary Bass
- http://www.ombwatch.org/budget/pdf/nonprofit_employment_Aug04.pdf
- (full-text, 10 pages)
- and Press Release at-
- http://www.ombwatch.org/budget/pdf/nonprofit_employment_Aug04_pr.pdf
- From the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- Frequently Asked Questions About Benefits
- http://www.ebri.org/benfaq/
- A General Overview of benefits
- http://www.ebri.org/benfaq/overfaq.htm
- Retirement issues
- http://www.ebri.org/benfaq/retfaq.htm
- Health Spending and Insurance issues
- http://www.ebri.org/benfaq/hlthfaq.htm
- Other Benefits issues (including Social Security, Medicare, flexible benefits, and domestic partner benefits)
- http://www.ebri.org/benfaq/otherfaq.htm
- A Complete List of FAQs on this site
- http://www.ebri.org/benfaq/fullfaq.htm
- http://www.ebri.org/benfaq/overfaq.htm
- SHRM and Rutgers Join to Create National Employment Indicator [31 August 2004]
- http://www.shrm.org/press/CMS_009613.asp#P-4_0
- AARP Honors 35 Best Employers for Workers Over 50 [31 August 2004]
- http://www.aarp.org/research/press/presscurrentnews/Articles/a2004-08-24-employers.html
- Separate Report Spotlights Best Practices by Best Employers
- Staying Ahead of the Curve 2004: Employer Best Practices for Mature Workers
- http://research.aarp.org/econ/multiwork_2004.html
- See Executive Summary
- http://research.aarp.org/econ/multiwork_2004_1.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/keyWorkplaceDocuments/associationsAndInstitutes/iwsissuebriefs.html
- HOME DEPOT TO PAY $5.5 MILLION TO RESOLVE CLASS DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT IN COLORADO
Statistical Reports
- BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: JULY 2004 [30 August 2004]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/pi0704.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/pi0704.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/pi0704.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and HIGHLIGHTS at
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/pi0704_fax.pdf
- BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: SECOND QUARTER 2004 (PRELIMINARY) [27 August 2004]
- CORPORATE PROFITS: SECOND QUARTER 2004 (PRELIMINARY)
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/gdp204p.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/gdp204p.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/gdp204p.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and HIGHLIGHTS
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/gdp204p_fax.pdf
- BLS: EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2004 [26 August 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mslo.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mslo.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- BLS: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS CHARTS
- Charts of gross job losses and gross job gains, by industry sector [24 August 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/bdm/charts.htm
- BLS: NUMBER OF JOBS HELD, LABOR MARKET ACTIVITY, AND EARNINGS GROWTH AMONG YOUNGER BABY BOOMERS: RECENT RESULTS FROM A LONGITUDINAL SURVEY [25 August 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/nlsoy.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/nlsoy.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- BLS: EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG YOUTH--SUMMER 2004 [18 August 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/youth.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/youth.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: JULY 2004 [6 August 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
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/pi0704.htm
- Bankruptcy Statistics
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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