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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,  19 October 2005


Academic Research

National Academies Press

Rising Above The Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future

http://books.nap.edu/catalog/11463.html

or

http://www.nap.edu/books/0309100399/html

[read it online free, 504 pages]

Press Release

Broad Federal Effort Urgently Needed to Create New, High-Quality Jobs for All Americans in the 21st Century [12 October 2005]

http://www4.nationalacademies.org/news.nsf/isbn/0309100399?OpenDocument

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)

Corporate Governance and Value in Brazil (and in Chile)

http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubR-514.pdf

[full-text, 60 pages]

R-514

Author: Leal, Ricardo; Carvalhal-da-Silva , André

Published: October 2005

Language: English

Abstract:

http://www.iadb.org/res/index.cfm?fuseaction=Publications.View&pub_id=R-514

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


International

European Commission (EC)

Growth and Jobs: Commission tables 19 measures to boost innovation and research

Brussels, 12 October 2005

http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/press/2005/pr1210en.cfm

For more information and examples see MEMO/05/366.

http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/05/366&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=fr

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

Dublin 18 October 2005

NEW DIRECTOR appointed for the European Foundation

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/press/releases/2005/051018.htm

European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)

The future of telecommunications - still in Europe? [online October 2005]

http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu05018a.html

European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)

Business Creation as a Result of Restructuring Processes [12 October 2005]

http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu05019a.html

European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO) online

Combining family and full-time work [10 October 2005]

http://www.eurofound.ie/working/reports/TN0510TR02/TN0510TR02.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.ie/working/reports/TN0510TR02/TN0510TR02.pdf

[full-text, 47 pages]

International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICTFU)

Annual Survey of Violations of Trade Union Rights 2005

http://www.icftu.org/survey2005.asp?language=EN

or

http://www.icftu.org/www/pdf/survey05/Survey05-EN.pdf

[full-text, 329 pages]

See Press Release

ICFTU Annual Survey: Grim global catalogue of anti-union repression 18/10/2005

http://www.icftu.org/displaydocument.asp?Index=991222870&Language=EN

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES

INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

BASIC DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM

(Updated to July 2003)

SECRETARIAT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA 2003

http://www.corteidh.or.cr/publica/Basingl0.pdf

[full-text, 323 pages]

See -

Inter-American Court of Human Rights

http://www.corteidh.or.cr/index_ing.html

or

http://www.corteidh.or.cr/general_ing/index.html

For more publications (many in Spanish), see-

http://www.corteidh.or.cr/public_ing/index.html

The following resource is highly recommended as a source for macroeconomic data.

Compiled by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

[OECD] External Links to Macroeconomic Reports and Data

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/20/9/33813816.html

Includes the most valuable links for an economic overview of 30 Countries, plus the World and the European Union.

For example:

[OECD] World Economy:  External Links to Macroeconomic Reports and Data

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/27/37/18988469.htm

[OECD] European Union: External Links to Macroeconomic Reports and Data

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/28/14/18640945.htm

[OECD] United States: External Links to Macroeconomic Reports and Data

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/27/36/18634782.htm

Federal

U.S. Department of Commerce

Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

Nonemployer Statistics: 2003  [12 October 2005]

Issued October 2005

NS03-00A-1

http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/ns0300a01.pdf

[full-text, 467 pages]

Population Division

U.S. Bureau of the Census

Washington, DC 20233

Indicators of Marriage and Fertility in the United States from the American Community Survey: 2000 to 2003 [13 October 2005]

http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/fertility/mar-fert-slides.html

Press release 13 October 2005

New Analysis Offers First-Ever State-by-State Look at Links Between Marriage, Fertility and Other Socioeconomic Characteristics

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/fertility/005807.html

EEOC:

See FREEDOM TO COMPETE AWARD (includes briefs on winners)

http://www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/compete/award/index.html

Press Release

EEOC TAKING NOMINATIONS FOR 2006 "FREEDOM TO COMPETE AWARD"

Honoring Best Practices that Promote Fair and Open Competition in the Workplace

http://www.eeoc.gov/press/10-12-05.html

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS, 2004 [October 2005]

http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/

List of Digest 2004 Tables

http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04_tf.asp

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Families and Work Institute

From the "When Work Works" Project

http://familiesandwork.org/3w/index.html

Press Release

2005 NATIONAL STUDY OF EMPLOYERS REVEALS CHANGES IN  WORK LIFE ASSISTANCE OFFERED TO AMERICA’S EMPLOYEES

Small Employers Offer More Flexibility; Large Employers Offer More Benefits

http://familiesandwork.org/press/2005nserelease.html#nse

Migration Information Source (MIS)

14 October 2005

Global Data Center

http://www.migrationinformation.org/GlobalData/

Maps of the Foreign Born in the US

http://www.migrationinformation.org/DataTools/maps.cfm

Who's Where in the United States?

http://www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/whoswhere.cfm

State Data on the Foreign Born

http://www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/statemap.cfm

US Historical Trends

http://www.migrationinformation.org/GlobalData/charts2.cfm

Public Citizen

[Data]

2004 Truck Crash Deaths per 100,000 Population (100KP)*

http://www.trucksafety.org/pictures/HOS-chart2%20(3).pdf

Press Release

Oct. 17, 2005

Safety Groups Release List of Most Lethal States for Truck Crashes; Victims Urge Congress to Resist Industry Pressure to Weaken Hours of Service Rule

Government Gives Truckers a Free Pass on Rule Until End of Year; Safety Groups Issue Travelers Alert

http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=2066

RAND

Inspiration, Perspiration, and Time

Operations and Achievement in Edison Schools

Brian P. Gill, Laura S. Hamilton, J. R. Lockwood, Julie A. Marsh, Ron W. Zimmer, Deanna Hill and Shana Pribesh

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2005/RAND_MG351.pdf

[full-text, 292 pages]

and

Summary

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2005/RAND_MG351.sum.pdf

[full-text, 21 pages]

Press Release

October 11, 2005

RAND SAYS MOST PUBLIC SCHOOLS MANAGED BY EDISON SCHOOLS MATCH OR EXCEED GAINS OF COMPARABLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 4 TO 5 YEARS

http://www.rand.org/news/press.05/10.11.html

Law

EEOC

Questions and Answers About the Association Provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act [17 October 2005]

http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/association_ada.html

Press Release

FEDERAL LAW PROTECTS THOSE WHO ASSOCIATE WITH THE DISABLED, EEOC AFFIRMS [17 October 2005]

New Document Sheds Light on Little-Known ADA Provision

http://www.eeoc.gov/press/10-17-05.html

ILO: Conditions of Work and Employment Database

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/database/index.htm

or

http://www-ilo-mirror.cornell.edu/public/english/protection/condtrav/database/index.htm

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Minimum Wages Database

http://www.ilo.org/travaildatabase/servlet/minimumwages

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Working Time Database

http://www.ilo.org/travaildatabase/servlet/workingtime

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Maternity Protection Database

http://www.ilo.org/travaildatabase/servlet/maternityprotection

Statistical Reports

BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES August 2005 [13 October 2005]

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/trad0805.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/trad0805.pdf

[full-text, 48 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/trad0805.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/trad0805_fax.pdf

BLS: Producer Price Indexes - September 2005 [18 October 2005]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf

[full-text, 20 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm

BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  SEPTEMBER 2005 [14 October 2005]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf

[full-text, 19 pages]

BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN SEPTEMBER 2005 [14 October 2005]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf

[full-text, 5 pages]

BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - SEPTEMBER 2005 - [13 October 2005]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf

[full-text, 18 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm

EuroStat: 127/2005 - 11 October 2005

Employment in hotels and restaurants

4% of total employment in the EU25 in 2004

Large share of young people and women

http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PGP_PRD_CAT_PREREL/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2005/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2005_MONTH_10/4-11102005-EN-AP.PDF

[full-text, 2 pages]

Federal Reserve Board (FRB)

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION [14 October 2005]

http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/current/default.htm

or

http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/current/g17.pdf

[full-text, 20 pages]

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Publication

October 17, 2005

Crime in the United States, 2004

http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm

or

http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_04/

or

http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_04/documents/CIUS2004.pdf

[full-text, 538 pages]

and

Summary

http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_04/documents/CIUS_2004_Section1.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages]

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