Wednesday, November 16, 2005
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 16 November 2005
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, 16 November 2005
Academic Research
by Stuart Basefsky http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/subjectGuides/IndustrialRelationsOverview.html
Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT) The Impact of Core Labour Standards on Foreign Direct Investment in East Asia Ritash Sarna, Visiting Researcher The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training Tokyo, Japan, October 2005 Draft http://www.jil.go.jp/profile/documents/Sarna.pdf [full-text, 44 pages]
Why do Unemployment Benefits Raise Unemployment Durations? The Role of Borrowing Constraints and Income Effects http://papers.nber.org/papers/w11760.pdf [full-text, 56 pages] Raj Chetty NBER Working Paper No. 11760 Issued in November 2005 ---- Abstract ----- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w11760
How's the Job? Well-Being and Social Capital in the Workplace http://papers.nber.org/papers/w11759.pdf [full-text, 41 pages] John F. Heliwell, Haifang Huang NBER Working Paper No. 11759 Issued in November 2005 ---- Abstract ----- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w11759
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
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.
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 16 November 2005
Academic Research
- Industrial Relations Overview of the U.S. - Updated November 2005
International
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
- Industrial Relations in Agriculture [10 November 2005]
- October 2005
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/09/study/index.html
- and/or
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/09/study/tn0509101s.html
- Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
- Japan Labour Flash, No. 50 [15 November 2005]
- Sense of Stagnation among Labor Unions
- http://www.jil.go.jp/foreign/emm/no.50/50_si.htm
- OECD SOCIAL, EMPLOYMENT AND MIGRATION WORKING PAPERS No. 30
- Labour Protection in China: Challenges Facing Labour Offices and Social Insurance [7 November 2005]
- Anders Reutersward
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/48/18/35621263.pdf
- [full-text, 32 pages]
- BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online [8 November 2005]
- October 2005
- Vol. 128, Number 10
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
- Occupational safety and health statistics: new data for a new century
- William J. Wiatrowski
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2005/10/art1full.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- Occupational injuries among young workers
- Janice Windau and Samuel Meyer
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2005/10/art2full.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- Injuries, illnesses, and fatalities among older workers
- Elizabeth Rogers and William J. Wiatrowski
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2005/10/art3full.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- Occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities among women
- Anne B. Hoskins
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2005/10/art4full.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- Fatal occupational injuries to older workers in farming, 1995-2002
- Samuel Meyer
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2005/10/art5full.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- Fatal occupational injuries among Asian workers
- Jessica R. Sincavage
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2005/10/art6full.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- Work-related hospitalizations in Massachusetts: racial/ethnic differences
- Phillip R. Hunt, Jong Uk Won, Allard Dembe, and Letitia Davis
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2005/10/art7full.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- Report
- Fatal work injuries among foreign-born Hispanic workers
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2005/10/ressum.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Paper
- A Series on Immigration
- The Role of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market
- 11 NOVEMBER 2005
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/68xx/doc6853/11-10-Immigration.pdf
- [full-text, 34 pages]
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Paper
- Effective Marginal Tax Rates on Labor Income
- 11 November 2005
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/68xx/doc6854/11-10-LaborTaxation.pdf
- [full-text, 40 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Topics in Aging: Income and Poverty Among Older Americans in 2004
- Updated November 7, 2005
- Debra Whitman, Specialist in the Economics of Aging, Domestic Social Policy Division
- Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Social Legislation, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32697_20051107.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- GAO: Workforce Investment Act: Labor and States Have Taken Actions to Improve Data Quality, but Additional Steps Are Needed. GAO-06-82, November 14.
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-82
- and
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0682.pdf
- [full-text, 45 pages]
- and
- Highlights -
- http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0682high.pdf
- MINE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS (MEO) DATABASE [9 November 2005]
- https://lakegovprod1.msha.gov/MEO/Default.aspx
- Press Release
- New Mine Emergency Operations Database Now Available Online
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/msha/msha20051983.htm
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Handbooks Online - Version 3 [4 November 2005]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2005372
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/programs/handbook/
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- MEMORANDUM FOR CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICERS [9 November 2005]
- FROM: Linda M. Springer, Director
- Transition to Reporting Ethnicity and Race Designations
- http://www.chcoc.gov/transmittal_detail.cfm?id=688
- QUESTION OF THE MONTH from the Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University
- November 2005
- Q. What is the Minimum Wage in the U.S. and the various States and how does this compare to minimum wage concepts in Europe? How does minimum wage relate to compensation issues and collective bargaining if at all?
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/research/QuestionOfTheMonth/default.html
- Conference Board
- CEO and Directors' Pay Rises, The Conference Board Reports in its Annual Compensation Studies
- Nov. 8, 2005
- http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressDetail.cfm?press_ID=2754
- or
- http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressPrinterFriendly.cfm?press_ID=2754
- Hewitt
- November 14, 2005
- Hewitt Study Finds Holiday Bonuses Becoming a Tradition of the Past as Companies Favor Pay-for-Performance Plans
- Some Organizations Donate Holiday Budgets to Charity in Light of Recent Events
- http://was4.hewitt.com/hewitt/resource/newsroom/pressrel/2005/11-14-05.htm
- Mercer
- Survey reveals wage costs are higher in China than India
- United Kingdom
- London, 9 November 2005
- http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1201340
- Migration Information Source (MIS)
- 15 November 2005
- The Migration Information Source is pleased to announce
- (1) The update and addition of international migration data for CANADA
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/GlobalData/countrydata/country.cfm?Country_1=Canada
- (2) BACKGROUND ON FRANCE: HELPFUL RESOURCES
- Since the end of October, riots across France have made headlines worldwide. These articles and resources provide context for the current debate on the French integration model:
- France Country Resource page
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/france.cfm
- The Challenge of French Diversity
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/Profiles/display.cfm?ID=266
- Data for France in the Global Data Center
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/GlobalData/countrydata/country.cfm?Country_1=France
- Integration: The Role of Communities, Institutions, and the State
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?ID=168
- Watson Wyatt
- Few Companies Offer Workers Online Access To Total Compensation Information [15 November 2005]
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/us/news/press.asp?ID=15389
- LexisOne: The Resource for Small Law Firms
- Labor and Employment Law
- http://www.lexisone.com/legalresearch/legalguide/practice_areas/labor_employment_law.htm
- Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
- Gross-Domestic-Product-(GDP)-by-Industry Data [9 November 2005]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/dn2/gdpbyind_data.htm
- BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES September 2005 [10 November 2005]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/tradnewsrelease.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/trad0905.pdf
- [full-text, 48 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/trad0905.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/trad0905_fax.pdf
- BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: OCTOBER 2005 [16 November 2005]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN OCTOBER 2005 [16 November 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: Producer Price Indexes -- October 2005 [15 November 2005]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES, NOVEMBER 2004 [9 November 2005]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ocwage.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ocwage.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - OCTOBER 2005 - [10 November 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: 143/2005 - 10 November 2005
- The digital divide in Europe
- 85% of students used the Internet in 2004
- Only 13% of the retired used the internet
- 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_11/4-10112005-EN-AP.PDF
- [full-text, 3 pages]
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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