Wednesday, November 16, 2005

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 16 November 2005

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 16 November 2005


Academic Research

Industrial Relations Overview of the U.S. - Updated November 2005
[web site]
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

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]


Federal

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



Institutes/Associations/Commercial

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


Law

LexisOne: The Resource for Small Law Firms
Labor and Employment Law
http://www.lexisone.com/legalresearch/legalguide/practice_areas/labor_employment_law.htm


Statistical Reports

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


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

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 *
****************************************






<< Home

This page is powered by Blogger. Isn't yours?