Wednesday, May 17, 2006
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 17 May 2006
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, 17 May 2006
Academic Research
International
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/contents.html
What's New On EUROPA http://europa.eu/geninfo/whatsnew.htm
Information Gateway: Europe/NIS http://www.opic.gov/links/links-euro.htm
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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
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 17 May 2006
Academic Research
- FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO. Chicago Fed Letter. 225a. Apr, 2006
- Assessing the impact of job loss on workers and firms
- by Kristin F. Butcher, senior economist, and Kevin F. Hallock, associate professor, Cornell University
- http://www.chicagofed.org/publications/fedletter/cflapril2006_225a.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. Finance and Economics Discussion Series. 2006-13. 2006
- Currents and undercurrents: changes in the distribution of wealth, 1989-2004
- by Arthur B. Kennickell
- http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/feds/2006/200613/200613pap.pdf
- [full-text, 59 pages]
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
- Support Measures for Business Creation following Restructuring [12 May 2006]
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/htmlfiles/ef0570.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/pubdocs/2005/70/en/1/ef0570en.pdf
- [full-text, 78 pages]
- EuroStat:
- Labour force survey in the EU, Candidate and EFTA countries - Main characteristics of the national surveys - 2004
- http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/portal/page?_pageid=1073,46587259&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&p_product_code=KS-BF-06-001
- or
- http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-BF-06-001/EN/KS-BF-06-001-EN.PDF
- [full-text, 53 pages]
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Report of the Director General
- Global Report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
- INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE
- 95th Session 2006
- Report I (B)
- The end of child labour: Within reach
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/ilc/ilc95/pdf/rep-i-b.pdf
- [full-text, 100 pages]
- See Press Release 4 May 2006
- New ILO Report shows marked decline in child labour worldwide
- Believes its worst forms can be eliminated in 10 years
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inf/pr/2006/15.htm
- Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
- International Comparison of Labour Statistics 2006
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/estatis/databook/index.htm
- OECD: Where Immigrant Students Succeed - A Comparative Review of Performance and Engagement in PISA 2003 [15 May 2006]
- http://www.pisa.oecd.org/document/44/0,2340,en_32252351_32236173_36599916_1_1_1_1,00.html
- [The above document is available full-text at most universities via SourceOECD]
- Press Release at
- OECD education systems leave many immigrant children floundering, report shows
- http://www.oecd.org/document/17/0,2340,en_2649_201185_36701777_1_1_1_1,00.html
- OECD: African Economic Outlook 2005/2006 [16 May 2006]
- http://www.oecd.org/document/19/0,2340,en_2649_15162846_36563539_1_1_1_1,00.html
- [The above publication is available full-text at most universities via SourceOECD]
- Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
- Justice Expenditure and Employment in the United States, 2003 [3 May 2006]
- http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/jeeus03.htm
- [spreadsheets can be found listed here]
- or
- http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/jeeus03.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
- Local Police Departments, 2003 [3 May 2006]
- http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/lpd03.htm
- [spreadsheets are listed here]
- or
- http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/lpd03.pdf
- [full-text, 41 pages]
- Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
- Sheriffs' Offices, 2003 [3 May 2006]
- http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/so03.htm
- [spreadsheets listed here]
- or
- http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/so03.pdf
- [full-text, 41 pages]
- Census
- Current Populations Reports
- Household Economic Studies
- Issued May 2006
- P70-107
- Americans With Disabilities: 2002 [12 May 2006]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf
- [full-text, 33 pages]
- See Press Release. May 12, 2006
- More Than 50 Million Americans Report Some Level of Disability
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/aging_population/006809.html
- Census
- Current Business Reports
- Issued April 2006
- SAS/04
- Service Annual Survey: 2004 [15 May 2006]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/sas-04.pdf
- [full-text, 359 pages]
- Census: 2005 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Employment and Payroll [3 May 2006]
- http://www.census.gov/govs/www/apes.html
- See in particular
- State and Local Government Employment and Payroll [Data by Year]
- http://www.census.gov/govs/www/apesstl.html
- Census
- 2002 Economic Census
- Survey of Business Owners
- Company Statistics Series
- Issued May 2006
- SB02-00CS-ASIAN
- Asian-Owned Firms: 2002 [16 May 2006]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/ec02/sb0200csasian.pdf
- [Full-text, 496 pages]
- See Press Release --
- Revenues for Asian-Owned Firms Surpass $326 Billion, Number of Businesses Up 24 Percent [16 May 2006]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/business_ownership/006814.html
- GAO: Private Pensions: Opportunities Exist to Further Improve the Transparency of PBGC's Financial Disclosures. GAO-06-429, March 27. [Report reposted to correct error on page 6]
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-429
- or
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06429.pdf
- [full-text, 36 pages]
- GAO: Higher Education: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Trends and the Role of Federal Programs, by Cornelia M. Ashby, director, education, workforce, and income security, before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. GAO-06-702T, May 3.
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-702T
- or
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06702t.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- and
- Highlights -
- http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06702thigh.pdf
- Berger-Marks Foundation
- Women Organizing Women: How Do We Rock the Boat Without Getting Thrown Overboard? [28 September 2005]
- http://www.bergermarks.org/2005Report.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- Press Release 28 September 2005
- New Report on Women Organizers Highlights
- Challenges and Recommendations for Labor Movement
- http://www.bergermarks.org/pressrelease.pdf
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- May 2006
- EBRI Issue Brief #293
- Individual Account Retirement Plans: An Analysis of the 2004 Survey of Consumer Finances [4 May 2006]
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=3638
- Press Release May 4, 2006
- New Research from EBRI:
- Individual Accounts Becoming More Important As a Key Source of Retirement Wealth
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_736_4May06.pdf
- EBRI Notes
- May 2006, Vol. 27, No. 5
- 'The Impact of Hours of Work on Employment-Based Health Benefits,' and 'Facts from EBRI: Typical Health Benefit Package in Private Industry' [2 May 2006]
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=3636
- or
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_05-20061.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- Press Release: May 2, 2006
- New Research from EBRI:
- Growing Trend of Part-Time Workers Feeds Into Overall Decline of U.S. Health Coverage
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_735_2May06.pdf
- RAND
- Civilian Workforce Planning in the Department of Defense: Different Levels, Different Roles May 9, 2006
- Susan M. Gates, Christine Eibner, Edward G. Keating
- http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG449/
- or
- http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/2006/RAND_MG449.pdf
- [full-text, 152 pages]
- or
- Summary
- http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/2006/RAND_MG449.sum.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (CBO)
- COST ESTIMATE
- May 16, 2006
- S. 2611
- Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006
- As introduced on April 7, 2006
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/72xx/doc7208/s2611.pdf
- [full-text, 50 pages]
- Order Code RS22440
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Updated May 10, 2006
- Unemployment Compensation (Insurance) and Military Service
- Julie M. Whittaker, Analyst in Applied Microeconomics, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22440_20060510.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: APRIL 2006 [17 May 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN APRIL 2006 [17 May 2006]
- 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 - April 2006 [16 May 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm
- Energy Information Administration - International Reports & 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.
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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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