Wednesday, May 24, 2006
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 24 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, 24 May 2006
Academic Research
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12246.pdf [full-text, 40 pages] Sukkoo Kim NBER Working Paper No. 12246 Issued in May 2006 ---- Abstract ----- http://www.nber.org/papers/w12246
Are Elite Universities Losing Their Competitive Edge? http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12245.pdf [full-text, 71 pages] E. Han Kim, Adair Morse, Luigi Zingales NBER Working Paper No. 12245 Issued in May 2006 ---- Abstract ----- http://papers.nber.org/papers/W12245
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----------------- 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, 24 May 2006
Academic Research
- Division of Labor and the Rise of Cities: Evidence from U.S. Industrialization, 1850-1880
International
- European Commission
- Directorate General for Research
- 2006 Science and Society - Women and Science EUR 22065 EN
- Women in Science and Technology: The Business Perspective [18 May 2006]
- http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/pdf/wist_report_final_en.pdf
- [full-text, 148 pages]
- See Press Release
- Companies benefit from making better use of their women researchers
- 18 May 2006 Brussels
- http://ec.europa.eu/research/press/2006/pr1505-2en.cfm
- Eurobarometer -- Public Opinion
- The Future of Europe [5 May 2006]
- Fieldwork February - March 2006
- Publication May 2006
- http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_251_en.pdf
- [full-text, 162 pages]
- European Commission
- Directorate-General for Research
- Science and Society
- She Figures 2006 [18 May 2006]
- Women and Science
- Statistics and Indicators
- http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/pdf/she_figures_2006_en.pdf
- [full-text, 116 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Working time and work-life balance in European companies [17 May 2006]
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/htmlfiles/ef0627.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/ef0627en.pdf
- [full-text, 82 pages]
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
- Germany:
- Union membership decline slows down [16 May 2006]
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2006/04/articles/de0604039i.html
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Better Factories CAMBODIA: Publications & Reports (Garment Industry)
- http://www.betterfactories.org/resources.aspx?z=7&idtype=3&c=3
- [Click on the ENGLISH BUTTON at top left corner of page]
- OECD
- CHINA AND THE OECD [22 May 2006]
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/16/3/36174313.pdf
- [full-text, 33 pages]
- Also available: La Chine et l'OCDE (in French) -- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/16/32/36176391.pdf
- OECD
- OECD Economic Outlook No. 79, May 2006 [23 May 2006]
- http://www.oecd.org/document/18/0,2340,en_2649_201185_20347538_1_1_1_1,00.html
- Editorial & Summary of Projections
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/1/29/20332758.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- Country Summaries
- http://www.oecd.org/document/52/0,2340,en_2649_201185_19726196_1_1_1_1,00.html
- Summary of Projections by Country
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/26/2713584.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- A Potential Influenza Pandemic: An Update on Possible Macroeconomic Effects and Policy Issues
- May 22, 2006
- http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=7214&sequence=0&from=7
- or
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/72xx/doc7214/05-22-Avian%20Flu.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL33416
- Social Unrest in China
- May 8, 2006
- Thomas Lum, Specialist in Asian Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33416.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- U.S. Department of Labor
- Elaine L. Chao, Secretary
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Kathleen P. Utgoff, Commissioner
- May 2006
- Report 991
- 100 Years of U.S. Consumer Spending: Data for the Nation, New York City, and Boston [22 May 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/uscs/home.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/uscs/report991.pdf
- [full-text, 69 pages]
- U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- April 2006
- Report 992
- Consumer Expenditures in 2004 [15 May 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxann04.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC)
- Industry and Job Trends of the US and China
- http://www.uscc.gov/trade_data_and_analyses/industry_job_trends.php
- MAJOR INTERNAL CHALLENGES FACING THE CHINESE LEADERSHIP
- HEARING BEFORE THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC)
- ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION
- February 2-3, 2006
- http://www.uscc.gov/hearings/2006hearings/transcrits/feb02_3/06_02_02_03_trans.pdf
- [full-text, 175 pages]
- See in particular on the pages listed--
- PANEL III: CHINA�S INTERNAL UNREST:
- Worker Demonstrations, Civil Disobedience, Riots and other Disorder, and the Prognosis for the Future
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- 2005 DIGEST OF EDUCATION Statistics Tables Now Available [17 May 2006]
- http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d05_tf.asp
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- 2004 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF:04) Methodology Report [18 May 2006]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006179
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/2006179.pdf
- [full-text, 376 pages]
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Science and Engineering State Profiles: 2003-04 [8 May 2006]
- NSF 06-314 May 2006
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06314/
- For example, see NEW YORK STATE at
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06314/tables/ny.xls
- or
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06314/tables/ny.pdf
- USAID
- The Link between Land, Environment, Employment, and Conflict in BURUNDI
- [May 2006]
- http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADG059.pdf
- [full-text, 48 pages]
- AARP Public Policy Institute
- Update on the Aged 55+ Worker
- Research Report
- Sara E. Rix, Ph.D., AARP Public Policy Institute
- May 2006
- http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/aresearch-import-347.html
- and
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/dd136_worker.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- Booz Allen Hamiliton
- CEO Succession 2005: The Crest of the Wave [18 May 2006]
- http://www.boozallen.com/media/file/sb43_CEO-Succession-2005-FINAL.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- See Press Release 18 May 2006
- Global CEO Turnover Set New Record in 2005
- http://www.boozallen.com/home/about/article_news-ideas/3744370?lpid=66005
- European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
- 23/05/06
- EU action to put decent work on international agenda is urgently needed
- http://www.etuc.org/a/2407
- or
- French Version at
- http://www.etuc.org/a/2408
- Hazards is the only independent, union-friendly magazine to win major international awards. It is based in the UK and is now 30 years in the making.
- Hazards Magazine, Issue 94, April-June 2006 [18 May 2006]
- http://www.hazards.org/haz94/
- Hewitt
- May 16, 2006
- Hewitt Study: Company Efforts Positively Impact U.S. Employees' 401(k) Saving Habits
- Despite Progress, More Steps Need to Be Taken to Improve Retirement Saving and Investing Levels
- http://was4.hewitt.com/hewitt/resource/newsroom/pressrel/2006/05-16-06.htm
- Hewitt
- 2006 Health Care Expectations Survey -- Executive Summary
- http://was4.hewitt.com/hewitt/resource/rptspubs/subrptspubs/pdf/2006_hce_report.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- Hudson
- Transforming Pay Plans: 2006
- Compensation and Benefits Report [17 May 2006]
- http://www.hudson-index.com/node.asp?SID=6755
- or
- Executive Summary
- http://www.hudson-index.com/documents/us-hudson-index-execsummary-20060517.pdf
- and
- Complete Data Set
- http://www.hudson-index.com/documents/us-hudson-index-data-051706.xls
- Mercer
- Maternity benefits - European study shows wide variations
- United Kingdom
- London, 10 May 2006
- http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1221340;jsessionid=XMBQ3HOYF2JZ4CTGOUGCHPQKMZ0QUI2C
- Mercer
- International assignments increasing, Mercer survey finds
- United States
- New York, 16 May 2006
- http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1222700;jsessionid=J4P4ZTKEGXUSMCTGOUGCHPQKMZ0QUI2C
- Pew Hispanic Center
- The State of American Public Opinion on Immigration in Spring 2006:
- A Review of Major Surveys [17 May 2006]
- http://www.pewtrusts.org/pdf/PHC_public_opinion_051706.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- May 18, 2006
- Topic: Helping Employees Lower Fuel Costs
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- Hiring Efforts Remain Extremely Strong for Job Seekers [23 May 2006]
- Nearly Two-Thirds of Manufacturing and Service Employers Plan to Hire
- http://www.shrm.org/press_published/CMS_017091.asp#P-4_0
- For more detail, see--
- LEADING INDICATORS OF NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT (LINE) - produced by SHRM/Rutgers
- http://www.shrm.org/LINE/
- The Work Foundation (UK)
- Life after MG Rover
- A report prepared for BBC Radio 4
- Prepared by Kathy Armstrong, March 2006
- http://www.theworkfoundation.com/publications/mgRover.jsp
- or
- http://www.theworkfoundation.com/pdf/MGRover.pdf
- [full-text, 40 pages]
- EEOC
- Full-text FACT SHEET--
- REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR ATTORNEYS WITH DISABILITIES [23 May 2006]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/accommodations-attorneys.html
- Press Release
- NEW EEOC PUBLICATION ADDRESSES REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ATTORNEYS WITH DISABILITIES [23 May 2006]
- Latest ADA Fact Sheet Aims to Dispel Myths, Enhance Diversity in Legal Profession
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/5-23-06.html
- EEOC ANNOUNCES AGE BIAS SETTLEMENT WITH STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS WILL NET MILLIONS FOR VICTIMS [22 May 2006]
- Decision Compensates State Workers Denied Benefits Under Retirement System
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/5-22-06a.html
- BLS: Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers: 2005 [19 May 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/minwage2005.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/minwage2005.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- and
- Tables
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/minwage2005tbls.htm
- BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN APRIL 2006 [23 May 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: APRIL 2006 [19 May 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS: THIRD QUARTER 2005 [18 May 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewbd.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- Congressional - Executive Commission On China (CECC)
- [CHINA] Political Prisoner Database (PPD) [Free Registration]
- http://ppd.cecc.gov/
- How to Query the CECC Political Prisoner Database
- http://www.cecc.gov/pages/victims/instructions.php
- Frequently Asked Questions
- http://www.cecc.gov/pages/victims/databasefaq.php
- Firstgov.gov
- Latest Information on Veterans Affairs Data Security [22 May 2006]
- http://www.firstgov.gov/veteransinfo/
- Fact For Features from the Census Bureau
- CB06-FFSE.05 May 22, 2006
- * Special Edition *
- 2006 Hurricane Season Begins
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/006838.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2006/cb06-ffse.05.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.
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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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