IWS Documented News WEEKLY BULLETIN: October 2006

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, 25 October 2006

Academic Research

Welfare Reform and Family Expenditures: How are Single Mothers Adapting to the New Welfare and Work Regime?

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12624.pdf

[full-text, 39 pages]

Neeraj Kaushal, Qin Gao, Jane Waldfogel

NBER Working Paper No. 12624

Issued in October 2006

---- Abstract -----

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12624

Defined Contribution Plans, Defined Benefit Plans, and the Accumulation of Retirement Wealth

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12597.pdf

[full-text, 51 pages]

James Poterba, Joshua Rauh, Steven Venti, David Wise

NBER Working Paper No. 12597

Issued in October 2006

---- Abstract -----

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12597

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

International

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)

Remittances from the US to Latin America, 2006 [18 October 2006]

Full Ranking

http://www.iadb.org/mif/remittances/usa/ranking2006b.cfm

Map

http://www.iadb.org/mif/remittances/usa/INDEX.cfm?language=en&parid=2&item1id=2&item2id=2

Public Opinion Research Study of Latin American Remittance Senders in the United States

October 18, 2006

http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=826095

[full-text, 51 pages]

Sending Money Home: Leveraging the Development Impact of Remittances

http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=823579

[full-text, 16 pages]

EUROPA > European Commission > Economic and Financial Affairs > Publications > International economic issues

Second EU survey on workers remittances from the EU to third countries [24 October 2006]

http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/internationaleconomicissues/survey2006_en.pdf

[full-text, 31 pages]

Found at -

Survey on workers remittances from the EU to third countries

http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/internationaleconomicissues/workers_remittance_en.htm

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

Mobility in Europe: Analysis of the 2005 Eurobarometer survey on geographical and labour market mobility [24 October 2006]

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/htmlfiles/ef0659.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/pubdocs/2006/59/en/1/ef0659en.pdf

[full-text, 94 pages]

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

Competitive Europe Social Europe, partners or rivals? Foundation Forum 2006 Background paper [16 October 2006]

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/htmlfiles/ef0656.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/pubdocs/2006/56/en/1/ef0656en.pdf

[full-text, 18 pages]

Korea Labor Institute (KLI)

http://www.kli.re.kr/

[KOREA] EMPLOYMENT TRENDS [September 2006]

http://www.kli.re.kr/kli/html_eng/06_trend/engtrendboard/view.asp?seq=46&page=&vmode=0

[KOREA] WAGE TRENDS [September 2006]

http://www.kli.re.kr/kli/html_eng/06_trend/engtrendboard/view.asp?seq=46&page=1&mode=2&ctop=0&csub=0&lsize=0&syear=0&stype=0&stext=&vmode=1

Federal

Census

Educational Attainment and School Enrollment: 2000 [19 October 2006]

http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t39.html

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Order Code RS21004

Updated September 29, 2006

Trade Promotion Authority and Fast-Track Negotiating Authority for Trade Agreements: Major Votes

Carolyn C. Smith, Information Research Specialist, Knowledge Services Group

http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/73937.pdf

[full-text, 6 pages]

GAO: Health Professional Shortage Areas: Problems Remain with Primary Care Shortage Area Designation System GAO-07-84, October 24, 2006

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0784.pdf

[full-text, 66 pages]

and

Highlights

http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0784high.pdf

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

AARP

Business Executives' Attitudes Toward the Aging Workforce: Aware But Not Prepared? [October 2006]

http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/aging_workforce.pdf

[full-text, 30 pages]

Press

AARP, Research Report, BusinessWeek Research Services

Business Executives' Attitudes Toward the Aging Workforce: Aware But Not Prepared?

October 2006

http://www.aarp.org/research/work/retirement/aging_workforce.html

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

November 2006 - EBRI Notes

2006 Health Confidence Survey: Dissatisfaction With Health Care System Doubles Since 1998 [25 October 2006]

http://www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=3758

or

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_11-20061.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

Press Release

Survey Finds Rising Costs a Prime Driver in Americans Increasing Dissatisfaction With U.S. Health Care System

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_752_25Oct06.pdf

European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)

Euro area economic trends 2006 and 2007: the upswing - will it last? [25 October 2006]

[Executive Summary]

http://www.etui-rehs.org/publications/euro_area_economic_trends/euro_area_economic_trends_2006_and_2007_the_upswing_will_it_last

[full-text, 27 pages]

The above is the latest update found at -

Euro area economic trends

http://www.etui-rehs.org/publications/euro_area_economic_trends

Law

EEOC

ALLSTATES REHIRE POLICY ADVERSELY AFFECTED OLDER AGENTS; EEOC RECEIVES FAVORABLE RULING [19 October 2006]

Court Says Jury Should Decide Whether Policy was Reasonable or Unlawful

http://www.eeoc.gov/press/10-19-06.html

Statistical Reports

BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN SEPTEMBER 2006 [25 October 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: USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS: THIRD QUARTER 2006 [19 October 2006]

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

or

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

[full-text, 7 pages]

BLS: WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES IN 2005 [19 October 2006]

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

or

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

[full-text, 29 pages]

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

October 16, 2006

Web Publication

Hate Crime Statistics, 2005

http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2005/index.html

See other Uniform Crime Reports at-

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

______________________________
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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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, 18 October 2006

Academic Research

ILR School

Employment and Disability Institute (EDI)

The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Demographics and Statistics (StatsRRTC)

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/p-srrtc.cfm

2005 DISABILITY STATUS REPORTS [4 October 2006]

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/ped/disabilitystatistics/index.cfm#dsr

To view the 2005 Disability Status Reports in PDF or HTML, select from one of the drop-down menus indicated at the bottom middle of this page.

One can choose the U.S. and each State.

What are the Annual Disability Status Reports?

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/ped/disabilitystatistics/faq.cfm#Q5

Technology and Labor Regulations

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12581.pdf

[full-text, 43 pages]

Alberto Alesina, Joseph Zeira

NBER Working Paper No. 12581

Issued in October 2006

---- Abstract -----

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12581

When Knowledge is an Asset: Explaining the Organizational Structure of Large Law Firms

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12583.pdf

[full-text, 39 pages]

James B. Rebitzer, Lowell J. Taylor

NBER Working Paper No. 12583

Issued in October 2006

---- Abstract -----

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12583

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

International

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Central Asia Set to Take Major Step Forward in Regional Cooperation [CHINA MEETING] [12 October 2006]

http://www.adb.org/Media/Articles/2006/10766-Central-Asia-regional-cooperation/default.asp

European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

[EUROPEAN] RISK OBSERVATORY [for Occupational Safety & Health]

http://riskobservatory.osha.eu.int/index_html/introduction

Home page at -

http://riskobservatory.osha.eu.int/

European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)

EIRO thematic feature -

Collective dispute resolution in an enlarged European Union [11 October 2006]

http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/thematicfeature15.html

or

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/pubdocs/2006/42/en/1/ef0642en.pdf

[full-text, 21 pages]

European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)

EIRO Thematic Feature

Temporary agency work in an enlarged European Union [11 October 2006]

http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/thematicfeature14.html

and

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/htmlfiles/ef05139.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/pubdocs/2005/139/en/1/ef05139en.pdf

[full-text, 58 pages]

OECD Revenue Statistics

Revenue Statistics is available via SourceOECD at most universities.

Press Release

Tax revenues on the rise in many OECD countries, OECD report shows [11 October 2006]

http://www.oecd.org/document/11/0,2340,en_2649_201185_37504715_1_1_1_1,00.html

Table A: Total tax revenue as percentage of GDP

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/8/4/37504406.pdf

Table B: Taxes on income and profits as percentage of GDP

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/8/6/37504458.pdf

Chart 1: Tax revenue of main headings as percentage of total tax revenue 2004

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/8/7/37504472.pdf

World Health Organization (WHO)

European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies

http://www.euro.who.int/observatory/Hits/TopPage

Available here are all Health Systems in Transition (HiT) profiles published in one (or several) of the four official languages of the WHO Regional Office for Europe. One will find here profiles for numerous countries around the world.

World Health Organization (WHO)

European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies & Open University Press

Human Resources for Health in Europe [2006]

http://www.euro.who.int/Document/E87923.pdf

[full-text, 276 pages]

Edited by Carl-Ardy Dubois, Martin McKee and Ellen Nolte

Federal

Department of Labor (DOL)

Health Benefits Advisor [launched 5 October 2006]

http://www.dol.gov/elaws/ebsa/health/I2.htm

See Press Release 5 October 2006

U.S. Labor Department Launches Interactive Web site to Help Employers Comply with Health Benefit Laws

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ebsa/EBSA20061730.htm

National Mediation Board (NMB)

Strike Report 1947-2005: U.S. Airlines Under the Railway Labor Act

http://www.nmb.gov/publicinfo/airline-strikes.html

Strike Report (FY 1947-2005): U.S. Railroads

http://www.nmb.gov/publicinfo/railroad-strikes.html

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Economic Impact of the Nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities [13 October 2006]

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007178

or

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/2007178.pdf

[full-text, 122 pages]

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

[Provisional Report]

Vital and Health Statistics Series 10, Number 232

Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2005 [4 October 2006]

Data From the National Health Interview Survey

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_232.pdf

[full-text, 256 pages]

includes ---

Table 17. Frequencies of work-loss days experienced in the past 12 months by employed persons 18 years of age and over, numbers (with

standard errors) of work-loss days per employed person, frequencies of bed days experienced in the past 12 months by all persons 18 years

of age and over, and numbers (with standard errors) of bed days per person, by selected characteristics: United States, 2005

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Guide for Collection and Management of Training Information [September 2006]

http://www.opm.gov/hrd/lead/pubs/Guide_for_Collect_Mgmt_of_Training_Info.pdf

[full-text, 34 pages]

For additional publications on TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT POLICY, see

http://www.opm.gov/hrd/lead/pubs/pubs.asp

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Cornell University's ILR School (School of Industrial & Labor Relations)

International Programs

ILR International eNews

Vol. 1, No. 2

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/international/news/enews/index.html

ILR International Programs is pleased to bring you the second quarterly issue of ILR International eNews, featuring online highlights of the ILR School's teaching, research, and outreach activities around the world.

European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless [FEANTSA]

The Right to Health is a Human Right: Ensuring access to health for homeless people [13 October 2006]

http://www.feantsa.org/code/en/theme.asp?ID=35

Scroll Down to find

MEMBER'S NATIONAL REPORTS

LLRX.com

Competitive Intelligence - A Selective Resource Guide [updated 13 October 2006]

By Donna Cavallini and Sabrina I. Pacifici

http://www.llrx.com/features/ciguide.htm

Mercer

Training takes priority over pay rises in employee rewards - European survey

UK

London, 17 October 2006

http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1246350

Mercer

More females sent on international assignment than ever before, survey finds

http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1246090

UK

London, 12 October 2006

Work Foundation (U.K.)

The Knowledge Economy in Europe [12 October 2006]

A report prepared for the 2007 EU Spring Council

Prepared by Ian Brinkley and Neil Lee October 2006

http://www.theworkfoundation.com/products/publications/azpublications/knowledgeeconomyineurope.aspx

or

http://www.theworkfoundation.com/Assets/PDFs/KE_Europe.pdf

[full-text, 23 pages]

Press Release

Low investment limits the knowledge economy dividend, report finds

12 October 2006

http://www.theworkfoundation.com/aboutus/media/pressreleases/theknowledgeeconomyineurope.aspx

Watson Wyatt

Executive Summary

Strategic Rewards and Retention Practices in the Health Care Sector: 2006/2007 Report [11 October 2006]

http://www.watsonwyatt.com/research/resrender.asp?id=2006-US-0035&page=1

Press Release

Health Care Organizations Still Struggling to Attract, Retain Workers, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds

http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=16594

Law

National Women's Law Center

The Supreme Court and Women's Rights: Gathering Storm Clouds [16 October 2006]

http://www.nwlc.org/pdf/SCReport2006.pdf

[full-text, 32 pages]

Statistical Reports

BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES August 2006 [12 October 2006]

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/tradnewsrelease.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/trad0806.pdf

[full-text, 47 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/trad0806.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/trad0806_fax.pdf

BLS: Producer Price Indexes - September 2006 [17 October 2006]

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: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - SEPTEMBER 2006 - [13 October 2006]

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

or

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

[full-text, 15 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: AUGUST 2006 [11 October 2006]

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

or

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

[full-text, 14 pages]

Federal Reserve Board (FRB)

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION (G.17) [17 October 2006]

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

or

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

[full-text, 18 pages]

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Order Code 98-758

Updated August 14, 2006

Pages of the United States Congress: Selection, Duties, and Program Administration

Mildred Amer, Specialist in American Government, Government and Finance Division

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/98-758.pdf

[full-text, 3 pages]

Fact for Features from the Census Bureau

CB06-FFSE.06

[revised 12 October 2006]

The U.S. Census Bureau today reported that the nation's population will

reach the historic milestone of 300 million on Oct. 17 at about 7:46 a.m.

(EDT). This comes almost 39 years after the 200 million mark was reached on

Nov. 20, 1967.

The estimate is based on the expectation that the United States will

register one birth every seven seconds and one death every 13 seconds

between now and Oct. 17, while net international migration is expected to

add one person every 31 seconds. The result is an increase in the total

population of one person every 11 seconds.

*Special Edition* 300 Million

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/007276.html

or

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2006/cb06ffse-06.pdf

[full-text, 7 pages]

LegiStorm

http://www.legistorm.com/

LegiStorm launched in September 2006. Our web site is dedicated to providing a variety of important information about the US Congress.

Based on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, LegiStorm's first information product is a database of congressional staff salaries.

For example, see --

Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois-14th)

http://www.legistorm.com/member/Hon_Dennis_Hastert/271.html

To see staff salaries for aides in the personal office of Rep. Dennis Hastert, select a time period below. Note that aides for any relevant committees, leadership offices, campaign committees and leadership PACs will not be included here.

109th Congress

01/01/06 - 03/31/06

http://www.legistorm.com/member/Hon_Dennis_Hastert/271/5.html

10/01/05 - 12/31/05

http://www.legistorm.com/member/Hon_Dennis_Hastert/271/4.html

07/01/05 - 09/30/05

http://www.legistorm.com/member/Hon_Dennis_Hastert/271/3.html

______________________________
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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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 11 October 2006

Academic Research

Is A Great Labor Shortage Coming? Replacement Demand in the Global Economy

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12541.pdf

[full-text, 34 pages]

Richard B. Freeman

NBER Working Paper No. 12541

Issued in September 2006

---- Abstract -----

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12541

Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit

Institute for the Study of Labor

IZA DP No. 2362

The Rise and Fall of Private Sector Unionism:

What Next for the NLRA?

http://ftp.iza.org/dp2362.pdf

[full-text, 57 pages]

Jeffrey M. Hirsch

Barry T. Hirsch

October 2006

Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit

Institute for the Study of Labor

IZA DP No. 2365

Active Labor Market Policy Effects for Women in Europe: A Survey

http://ftp.iza.org/dp2365.pdf

[full-text, 21 pages]

Annette Bergemann

Gerard J. van den Berg

October 2006

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

International

Directgov (U.K.)

DISABLED PEOPLE

http://www.direct.gov.uk/DisabledPeople/fs/en

A web portal designed by U.K. authorities for anyone wanting information about issues concerned with disabled persons including employment.

See also -

Women in National Parliaments

http://www.ipu.org/wmn-e/world.htm

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)

WOMEN in POLITICS: BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE

http://www.ipu.org/bdf-e/BDFsearch.asp

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

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

# posted by SBasefsky : 9:01 AM

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, 4 October 2006

Academic Research

ILR Impact Briefs

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/impactbrief/

The Impact Brief series highlights the research and project based work conducted by ILR faculty that is relevant to workplace issues and public policy.

BRIEF #10 / August 2006 / WWW.ILR.CORNELL.EDU

The Sources of International Differences in Wage Inequality

by FRANCINE D. BLAU

Professor of Labor Economics (ILR)

LAWRENCE M. KAHN

Professor of Labor Economics (ILR)

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/briefs/21/

[full-text, 3 pages]

International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) at the ILO

ILO Decent Work Research Prize, 2007

Call for nominations

http://iwsdninternational.blogspot.com/2006/09/iws-ilo-decent-work-research-prize.html

ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)

THE COMPLEXITIES OF CARE: NURSING RECONSIDERED [September 2006]

Sioban Nelson (Editor); Suzanne Gordon (Editor)

2006, 224 pages, 6 x 9

http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4565

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

International

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

COMPARATIVE STUDY

Employment in Social Care in Europe [2 October 2006]

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/htmlfiles/ef05125.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/pubdocs/2005/125/en/1/ef05125en.pdf

[full-text, 96 pages]

South Korea:

[The following comes directly from the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU)].

CALL FOR AN INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION ON NOVEMBER 15th : CONDEMN GOVERNMENT REPRESSION AGAINST FUNDAMENTAL TRADE UNION RIGHTS IN SOUTH KOREA

http://www.kctu.org/maybbs/list.php?db=kctuinfo2&code=eng_action

[This release is likely to appear soon at the URL above soon].

Until then, see--

http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2006/10/iws-korea-kctu-calls-day-of-action-for.html

Federal

Census

State and Local Government Employee-Retirement Systems 2005 [28 September 2006]

http://www.census.gov/govs/www/retire.html

and

2005 in particular

http://www.census.gov/govs/www/retire05.html

Census

See Press Release 3 October 2006

New Census Bureau Data Highlight Changes in Housing Values Through 2005

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/007577.html

See AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY (via American Factfinder)

15 Largest & Smallest Cities

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2006/cb06cn07_acstable.xls

[spreadsheet]

Detailed Tables -

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_submenuId=datasets_2&_lang=en

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Environmental Health Perspectives

Ethical and Scientific Issues of Nanotechnology in the Workplace [25 September 2006]

by Paul A. Schulte and Fabio Salamanca-Buentello

http://www.ehponline.org/members/2006/9456/9456.pdf

[full-text, 46 pages]

Office of Advocacy [Small Business Administration (SBA)]

FIRM SIZE DATA [27 September 2006]

http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/data.html

For example, see--

Private Firms, Establishments, Employment, Annual Payroll and Receipts by Firm Size, 1988-2004

http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/data_uspdf.xls

Office of Advocacy [Small Business Administration (SBA)]

State Economic Profiles

http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/profiles/

See

NEW YORK 2006 [example]

http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/profiles/06ny.pdf

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

AeA (formerly American Electronics Association)

U.S. Tech Industry Adds 140,000 Jobs in First Half of 2006

Tech Manufacturing Employment Up for Second Year in a Row;

Communications Services Adds Jobs for First Time Since 2000 [26 September 2006]

http://www.aeanet.org/publications/idjj_midyear2006_overview.asp

or

http://www.aeanet.org/publications/AeA_CS_Midyear2006.asp

[full-text, 4 pages]

See Press Release 26 September 2006

Contact: Anne Caliguiri 202.682.4443

anne_caliguiri@aeanet.org

U.S. Tech Industry Adds 140,000 Jobs in 1st Half of 2006, Nearly Double

the Growth from 1st Half of 2005 and the Strongest Since 2001, AeA Report

FindsTech Manufacturing Employment Up for 2nd Year in a Row; Communications

Services Adds Jobs for 1st Time Since 2000

http://www.aeanet.org/PressRoom/prac_092606_midyear2006.asp?bhcp=1

Conference Board

Press Release

The Conference Board Report Finds Low Wages Not Always Key Success Factor for Overseas Investment

Oct. 3, 2006

http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressDetail.cfm?press_ID=2973

or

http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressPrinterFriendly.cfm?press_ID=2973

Source: Competitive Advantage of Low-Wage Countries Often Exaggerated

Executive Action No. 212

The Conference Board

http://www.conference-board.org/publications/execaction.cfm

Conference Board

ARE THEY REALLY READY TO WORK?

EMPLOYERS� PERSPECTIVES ON THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPLIED SKILLS OF NEW ENTRANTS TO THE 21ST CENTURY U.S. WORKFORCE [2 October 2006]

http://www.conference-board.org/publications/describe.cfm?id=1218

or

http://www.conference-board.org/pdf_free/BED-06-Workforce.pdf

[full-text, 64 pages]

See Press Release 2 October 2006

Most Young People Entering the U.S. Workforce Lack Critical Skills Essential for Success

Oct. 2, 2006

http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressDetail.cfm?press_ID=2971

Employee Benefit Research Institute [EBRI]

EBRI Issue Brief #298

Sources of Health Insurance and Characteristics of the Uninsured: Analysis of the March 2006 Current Population Survey

October 2006

Executive Summary

http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=3752

or

Full Brief

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/briefspdf/EBRI_IB_10-2006.pdf

[full-text, 32 pages]

Press Release 3 October 2006

New Research from EBRI:

Study Details Key Determinants of Health Care Coverage:

Work Status, Income, Age, Gender, Firm Size, and Others

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_749_03Oct06.pdf

Migration Information Source (MIS)

The Second Generation in the United States

By David Dixon

October 1, 2006

http://www.migrationinformation.org/USfocus/display.cfm?id=446

AND FEATURE STORY --

The Second Generation from the Last Great Wave of Immigration: Setting the Record Straight

By Nancy Foner, Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York

Richard Alba, State University of New York at Albany

October 1, 2006

http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=439

Prudential Financial

The AGING WORKFORCE SUMMIT (AGW), 26 & 27 OCTOBER, in Chicago

http://www.agwsummit.com/index.html

Press Release 23 August 2006

Aging Workforce Summit Launched

Singular conference on bottom-line workforce issues

http://www.agwsummit.com/news_082306.html

Law

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)

Federal Prosecution of Human Trafficking, 2001-2005 [3 October 2006]

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/fpht05.htm

or

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/fpht05.pdf

[full-text, 2 pages]

[Federal Register: September 29, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 189)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 57715-57762]

29 CFR Part 403

Labor Organization Annual Financial Reports for Trusts in Which a Labor

Organization Is Interested, Form T-1; Final Rule

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/06-8339.htm

or

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/06-8339.pdf

[full-text, 48 pages]

Press Release[09/27/2006]

U.S. Labor Department Publishes Revised Rule on Union Trust Reporting

Form T-1 Improves Disclosure and Increases Union Transparency

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/esa/ESA20061698.htm

NLRB

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE R-2603

1 p.m., Tuesday, October 3, 2006

202/273-1991

www.nlrb.gov

NLRB ISSUES LEAD CASE ADDRESSING SUPERVISORY STATUS [of NURSES]

IN RESPONSE TO SUPREME COURT�S DECISION IN KENTUCKY RIVER

http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/press/releases/r2603.htm

or

http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/press/releases/r2603.pdf

Oakwood Healthcare, Inc., 348 NLRB No. 37 (Sept. 29, 2006)

http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/shared_files/decisions/348/348-37.htm

or

http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/shared_files/decisions/348/348-37.pdf

[full-text, 31 pages]

Statistical Reports

BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: AUGUST 2006 [29 September 2006]

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/pinewsrelease.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0806.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0806.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0806_fax.pdf

BLS: NCS Published Pay Relatives by Areas [29 September 2006]

http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/payrel.htm

OCCUPATIONAL PAY RELATIVES, 2005 [28 September 2006]

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

or

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

[full-text, 6 pages]

EuroStat: 129/2006 - 29 September 2006

International Day of Older Persons

EU25 population aged 65 and over expected to double between 1995 and 2050

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PGP_PRD_CAT_PREREL/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2006/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2006_MONTH_09/3-29092006-EN-BP.PDF

[full-text, 4 pages]

EuroStat: 130/2006 - 3 October 2006

August 2006

Euro area unemployment up to 7.9%

EU25 unchanged at 8.0%

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PGP_PRD_CAT_PREREL/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2006/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2006_MONTH_10/3-03102006-EN-AP.PDF

[full-text, 5 pages]

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Study

Research and Development in the Pharmaceutical Industry

October 2006

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/76xx/doc7615/10-02-DrugR-D.pdf

[full-text, 65 pages]

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