Tuesday, October 17, 2006
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 18 October 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, 18 October 2006
Academic Research
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.
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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_______________________________
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
- Employment and Disability Institute (EDI)
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
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/8/4/37504406.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
- Central Asia Set to Take Major Step Forward in Regional Cooperation [CHINA MEETING] [12 October 2006]
- 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
- U.S. Labor Department Launches Interactive Web site to Help Employers Comply with Health Benefit Laws
- 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
[4 October 2006]- Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2005
- 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
- Health Benefits Advisor [launched 5 October 2006]
- 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
- Low investment limits the knowledge economy dividend, report finds
- 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
- Health Care Organizations Still Struggling to Attract, Retain Workers, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds
- International Programs
- 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]
- The Supreme Court and Women's Rights: Gathering Storm Clouds [16 October 2006]
- 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]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/tradnewsrelease.htm
- 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
- Order Code 98-758
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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