Wednesday, December 13, 2006

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 13 December 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, 13 December 2006


Academic Research

Job Security Does Affect Economic Efficiency: Theory, A New Statistic, and Evidence from Chile
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12757.pdf
[full-text, 56 pages]
Amil Petrin, Jagadeesh Sivadasan
NBER Working Paper No. 12757
Issued in December 2006
---- Abstract -----
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12757


Family Firms, Paternalism, and Labor Relations
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12739.pdf
[full-text, 53 pages]
Holger M. Mueller, Thomas Philippon
NBER Working Paper No. 12739
Issued in December 2006
---- Abstract -----
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12739


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


International

European Commission
Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN EUROPE 2006 [11 December 2006]
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/social_dialogue/docs/ir_report2006_en.pdf
[full-text, 167 pages]


Federal

Census
America Speaks: A Demographic Profile of Foreign-Language Speakers for the United States: 2000 [28 November 2006]
Detailed Tables
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/AmSpks.html

NEW YORK example
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/hh-fam/AmSpks/67%20NY%20per.xls


Census
Annual Survey of Manufactures
STATISTICS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS AND INDUSTRIES: 2005 [21 November 2006]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/am0531gs1.pdf
[full-text, 340 pages]

Census
Household Economic Studies
Issued October 2006
P70-108
Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Participation in Government Programs, 2001 Through 2003
Who Gets Assistance? [8 December 2006]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-108.pdf
[full-text, 26 pages]

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
A CBO  Paper
Nonprofit Hospitals and the Provision of Community Benefits [6 December 2006]
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/76xx/doc7695/12-06-Nonprofit.pdf
[full-text, 37 pages]

Federal Reserve Board of New York, Buffalo Branch
Upstate New York Regional Review, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2006
Baby-Boom Retirements and Emerging Labor Market Pressures
Richard Deitz
http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/regional_economy/reg_rev1-1.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]

Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Buffalo Branch
Upstate New York
AT-a-Glance
The Aging of Upstate New York [July 2006]
http://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/buffalo/presentation/july_august_update.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]

Federal Reserve Board of New York, Buffalo Branch
EMPIRE STATE MANUFACTURING SURVEY, November 2006 [15 November 2006]
http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/regional_economy/mfg_survey/11_2006.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]

GAO: "21st Century Challenges--Key Areas for Oversight:  Retirement, Pension, and Health Care Insecurity"
by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States,
before the Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement,
in Washington, D.C.  GAO-07-270CG, December 7, 2006
http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d07270cg.pdf
[full-text, 52 pages -- slides]

Small Business Administration (SBA)
Office of Advocacy
THE SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMY for Data Year 2005 [7 December 2006]
A Report to the President
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/sb_econ2006.pdf
[full-text, 280 pages]
See Press Release 7 December 2006
2005 Proved A Solid Year For Small Business
Report Documents State Of Small Business, Examines Key Issues
http://www.sba.gov/advo/press/06-23.html


Small Business Administration (SBA)
Office of Advocacy
Volatility and Asymmetry of Small Firm Growth Rates Over Increasing Time Frames [6 December 2006]
by Rich Perline, Robert Axtell, and Daniel Teitelbaum
for the SBA Office of Advocacy
Release Date: December 2006
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs285tot.pdf
[full-text, 26 pages]

United States Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Senator Chuck Hagel, Chairman | Representative Jim Leach, Co-Chairman
CHINA RULE OF LAW and HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE December 2006 [8 December 2006]
http://www.cecc.gov/pages/general/newsletters/CECCnewsletter20061208.pdf
[full-text, 25 pages]

U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC)
[CHINA] 2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS
of the
U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION
ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION
NOVEMBER 2006
http://www.uscc.gov/annual_report/2006/06_annual_report.php
or
http://www.uscc.gov/annual_report/2006/annual_report_full_06.pdf
[full-text, 277 pages]
includes
Chapter 4: A Case Study of the Automotive Industry that Illustrates Challenges to U.S. Manufacturing and the U.S. Defense Industrial Base ..167
Recommendations to Congress ... 179


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
EBRI Issue Brief, No. 300, December 2006 [7 December 2006]
The 2nd Annual EBRI/Commonwealth Fund Consumerism in Health Care Survey, 2006:
Early Experience With High-Deductible and Consumer-Driven Health Plans
By Paul Fronstin, EBRI, and Sara R. Collins, The Commonwealth Fund
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/briefspdf/EBRI_IB_12-20061.pdf
[full-text, 48 pages]
Related Link
Chartpack of additional data from the survey
http://www.cmwf.org/usr_doc/EBRI_Commonwealth_consumerism_brief_chartpack_FINAL_AJG.pdf
[full-text 62 pages]
See EXECUTIVE SUMMARY at
http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=3769


Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)
http://www.iwpr.org
Fact Sheets fon the economic security of older women and men in
California
http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/California_D471.pdf

New Jersey
http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/NewJersey_D472.pdf

Florida
http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/Florida_D469.pdf

Pennsylvania
http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/Pennsylvania_D470.pdf

Virginia
http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/Virginia_D468.pdf

Michigan
http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/Michigan_D467.pdf

[Thanks to Donna Schulman, OIS : Outreach Information Services Librarian, Lenz & Catherwood Libraries, Cornell University, ILR School for the tip].

Kaiser Family Foundation
2006 Kaiser/Hewitt Retiree Health Benefits Survey [13 December 2006]
http://www.kff.org/medicare/med121306pkg.cfm

RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS EXAMINED: Findings from the Kaiser/Hewitt 2006 Survey on Retiree Health Benefits
December 2006
http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/7587.pdf
[full-text, 48 pages]
and
CHART PACK
http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/7603.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
Press Release
http://www.kff.org/medicare/med121306nr.cfm


Manpower Inc.
MANPOWER EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK SURVEYS by COUNTRY [with CHARTS & Press Releases] [12 December 2006]
http://www.manpower.com/mpcom/VisualLibraryMEOS.jsp?quarterID=63&articleid=373

Press Release 12 December 2006
Global Manpower Employment Outlook Survey Reveals Stronger Hiring Activity Ahead for Most of Europe and Asia Compared to One Year Ago; Steady Job Outlook to Continue in United States
http://investor.manpower.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=221725&Reltype =


Law

International Labour Organization (ILO)
Social Dialogue, Labour Law and Labour Administration
National Labour Law Profiles
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/national/index.htm


International Labour Organization (ILO)
Social Dialogue, Labour Law and Labour Administration
TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT DIGEST
Profiles of National Legislation covering Termination of Employment
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/countries/index.htm


International Labour Organization (ILO)
Social Dialogue, Labour Law and Labour Administration
Termination of Employment Digest: COMPARATIVE TABLES
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/tables.htm
Table 1
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/downloads/table1.pdf
Table 2
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/downloads/table2.pdf
Table 3
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/downloads/table3.pdf
Table 4
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/downloads/table4.pdf


JurisPedia [The Shared Law]
http://www.jurispedia.org


Statistical Reports

BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES October 2006 [12 December 2006]
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/tradnewsrelease.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/trad1006.pdf
[full-text, 47 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/trad1006.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/trad1006.xls


BEA: Gross Domestic Product by Industry, 2003-2005 (revised) [11 December 2006]
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/gdpindnewsrelease.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdpind05_rev.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdpind05_rev.xls
[spreadsheet & CHARTS]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdpind05__fax_rev.pdf


BLS: EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION-SEPTEMBER 2006 [13 December 2006]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf
[full-text, 27 pages]


BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER:  OCTOBER 2006 [12 December 2006]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]


BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  NOVEMBER 2006 [8 December 2006]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm


BLS: MULTIFACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRENDS IN MANUFACTURING, 2002, 2003 AND 2004 [6 December 2006]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod5.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod5.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]


Census [Data Sets]
Annual Economic Surveys
2005 Annual Survey of Manufactures [12 December 2006]
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=EAS&_submenuId=&_lang=en&_ts =
ASM: GS: Stats for All Mfg Estabs: 2005 & Earlier Yrs
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS101
ASM: GS: Stats for Ind Groups & Ind: 2005 & Earlier Yrs
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS102
ASM: GS: Employment & Labor Costs for Groups & Ind: 2005 & Earlier Yrs
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS103
ASM: GS: Pur Fuels & Elec Energy Used by Grps/Ind: 2005 & Earlier Yrs
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS104
ASM: GS: Cap Exp for Plant & Equip by Groups & Ind: 2005 & Earlier Yrs
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS105
ASM: GS: Val of Mfg Inv by Stg of Fab for Grps & Ind: Beg & End of Yr
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS106
ASM: GS: Val of Shps for Subsectors: 2005 & Earliers Yrs
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS107
ASM: GS: Cost of Materials: 2005
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS108

Value of Product Shipments
ASM: VPS: Val of Shps for Product Classes: 2005 & Earlier Yrs
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531VS101


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Health Care Cost and Utilization Project
Obese Patients in U.S. Hospitals, 2004 [December 2006]
http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb20.jsp


National Indian Gaming Association
An Analysis of the Economic Impact of Indian Gaming in 2005 [December 2006]
http://www.indiangaming.org/NIGA_econ_impact_2005.pdf

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Institute for Workplace Studies 
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New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
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