Wednesday, January 17, 2007
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 17 January 2007
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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 17 January 2007
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.
_______________________________
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, 17 January 2007
Academic Research
- Do U.S. Firms Have the Best Corporate Governance? A Cross-Country Examination of the Relation between Corporate Governance and Shareholder Wealth
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12819.pdf
- [full-text, 37 pages]
- Reena Aggarwal, Isil Erel, Rene M. Stulz, Rohan Williamson
- NBER Working Paper No. 12819
- Issued in January 2007
- ---- Abstract -----
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12819
- The Return to Knowledge Hierarchies
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12815.pdf
- [full-text, 65 pages]
- Luis Garicano, Thomas N. Hubbard
- NBER Working Paper No. 12815
- Issued in January 2007
- ---- Abstract -----
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12815
- CAHRS Working Paper 06-17
- Adaptive Guidance: Effects On Self-Regulated Learning In Technology-Based Training
- Bradford S. Bell, Adam Kanar, Xiangmin Liu, Jane Forman, Mila Singh
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/depts/cahrs/downloads/PDFs/WorkingPapers/WP06-17.pdf
- [full-text, 34 pages]
International
- EUROPA > European Commission > DG Health and Consumer Protection > Public Health > Health Information > Dissemination of health information and data
- DESCRIBING NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS [9 January 2007]
- http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_information/dissemination/hsis/hsis_13_nhs_en.htm
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundaton)
- European Works Councils case studies [11 January 2007]
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/areas/participationatwork/ewccasestudies.htm
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- The experience of European Works Councils in new EU Member States [11 January 2007]
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/htmlfiles/ef0665.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/pubdocs/2006/65/en/1/ef0665en.pdf
- [full-text, 62 pages]
- Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
- The Labor Situation in Japan and Analysis: General Overview 2006/2007 [25 December 2006]
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/lsj.html
- or
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborinfo/library/documents/Labor2006_2007.pdf
- [full-text, 138 pages]
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- OECD.Stat Data Warehouse
- OECD.Stat Web Browser
- http://stats.oecd.org/wbos/Default.aspx
- OECD.Stat Web Browser USER GUIDE
- http://stats.oecd.org/wbos/Help/UserGuide.pdf
- [full-text, 36 pages]
- United Nations (UN)
- World Economic Situation and Prospects 2007 [11 January 2007]
- http://www.un.org/esa/policy/wess/wesp2007files/wesp2007.pdf
- [full-text, 177pages]
- Executive Summary
- http://www.un.org/esa/policy/wess/wesp2007files/es_wesp2007_en.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- See Press Release 11 January 2007
- World economy slowing in 2007, but developing countries growth remains strong
- Weakening US housing market a major factor
- http://www.un.org/esa/policy/wess/wesp2007files/pr_glbout_en.pdf
- World Bank
- Migration and Remittances: Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union [16 January 2007]
- http://www.worldbank.org/eca/migration
- or
- http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTECA/Resources/257896-1167856389505/Migration_FullReport.pdf
- [full-text, 232 pages]
- Story
- Report: Labor Migration Likely to Grow in Europe and Central Asia
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21183561~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html
- Press Release
- Migration Could Yield a 'Triple Win' For Migrants And Sending And Receiving Countries, Says World Bank Report
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21183567~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html
- Census
- A CHILD'S DAY: 2003 [11 January 2007]
- (Selected Indicators of Child Well-Being)
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/p70-109.pdf
- DETAILED TABLES
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/03p70-109.html
- Podcast
- http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/broadcast/radio/special_radio_features/009423.html
- Press Release
- More Kids On Track at School 1 in 4 Gifted According to Census Bureau Report on A Childs Day [11 January 2007]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/children/009412.html
- Census: 2005 Service Annual Survey
- NAICS 48/49
- Truck Transportation, Messenger Services & Warehousing
- http://www.census.gov/econ/www/servmenu.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/svsd/www/services/sas/sas_data/sas48.htm
- and
- Tables
- http://www.census.gov/svsd/www/services/sas/sas_data/48/2005_NAICS48.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- or
- http://www.census.gov/svsd/www/services/sas/sas_data/48/2005_NAICS48.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- Press Release 9 January 2007
- 2005 Revenues Reach $292 Billion for Truck, Courier and Storage, Industries, Census Bureau Reports
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/transportation_industry/009415.html
- CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (CBO)
- COST ESTIMATE
- January 11, 2007
- H.R. 2
- Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007
- As passed by the House of Representatives on January 10, 2007
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/77xx/doc7726/hr2.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- Response to a Request by Senator Grassley About the Effects of Increasing the Federal Minimum Wage Versus Expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit
- January 9, 2007
- http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=7721&sequence=0&from=7
- or
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/77xx/doc7721/01-09-MinimumWageEITC.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Science and Engineering Degrees: 1966-2004 [11 January 2007]
- http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07307
- or
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics//nsf07307/
- or
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics//nsf07307/pdf/nsf07307.pdf
- [full-text, 72 pages]
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Science and Engineering Degrees, by Race/Ethnicity of Recipients: 1995-2004 [11 January 2007]
- http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07308
- or
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf07308/
- or
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf07308/pdf/nsf07308.pdf
- [full-text, 116 pages]
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- December 2006 Update of
- Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/pdf/december2006updates.pdf
- [full-text, 291 pages]
- See Technical Notes at
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/technotes.htm
- Original document, page and web site at
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/
- Association of American Colleges and Universities
- A report from the National Leadership Council for Liberal Education & America's Promise (LEAP)
- College Learning for the New Global Century [10 January 2007]
- http://aacu-secure.nisgroup.com/advocacy/leap/documents/GlobalCentury_final.pdf
- [full-text, 76 pages]
- Executive Summary
- http://aacu-secure.nisgroup.com/advocacy/leap/documents/GlobalCentury_ExecSum_final.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- Press Release 10 January 2007
- http://aacu-secure.nisgroup.com/press_room/press_releases/2007/LEAPReport.cfm
- EBRI (Employee Benefit Research Institute)
- EBRI Issue Brief #301
- Behavioral Finance and Retirement Plan Contributions: How Participants Behave, and Prescriptive Solutions [16 January 2007]
- Executive Summary
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=3778
- or
- Full Report
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/briefspdf/EBRI_IB_01-20071.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- Press Release
- Pension Law Shifts Retirement Plan Participation Equation, Report Says [16 January 2007]
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_758_16Jan07.pdf
- Kaiser Family Foundation
- NEW: Kaiser Health Disparities Report: A Weekly Look at Race, Ethnicity and Health
- Kaiser Health Disparities Report: A Weekly Look at Race, Ethnicity and Health [11 January 2007]
- http://kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_disparities.cfm
- or
- http://kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/print_category.cfm?dr_cat=5
- LegiStorm
- CONGRESSIONAL STAFF SALARIES
- LegiStorm
- http://www.legistorm.com/
- release of the most recent Senate staff salaries extending through the end of September.
- MDRC
- January 2007
- A Vision for the Future of the Workforce Investment System [11 January 2007]
- by John Wallace
- http://www.mdrc.org/publications/440/concept.html
- or
- http://www.mdrc.org/publications/440/concept.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- Pew Charitable Trusts
- A Survey Conducted in Association with: The Generation Next Initiative and Documentary produced by MacNeil/Lehrer Productions
- A Portrait of "Generation Next"
- How Young People View Their Lives, Futures and Politics
- Released: January 9, 2007
- http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=300
- or
- http://people-press.org/reports/pdf/300.pdf
- [full-text, 45 pages]
- Work Foundation (UK)
- Provocation Series Volume 2 Number 3
- Justice in the workplace: Why it is important and why a new public policy initiative is needed [12 January 2007]
- by Professor Paul Edwards FBA, Industrial Relations Research Unit, Warwick Business School
- and Senior Fellow, Advanced Institute of Management Research
- http://83.138.136.179/products/publications/azpublications/justiceintheworkplace.aspx
- or
- http://83.138.136.179/Assets/PDFs/justice1.pdf
- [full-text, 48 pages]
- Press Release 12 January 2007
- Employment law not the only route to justice at work
- http://www.theworkfoundation.com/aboutus/media/pressreleases/employmentlawnottheonlyroutetojusticeatwork.aspx
- EEOC
- MATERNITY STORE GIANT TO PAY $375,000 TO SETTLE EEOC PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION LAWSUIT [8 January 2007]
- Motherhood Maternity Refused to Hire Pregnant Applicants and Fired Assistant Manager for Complaining, Agency Charged
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/1-8-07.html
- NLRB TO HOLD ORAL ARGUMENT ON
- EMPLOYEE USE OF EMPLOYER'S E-MAIL SYSTEM [10 January 2007]
- http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2006/R-2613.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- Briefs and other documents related to this case can be found at
- http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/about/foia/FrequentlyRequestedDocuments.html
- BLS: Producer Price Indexes - December 2006 [17 January 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - DECEMBER 2006 - [12 January 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES: SECOND QUARTER 2006 [11 January 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewqtr.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- BLS: VOLUNTEERING IN THE UNITED STATES, 2006 [10 January 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/volun.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/volun.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: NOVEMBER 2006 [10 January 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- OECD Standardised Unemployment Rates
- Paris, 12 January 2007
- News Release
- OECD Standardised Unemployment Rate falls to 5.8% in November 2006 [12 January 2006]
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/5/19/37913124.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- DETAILED DATA
- http://stats.oecd.org/wbos/Default.aspx?QueryName=251&QueryType=View
- BNA & State Net
- 2007 STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS CALENDAR
- http://www.bna.com/promotions/ehslegalert/calendar2007.pdf
- Pew Charitable Trusts
- Pew/Internet
- Pew Internet & American Life Project
- Social Networking Websites and Teens: An Overview [7 January 2007]
- http://www.pewtrusts.org/pdf/PIP_Data_Jan_2007.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
- Do Parents Spend Enough Time With Their Children? [15 January 2007]
- by DVera Cohn
- http://www.prb.org/Template.cfm?Section=PRB&template=/Content/ContentGroups/06_Articles/Do_Parents_Spend_Enough_Time_With_Their_Children_.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.
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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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