Tuesday, March 20, 2007
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 21 March 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
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 21 March 2007
Academic Research
International
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/transnewsrelease.htm or http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2007/pdf/trans406.pdf [full-text, 10 pages] and http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2007/xls/trans406.xls [spreadsheet] and Quarterly Highlights http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2007/pdf/trans406_fax.pdf and Annual Highlights http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2007/pdf/transannual06_fax.pdf
BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: FEBRUARY 2007 [16 March 2007] http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm or http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf [full-text, 19 pages]
BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN FEBRUARY 2007 [16 March 2007] http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm or http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf [full-text, 5 pages]
BLS: Producer Price Indexes -- February 2007 [15 March 2007] http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm or http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf [full-text, 18 pages] and Supplemental Files Table of Contents http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
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
****************************************
_______________________________
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, 21 March 2007
Academic Research
- The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS)
- http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/research/papers/
- Working Paper 789 [2007]
- ADVERTISING AND LABOUR SUPPLY:
- WHY DO AMERICANS WORK SUCH LONG HOURS?*
- Keith Cowling and Rattanasuda Poolsombat
- http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/research/papers/twerp_789.pdf
- [full-text, 38 pages]
- Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA)
- Institute for the Study of Labor
- March 2007
- IZA DP No. 2668
- The Effect of Pensions on Longevity: Evidence from Union Army Veterans [March 2007]
- Martin Salm
- http://ftp.iza.org/dp2668.pdf
- [full-text, 35 pages]
- Revisiting an older publication that is still relevant --
- National Academies Press (NAC)
- Rising Above The Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future [2005]
- http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11463
- or
- http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11463#toc
- [read online FREE -- full-text, 590 pages]
- Executive Summary
- http://books.nap.edu/execsumm_pdf/11463.pdf
- [full-text, 49 pages]
- Press Release
- Broad Federal Effort Urgently Needed to Create New, High-Quality Jobs for All Americans in the 21st Century
- http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=11463
- Cornell Higher Education Research Institute (CHERI) -- at the ILR School, Cornell University
- WORKING PAPERS
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/cheri/
- 3.2007
- CHERI WP 100
- "Can't Get Here from There: The Decision to Apply to a Selective Institution "
- authored by Amanda Griffith and Donna S. Rothstein
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/cheri/wp/cheri_wp100.pdf
- [full-text, 34 pages]
- "Can't Get Here from There: The Decision to Apply to a Selective Institution "
- 3.2007
- Survey of Changes in Faculty Retirement Policies 2007
- http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/issuesed/retirement/2007retsurv/default.htm
- or
- http://www.aaup.org/NR/rdonlyres/36818073-DDAE-4CFC-B158-41A1524D62E3/0/AAUP2007RetirementReport.pdf
- [full-text, 37 pages]
- List of Tables and Figures
- http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/issuesed/retirement/2007retsurv/tabfig.htm
- Survey Instrument
- http://www.aaup.org/NR/rdonlyres/0DFC9873-8E3A-4A37-B035-F829A1A0A69E/0/Surveyinstrument.pdf
- http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/issuesed/retirement/2007retsurv/default.htm
- 3.2007
- CHERI WP 99
- "The Future of Government Financing of Higher Education"
- Ronald Ehrenberg
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/cheri/wp/cheri_wp99.pdf
- "The Future of Government Financing of Higher Education"
- CHERI WP 100
- http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/research/papers/
International
- European Commission > Local Employment Development
- Welcome to the Linking Local Actors website !
- http://ec.europa.eu/local_actors
- See in particular
- BEST PRACTICES
- http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/local_employment/lla/fo/best_practices.do?method=homeBestPractices
- and
- SEARCH for BEST PRACTICES
- http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/local_employment/lla/fo/best_practices.do?method=searchBestPractices
- Press Release
- New local knowledge network for jobs and growth [14 March 2007]
- http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/emplweb/news/news_en.cfm?id=218
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
- Denmark:
- Survey highlights rise in psychosocial demands at work
[2 March 2007]- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/surveyreports/DK0701019D/DK0701019D.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/surveyreports/DK0701019D/DK0701019D.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- ILO
- EMP/SKILLS -- Skills and Employability Department
- Disability and Work
- See other publications of the department at - http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/publ/index.htm
- Strategies for skills acquisition and work for people with disabilities - A report submitted to the ILO, Geneva [2007]
- by Thabo Mbeki Development Trust for Disabled People, Disabled People South Africa, and Human Sciences Research Council
- ILO / TMDTDP / DPSA / HSRC
- ISBN 9789221195870; 9789221195887 (web pdf)
- 2006
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/download/thmbeki.pdf
- [full-text, 105 pages]
- OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers (recent additions)
- http://www.oecd.org/document/4/0,2340,en_2649_33729_2380420_1_1_1_1,00.html
- No. 46: Minimum Wages, Minimum Labour Costs and the Tax Treatment of Low-wage Employment (2007)
- Herwig Immervoll
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/30/34/37930738.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- No. 47: The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Germany (2007)
- Thomas Liebig
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/28/5/38163889.pdf
- [full-text, 66 pages]
- No. 48: The Integration of Immigrants into the Labour Market: The Case of Sweden (2007)
- Georges Lemaître
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/28/8/38164205.pdf
- [full-text, 51 pages]
- No. 49: The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Australia (2007)
- Thomas Liebig
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/28/12/38164878.pdf
- [full-text, 62 pages]
- No. 50: The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Denmark (2007)
- Thomas Liebig
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/8/28/38195773.pdf
- [full-text, 79 pages]
- No. 51: What Works Best in Reducing Child Poverty: a Benefit or Work Strategy? (2007)
- Peter Whiteford and Willem Adema
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/30/44/38227981.pdf
- [full-text, 54 pages]
- Herwig Immervoll
- Welcome to the Linking Local Actors website !
- BLS
- Technical information: Revisions to CES data for late sample reports, annual benchmarking, and other factors [13 March 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesregrevtec.htm
- BLS
- Archived Producer Price Index Detailed Report Information [15 March 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/ppi/ppi_dr.htm
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- A CBO Paper
- Characteristics and Pay of Federal Civilian Employees [15 March 2007]
- March 2007
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/78xx/doc7874/03-15-Federal_Personnel.pdf
- [full-text, 37 pages]
- Census
- Educational Attainment in the United State: 2006 [15 March 2007]
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/educ-attn.html
- DETAILED TABLES
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/education/cps2006.html
- Press Release 15 March 2005
- Earnings Gap Highlighted by Census Bureau Data on Educational Attainment
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/009749.html
- Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
- Fatal Alert Bulletins, Fatalgrams* and Fatal Investigation Reports
- http://www.msha.gov/fatals/fab.htm
- 2007
- Fatalgrams and Fatal Investigation Reports
- Coal Mines
- http://www.msha.gov/FATALS/FABC2007.asp
- and earlier reports 1995-
- http://www.msha.gov/fatals/fabc.htm
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- State Education Reforms [revised & expanded web site 12 March 2007]
- http://nces.ed.gov/programs/statereform/
- Source Web Sites
- http://nces.ed.gov/programs/statereform/source.asp
- Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
- ODEP Alliance web site [16 March 2007]
- http://www.dol.gov/odep/alliances/index.htm
- ODEP Alliance Directive
- http://www.dol.gov/odep/alliances/directive.htm
- Press Release
- U.S. Department of Labor Launches Alliance Initiative to Advance Employment of People with Disabilities Through Voluntary Partnerships
- Initiative welcomes private and public sector organizations
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/odep/odep20070354.htm
- U.S. Department of Labor Launches Alliance Initiative to Advance Employment of People with Disabilities Through Voluntary Partnerships
- Technical information: Revisions to CES data for late sample reports, annual benchmarking, and other factors [13 March 2007]
- Direct from the
- Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU)
- No FTA Newsletter
- Official News of the Korean Alliance Against the Korea-US FTA
- < http://www.nofta.or.kr/>
- Vol. 1, No. 4, March 12, 2007
- Five-Thousand Rally against Free Trade amidst Strong Police Violence
- http://nofta.or.kr/en/entry/No-FTA-Newsletter-031207
- MDRC
- Summary
- February 2007
- Implementation and First-Year Impacts of the UK Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) Demonstration [online 14 March 2007]
- http://www.mdrc.org/publications/444/summary.html
- Richard Dorsett, Verity Campbell-Barr, Gayle Hamilton, Lesley Hoggart, Alan Marsh, Cynthia Miller, Joan Phillips, Kathryn Ray, James A. Riccio, Sarah Rich, and Sandra Vegeris
- Published by the UK Department for Work and Pensions
- RAND
- Workforce Planning and Development Processes: A Practical Guide [9 March 2007]
- By: Georges Vernez, Albert A. Robbert, Hugh G. Massey, Kevin Driscoll
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2007/RAND_TR408.pdf
- [full-text, 70 pages]
- Research Brief
- Workforce Management Requires an Analysis-Based Approach
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB215/
- or
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/2007/RAND_RB215.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- UnumProvident
- [Employer Purchased Benefits]
- The Buyers Study: The Trends that Employers are Facing and the Plans They're Buying [October 2006]
- http://w3.unumprovident.com/fmtwnet/StreamPDF.aspx?strURL=/FMS_052836-1.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- Executive Summary
- http://www.unumprovident.com/buyerstudy/executivesummary.aspx
- INDUSTRY SUPPLEMENT
- Buyers Study Supplement: An Insiders View to Industries
[January 2007]- http://w3.unumprovident.com/fmtwnet/StreamPDF.aspx?strURL=/FMS_061982-2.pdf
- [full-text, 47 pages]
- Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU)
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22624
- March 14, 2007
- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and Single-Employer Plan Terminations [14 March 2007]
- Jennifer Staman and Erika Lunder, Legislative Attorneys, American Law Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22624_20070314.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22623
- March 14, 2007
- Railroad Retirement Board Annuities for Widows and Widowers [14 March 2007]
- Kathleen Romig, Analyst in Social Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22623_20070314.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Order Code RS22624
- BEA: U.S. International Transactions: Fourth Quarter and Year 2006
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
- Employment & Disability Institute (ILR School, Cornell University)
- ediONLINE
- Your source for employment and disability-related training at Cornell University
- https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/ediONLINE/ediONLINE.cfm
- Facts for Feature from the Census Bureau
- CB07-FF.04
- January 17, 2007
- Irish-American Heritage Month (March) and St. Patrick's Day (March 17) 2007
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/009465.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2007/cb07ff-04.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- ediONLINE
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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