Wednesday, November 07, 2007
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 7 November 2007
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, 7 November 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, 7 November 2007
Academic Research
- Asian Development Bank Institute (ADB)
- Workforce Development in the Republic of Korea: Policies and Practices [29 October 2007]
- http://www.adbi.org/book/2007/10/29/2385.korea.workforce.development.policies.practices/
- or
- http://www.adbi.org/files/2007.10.29.book.korea.workforce.development.report.pdf
- [full-text, 138 pages]
- Inter-American Development Bank ( IADB)
- Outsiders? 2008 Report on Economic and Social Progress in Latin America (IPES 2008)
- The Changing Patterns of Exclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean [October 2007]
- Marquez Mosconi, Gustavo; Chong, A; Duryea, S; Mazza J.;Ñopo, H.
- ISBN: 978-1-59782-059-2
- http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=1154386
- [full-text, 302 pages]
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- Research Department Working Papers:
- WP-619
- Traditional Excluding Forces: A Review of the Quantitative Literature on the Economic Situation of Indigenous Peoples, Afro-Descendants, and People Living with Disability
- Author:
- Gandelman, Nestor; Ñopo, Hugo; Ripani, Laura
- Published:
- October 2007
- http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubWP-619.pdf
- [full-text, 42 pages]
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Impact of globalisation on industrial relations in the EU and other major economies [2 November 2007]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0785.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/85/en/1/ef0785en.pdf
- [full-text, 96 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Foundation findings - Mobility in Europe: The way forward [5 November 2007]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0703.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/03/en/1/ef0703en.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Approaches to flexicurity: EU models [2 November 2007]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0784.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/84/en/1/ef0784en.pdf
- [full-text, 64 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation_
- European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
- Attractive workplace for all [June-July 2007]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/employment/quality/attractiveworkplace.htm
- 104 case studies from seven countries (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and UK), showing how the Lisbon strategy is being implemented on the ground at company level. The involvement of the social partners at company and sectoral level is a significant aspect of the development of these policies and their outcomes.
- Austria
- * < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef07454.htm >
- France
- * < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef07456.htm >
- Germany
- * < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef07455.htm >
- Italy
- * < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef07457.htm >
- Netherlands
- * < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef07452.htm >
- Sweden
- * < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef07453.htm >
- United Kingdom
- * < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef07451.htm>
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- Sending Money Home - Worldwide Remittance Flows to Developing Countries in 2006 [October 2007]
- Worldwide Remittance Flows to Developing Countries
- International Fund for Agricultural Development
- Editor(s): Ifad
- http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=1172190
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- Latin American Economic Outlook [7 November 2007]
- The 2008 Latin American Economic Outlook Report
- http://www.oecd.org/document/25/0,3343,en_2649_33731_38344793_1_1_1_1,00.html
- or
- http://www.oecd.org/dev/leo
- Order Book at
- http://www.oecdbookshop.org/oecd/display.asp?sf1=identifiers&lang=EN&st1=9789264030367
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- Issues in Labor Statistics
- October 2007
- CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES: AN EMPLOYMENT & WAGE PROFILE OF THE AFFECTED COUNTIES [30 October 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils63.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online [2 November 2007]
- October 2007
- Vol. 130, Number 10
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
- Import and export price trends in 2006
- Carol Rowan and Sonya Wahi-Miller
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/10/art1full.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- The rise and decline of auto parts manufacturing in the Midwest
- Benjamin Collins, Thomas McDonald, and Jay A. Mousa
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/10/art2full.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- The economic impact of the creative arts industries: New York and Los Angeles
- Michael L. Dolfman, Richard J. Holden, and Solidelle Fortier Wasser
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/10/art3full.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- Current Employment Statistics [2 November 2007]
- Highlights
- October 2007
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ceshighlights.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- Census
- A Child's Day: 2004 (Selected Indicators of Child Well-Being) [31 October 2007]
- Detailed Tables
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/2004_detailedtables.html
- Press Release
- Parents More Active in Raising Their Children; Children Get Less Television Time [31 October 2007]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/children/010850.html
- Census
- Press Release
- Shipped Goods in U.S. Manufacturing Reaches $5 Trillion in 2006 [7 November 2007]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/economic_surveys/010892.html
- Detailed Data Sets
- http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=EAS&_submenuId=datasets_5&_lang=en
- American FactFinder Tutorial
- http://www.census.gov/mcd/afftutorial.html
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- A CBO Paper
- Long-Term Unemployment [2 November 2007]
- October 2007
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/87xx/doc8770/10-31-LongtermUnemployment.pdf
- [full-text, 34 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL32964
- The United States as a Net Debtor Nation: Overview of the International Investment Position
- Updated October 18, 2007
- James K. Jackson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32964_20071018.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- GAO
- Private Pensions: Information That Sponsors and Participants Need to Understand 401(k) Plan Fees
- GAO-08-222T, October 30, 2007
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08222t.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08222thigh.pdf
- Summary
- http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/abstract.php?rptno=GAO-08-222T
- AARP
- 2007 AARP Online Survey of Employers in Florida
- Research Report
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/fl_employers_07.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- see also
- Manatee and Sarasota Counties Report
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/fl_employers_county_07.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
- The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: Job Quality in the United States over the Three Most Recent Business Cycles [6 November 2007]
- November 2007, John Schmitt
- http://www.cepr.net/content/view/1352/8/
- or
- http://www.cepr.net/documents/publications/goodjobscycles.pdf
- [full-text, 27 pages]
- Press Release
- Despite Economic Growth, Share of Good Jobs Falls
- http://www.cepr.net/content/view/1353/77/
- Commonwealth Fund
- Toward Higher-Performance Health Systems: Adults' Health Care Experiences In Seven Countries, 2007 [1 November 2007]
- http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/26/6/w717
- or
- http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/reprint/26/6/w717
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- Watson Wyatt (UK)
- HR directors wrong to leave executive pensions in the "too hard" box [7 November 2007]
- http://watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=18221
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34223
- The Law of Church and State: U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Since 2002
- October 30, 2007
- Cynthia M. Brougher, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34223_20071030.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS SEPTEMBER 2007 [1 November 2007]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/pi0907.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/pdf/pi0907.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/xls/pi0907.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/pdf/pi0907_fax.pdf
- BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: SEPTEMBER 2007 [6 November 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: OCTOBER 2007 [2 November 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
- [full-text, 29 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: Employment from the BLS household and payroll surveys: summary of recent trends [2 November 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ces_cps_trends.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- BLS
- Spotlight on Statistics
- November 2007
- Thanksgiving [5 November 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2007/thanksgiving/
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- OECD Broadband Portal Launched [5 November 2007]
- http://www.oecd.org/sti/ict/broadband
- Press Release [5 November 2007]
- http://www.oecd.org/document/54/0,3343,en_2649_33703_39575670_1_1_1_1,00.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
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 5:46 AM
