Wednesday, November 07, 2007

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 7 November 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, 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]


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


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


Federal

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


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

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


Law

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]


Statistical Reports

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]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

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

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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                        
                                   
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