Wednesday, March 26, 2008
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 26 March 2008
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, 26 March 2008
Academic Research
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers Recent studies include 3415 Macroeconomic Effects of Ownership Structure in OECD Countries 3414 Does Employment Protection Help Immigrants? Evidence from European Labor Markets 3413 Strategic Outsourcing, Profit Sharing and Equilibrium Unemployment
Brookings Institution Economic Mobility Project Getting Ahead or Losing Ground: Economic Mobility in America http://www.brookings.edu/reports/2008/02_economic_mobility_sawhill.aspx or http://www.brookings.edu/%7E/media/Files/rc/reports/2008/02_economic_mobility_sawhill/02_economic_mobility_sawhill.pdf [full-text, 120 pages]
Dyer, L. D. & Ericksen, J. (2008). Complexity-based agile enterprises: Putting self-organizing emergence to work (CAHRS Working Paper #08-01). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies. http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cahrswp/473
Farber, H. S. & Hallock, K. (2008). The changing relationship between job loss announcements and stock prices: 1970-1999 (CAHRS Working Paper #08-02). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies. http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cahrswp/474
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
"Breaking Down Chinese Walls: The Changing Faces of Labor and Employment in China" September 26-28, 2008 Ithaca, New York http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/international/China_conference.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.
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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_______________________________
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, 26 March 2008
Academic Research
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
- Asian Development Bank
- Labor Markets (Social Protection)
- http://www.adb.org/socialprotection/labor.asp
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Preparatory Studies on National Social Security System in Indonesia
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Indonesia-National-Social-Security-System/Indonesia-National-Social-Security-System.pdf
- [full-text, 138 pages]
- EuroStat
- Statistics in Focus
- Issu 30/08
- Foreign-controlled enterprises in the EU [26 March 2008]
- http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-08-030/EN/KS-SF-08-030-EN.PDF
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- A joint study of the International Labour Office
- and the Secretariat of the World Trade Organization
- TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT: CHALLENGES FOR POLICY RESEARCH [2007]
- http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/---webdev/documents/publication/wcms_081742.pdf
- [full-text, 115 pages]
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
- ANNUAL CORE INDICATORS (Asia & the Pacific) [19 March 2008]
- http://www.unescap.org/stat/data/index.asp
- Actual Data at
- http://www.unescap.org/stat/data/main/goalindicatorarea.aspx
- Labor Markets (Social Protection)
- Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
- MONITORING INTERNATIONAL LABOR STANDARDS (MILS) DATABASE
- Search Page
- http://www.dol.gov/ilab/Webmils/countries/index.htm
- Explanation & Home Page
- WebMILS
- http://www.dol.gov/ilab/webmils/
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- March 2008
- Summary 08-01
- National Compensation Survey: Employee Benefits in State and Local Governments in the United States, September 2007 [25 March 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/sp/ebsm0007.pdf
- [full-text, 32 pages]
- EMPLOYEE BENEFITS IN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT-SEPTEMBER 2007 [25 March 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ebs3.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ebs3.pdf
- Census: County and Puerto Rico municipio population estimates - for July 1, 2007 - were released March 20, 2008.
- Population Estimates DETAILED TABLES
- http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php
- State Contacts
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/coop/contacts.html
- Graphic [CHART]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/img/county-pop.jpg
- Press Release
- New Orleans' Parishes Top Nation in Population Growth Rate [20 March 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/011635.html
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22838
- March 18, 2008
- Disability Retirement for Federal Employees
- Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/496/
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL33534
- China's Economic Conditions, Updated March 11, 2008
- Wayne M. Morrison, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33534_20080311.pdf
- [full-text, 31 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL33536
- China-U.S. Trade Issues, Updated March 7, 2008
- Wayne M. Morrison, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33536_20080307.pdf
- [full-text, 34 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL33877
- China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy, Updated March 17, 2008
- Kerry Dumbaugh, Specialist in Asian Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33877_20080317.pdf
- [full-text, 55 pages]
- Department of Labor
- Report of the Interagency Aerospace Revitalization Task Force [19 March 2008]
- http://www.doleta.gov/pdf/REPORT_Aerospace_2008.pdf
- [full-text, 34 pages]
- Press Release
- U.S. Department of Labor-led taskforce releases report on aerospace workforce [19 March 2008]
- Multi-year effort offers strategies to attract and retain talent
- http://www.doleta.gov/whatsnew/new_releases/2008-03-19.cfm
- Department of Labor
- Database of more than 1,700 job candidates with disabilities to be made available to employers [18 March 2008]
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/odep/odep20080389.htm
- MONITORING INTERNATIONAL LABOR STANDARDS (MILS) DATABASE
- American Savings Educational Council
- Preparing for Their Future: A Look at the Financial State of Gen X and Gen Y [19 March 2008]
- http://www.choosetosave.org/pdf/preparing.pdf
- [full-text, 63 pages]
- Questionnaire
- http://www.choosetosave.org/pdf/postedquestionaire.pdf
- Slide Set
- http://www.choosetosave.org/slideset.ppt
- Press Release 19 March 2008
- Generations X and Y See Changing Retirement Landscape but Fail to Save Enough
- Young Americans Value Workplace Benefits: Retirement Saving Plans, Healthcare
- http://www.choosetosave.org/pdf/fmspressrelease.pdf
- Bertelsmann Foundation
- International Reform Monitor [DATABASE]: Social policy, labor market policy, industrial relations
- http://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/cps/rde/xchg/SID-0A000F14-380F8836/bst_engl/hs.xsl/54224_54228.htm
- and
- The Project
- http://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/cps/rde/xchg/SID-0A000F14-380F8836/bst_engl/hs.xsl/54224_54259.htm
- CPWR The Center for Construction Research and Training (formerly Center to Protect Workers' Rights (CPWR) )
- The Construction Chart Book : The U.S. Construction Industry and its Workers [4th Edition, 2008]
- http://www.cpwr.com/rp-chartbook.html
- Free Online version available at this URL in April.
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- March 2008
- EBRI Issue Brief #315
- Findings From the 2007 EBRI/Commonwealth Fund Consumerism in Health Survey [18 March 2008]
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/briefspdf/EBRI_IB_03-2008.pdf
- [full-text, 52 pages]
- Executive Summary
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=3897
- Press Release
- New EBRI/Commonwealth Fund Research:
[18 March 2008]- Enrollment in Consumer-Driven Plans Remains Low, Survey Shows
- More than 30% Enrolled in Consumer-Driven Plans Have Household Incomes Over $100,000 a Year
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_791_18Mar08.pdf
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- EBRI Advisory [17 March 2008]
- EBRI RESOURCES ON COMPANY STOCK IN 401(k) PLANS
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_790_17Mar083.pdf
- European Trade Union Institute - Research, Education, Health & Safety (ETUI-REHS)
- COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEWSLETTER
- Year 1, No. 1 February 2008
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/content/download/3629/22004/file/COLLECTIVE%20BARGAINING%20Feb%202008.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- and
- COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEWSLETTER
- Year 1, No. 2 March 2008
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/Publications/Newsletters/Collective-bargaining-newsletter/Year-1-No-2-March-2008
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- Global Labor Institute (ILR School, Cornell University) & Worldwatch Institute
- UNEP, ILO, ITUC -- GREEN JOBS INITIATIVE
- GREEN JOBS: TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE WORK IN A LOW CARBON WORLD PRELIMINARY REPORT December 21, 2007
- http://www.unep.org/labour_environment/PDFs/Green-Jobs-Preliminary-Report-18-01-08.pdf
- [full-text, 209 pages]
- [Final Report will be released in April 2008]
- see--
- The UNEP- ILO- ITUC Green Jobs Initiative
- http://www.unep.org/labour_environment/features/greenjobs.asp
- Press Releases
- What, really, are "green" jobs? What will they do to the world economy?
- March 19 2008
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/news/031908_GreenJobs.html
- and
- Silver Lining to Climate Change - Green Jobs [6 December 2008]
- http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=523&ArticleID=5717&l=en
- or
- http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.Print.asp?DocumentID=523&ArticleID=5717&l=en
- Institute for Women and Work (ILR School, Cornell Univ.) & Women's Executive Circle of New York (WECNY)
- 2007 NEW YORK CENSUS
- The State of Women Business Leaders in New York State
[19 March 2008]- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iww/news/upload/Cornell-WECNY-Women-Leaders-Census-NYS.pdf
- [full-text, 39 pages]
- Press Release
- March 19, 2008
- Gender gap persists in New York's boardrooms and executive suites, [Cornell] study finds
- http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March08/women.leaders.NY.sl.html
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
- Union View #8
- Union View: GUATEMALA
[ March 2008]- http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/VS_Guatemala_EN.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Mercer
- 2008 US Executive Compensation Preview
- United States
- New York, 19 March 2008
- http://www.mercer.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1300750
- RAND
- Stabilization and Reconstruction Staffing: Developing U.S. Civilian Personnel Capabilities [18 March 2008]
- http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG580/
- or
- http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG580.pdf
- [full-text, 131 pages]
- and
- Summary
- http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG580.sum.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages
- Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
- Food Giant Liable for Worker Mistreatment [21 March 2008]
- http://www.splcenter.org/news/item.jsp?aid=304
- Watson Wyatt
- Companies Not Fully Tapping Potential of Onsite Health Centers
- Lack of Performance Measurement Cited as Top Impediment to Operations
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=18824
- Watson Wyatt
- Departing CEOs Not Receiving Increased Termination Payments At Most Companies, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds [20 March 2008]
- Separate Proxy Analysis Finds Stock Option Profits for CEOs Declined 13 Percent in 2007
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=18834
- Preparing for Their Future: A Look at the Financial State of Gen X and Gen Y [19 March 2008]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22264
- Updated February 26, 2008
- Federal Employees: Human Resources Management Flexibilities in Emergency Situations
- Barbara L. Schwemle, Analyst in American National Government, Government and Finance Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22264_20080226.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- EEOC
- WASHINGTON GROUP INTERNATIONAL TO PAY $1.5 MILLION TO BLACK WORKERS WHO WERE RACIALLY HARASSED [19 March 2008]
- EEOC Settles Suit Against Global Employer in the Construction Industry
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/3-19-08.html
- Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 53 / Tuesday, March 18, 2008 / Proposed Rules
- DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
- Internal Revenue Service
- 26 CFR Part 1
- [REG15113507]
- RIN 1545BH39
- Multiemployer Plan Funding Guidance
- AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
- ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
- http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/08-1044.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- Order Code RS22264
- BEA: State Personal Income 2007 [26 March 2008]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2008/spi0308.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2008/pdf/spi0308.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2008/xls/spi0308.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2008/pdf/spi0308_fax.pdf
- and
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2008/pdf/spi0308pc_fax.pdf
- BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN FEBRUARY 2008 [21 March 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS BY INDUSTRY: MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, 2006 [20 March 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prin.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prin.pdf
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: JANUARY 2008 [19 March 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2008/spi0308.htm
- International Conference:
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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.
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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# posted by SBasefsky : 6:28 AM
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 19 March 2008
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, 19 March 2008
Academic Research
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers Recent studies include 3405 Labour Supply and Taxes 3404 Individual Incentives in Program Participation: Splitting up the Process in Assignment and Enrollment 3403 Does Off-Farm Labor Relax Farmers' Credit Constraints? Evidence from Longitudinal Data for Vietnam 3402 A Primer on the 35-Hour in France, 19972007
W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Working Paper 08-138 Is There a Role for Public Support of Incumbent Worker On-the-Job Training?, Kevin Hollenbeck [2008] http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/wp/08-138.pdf [full-text, 26 pages] Abstract http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/wp/08138wp.html
Thomson-West Publishers West Law School Division International Labor Law: Cases and Materials on Workers' Rights in the Global Economy (American Casebook Series®) http://www.westacademic.com/Professors/ProductDetails.aspx?tab=1&productid=137894 Authors: Atleson, James; Compa, Lance [ilr School]; Rittich, Kerry; Sharpe, Calvin; Weiss, Marley
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
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.
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, 19 March 2008
Academic Research
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Codes of conduct and international framework agreements: New forms of governance at company level [18 March 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0792.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/92/en/1/ef0792en.pdf
- [full-text, 105 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Tackling undeclared work in the European Union [12 March 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0813.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/13/en/1/ef0813en.pdf
- [full-text, 36 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Database of Case Studies [28 currently]
- Tackling undeclared work in the European Union
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/areas/labourmarket/tackling/search.php
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions [Dublin Foundation]
- Below is a series of fact sheets which are part of a Eurofound resource pack on 'Working Longer, Living Better Europe's coming of age'.
- Working longer, living better Women at work
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08245.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/245/en/1/ef08245en.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- Working longer, living better Europe's coming of age
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08241.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/241/en/1/ef08241en.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- Working longer, living better What companies can do
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08242.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/242/en/1/ef08242en.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- Working longer, living better Who cares?
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08243.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/243/en/1/ef08243en.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- Working longer, living better Focus on all phases of life
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08244.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08244.htm
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08245.htm
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- MAP of REMITTANCES 2007
- http://www.iadb.org/mif/remesas_map.cfm?language=English&parid=5
- Press Release
- March 11, 2008
- Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean slower, IDB fund says
- http://www.iadb.org/NEWS/articledetail.cfm?artid=4459&language=En
- OECD
- Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
- http://www.oecd.org/document/57/0,3343,en_2649_201185_34474617_1_1_1_1,00.html
- or
- www.oecd.org/els/employment/piaac
- The papers listed here are background documents that have been used to help develop such a strategy.
- Draft Strategy Paper: Policy Objectives, Strategic Options and Cost Implications
- * < http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/3/3/34463133.pdf>
- "What Do Policy Makers Need to Know About the Skills of Young People and the School to Work Transition?" (by Peter Dolton)
- * < http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/48/50/34474626.pdf>
- "Developing an International Survey on Adult Skills and Competencies: Aims and Methodological Issues" (by Vincent Merle)
- * < http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/49/26/34474635.pdf>
- Press Release
- New OECD programme to test skills of adults in today's work environment [17 March 2008]
- http://www.oecd.org/document/10/0,3343,en_2649_201185_40290890_1_1_1_1,00.html
- National Director for Health and Work (UK)
- Dame Carol Black's Review of the health of Britain's working age population
- WORKING FOR A HEALTHIER TOMORROW [17 March 2008]
- Presented to the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
- 17th March 2008, London: TSO
- http://www.workingforhealth.gov.uk/Carol-Blacks-Review/
- or
- http://www.workingforhealth.gov.uk/documents/working-for-a-healthier-tomorrow-tagged.pdf
- [full-text, 115 pages]
- Codes of conduct and international framework agreements: New forms of governance at company level [18 March 2008]
- BLS Spotlight on Statistics
- Around the World in Eight Charts [17 March 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2008/around_the_world/
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [EEOC]
- Job Patterns For Minorities And Women In Private Industry 2006 (EEO-1) [14 March 2008]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/jobpat/jobpat.html
- 2006 TABLES
- http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/jobpat/2006/index.html
- HHS
- The Office on Women's Health
- Quick Health Data Online [DATABASE]
- http://www.healthstatus2010.com/owh/
- [Previously known as the National Women's Health Indicator Database]
- To search, go to --
- http://www.healthstatus2010.com/owh/select_variables.aspx
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Telework Under the Microscope - A Report on the National Science Foundation's Telework Program [11 March 2008]
- http://www.teleworkexchange.com/nsfstudy/
- or
- http://www.teleworkexchange.com/nsfstudy/slides.asp
- [19 slides]
- Press Release 08-038 [11 March 2008]
- "Telework" Benefits Employers, Employees and the Environment
- http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111252
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Employees in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2006, and Salaries of Full-Time Instructional Faculty, 2006-07 [11 March 2008]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008172
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2008/2008172.pdf
- [full-text, 40 pages]
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- NSF 08-304 | March 2008
- InfoBrief
- An Overview of Science, Engineering, and Health Graduates: 2006 [10 March 2008]
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08304/
- or
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08304/nsf08304.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- Interest Rates Used for Computation of Back Pay [14 March 2008]
- http://www.opm.gov/oca/pay/backpay/html/backpay.asp
- U.S. State Department
- Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
- March 11, 2008
- 2007 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices [11 March 2008]
- http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2007/index.htm
- Around the World in Eight Charts [17 March 2008]
- Alzheimer's Association
- 2008 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures [18 March 2008]
- http://www.alz.org/national/documents/report_alzfactsfigures2008.pdf
- [full-text, 43 pages]
- Press Release 18 March 2008
- TEN MILLION U.S. BABY BOOMERS WILL DEVELOP ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
- - One in Eight Boomers Will Develop Alzheimer's Disease
- http://www.alz.org/national/documents/release_031808_2008_facts_and_figures.pdf
- European Trade Union Institute-Research, Education, Health & Safety (ETUI-REHS )
- Benchmarking Working Europe 2008 [10 March 2008]
- isbn 978-2-87452-121-8
- publisher ETUI-REHS and ETUC, Brussels, 2008
- nb. of pages111
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/Publications/Regular-publications/Benchmarking-Working-Europe/Benchmarking-Working-Europe-2008
- or
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/Publications/Regular-publications/Benchmarking-Working-Europe
- Introduction
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/Media/Files/Bench/Bench-2008/Introduction
- John Monks, General Secretary of the ETUC; Philippe Pochet, General Director of the ETUI-REHS; Maria Jepsen,
- Director, Research Department, ETUI-REHS)
- 1. Social Europe means better quality of jobs and collective solutions
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/Media/Files/Bench/Bench-2008/Chapter-1
- Maria Helena André Deputy General Secretary, ETUC
- 2. Macroeconomic developments and policy issues
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/Media/Files/Bench/Bench-2008/Chapter-2
- Andrew Watt, Senior Research Officer, ETUI-REHS
- 3. Employment
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/Media/Files/Bench/Bench-2008/Chapter-3
- Janine Leschke, Research Officer, ETUI-REHS
- 4. Europe's youth = Europe's future
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/Media/Files/Bench/Bench-2008/Chapter-4
- Klaus Schömann, Professor International University of Bremen; Christoph Hilbert, Research Officer, WZB
- 5. Wages developments
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/Media/Files/Bench/Bench-2008/Chapter-5
- Maarten Keune, Senior Research Officer, ETUI-REHS
- 6. Social protection and the social reality of Europe
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/Media/Files/Bench/Bench-2008/Chapter-6
- Maria Jepsen, Director Research Department, ETUI-REHS; Janine Leschke, Research Officer, ETUI-REHS
- 7. Workers' involvement, corporate social responsibility and corporate governance
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/Media/Files/Bench/Bench-2008/Chapter-7
- Romuald Jagodzinski, Research Officer, ETUI-REHS; Norbert Kluge, Senior Research Officer, ETUI-REHS;
- Isabelle Schömann, Senior Research Officer, ETUI-REHS; Michael Stollt, Research Officer, ETUI-REHS
- 8. Europe's social dialogue and European labour law
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/Media/Files/Bench/Bench-2008/Chapter-8
- Stefan Clauwaert, Senior Research Officer, ETUI-REHS; Isabelle Schömann, Senior Research Officer, ETUI-REHS;
- Wiebke Warneck, Research Officer, ETUI-REHS
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/Media/Files/Bench/Bench-2008/Introduction
- International Organisation of Employers (IOE)
- TRENDS IN THE WORKPLACE 2008: Enterprises in a Globalizing World [17 March 2008]
- http://www.ioe-emp.org/fileadmin/user_upload/documents_pdf/papers/surveys/english/survey2008_trendsworkplace.pdf
- [full-text, 52 pages]
- Press Release 17 March 2008
- Urgent need for policy makers to better adapt to changing labour markets
- will appear shortly at - http://www.ioe-emp.org/en/press-release/index.html
- http://www.ioe-emp.org/fileadmin/user_upload/documents_pdf/press_releases/english/PR-0308-01_Trends_in_the_workplace_launch.pdf
- Mercer
- The emergence of employee benefits in the UAE [United Arab Emirates]
- Last updated: 7 March 2008
- http://www.mercer.com/referencecontent.jhtml?idContent=1295195
- National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA)
- http://www.workforceatm.org/index.cfm
- See also
- One Stop/WIA System Featured Headlines
- http://www.workforceatm.org/subject.cfm?results_sub_id=51
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES THIRD ANNUAL REPORT 2007 [3 March 2008]
- http://www.workforceatm.org/articles/template.cfm?results_art_filename=naswareport07.htm
- or
- http://www.workforceatm.org/sections/pdf/2008/Annuual%20Report%2007.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA)
- Workforce Links
- http://www.workforceatm.org/links.cfm
- Vault
- 2008 OFFICE BETTING POOLS SURVEY [11 March 2008]
- http://www.thevault.com/surveys/betting/index.jsp
- Press Release [11 March 2008]
- It's Prime Time for Office Pools
- http://www.thevault.com/nr/newsmain.jsp?nr_page=3&ch_id=420&article_id=31786739
- Watson Wyatt
- More Companies, Workers Adopt Consumer-Directed Health Plans [13 March 2008]
- Nearly Half of Employers Now Have CDHPs, Watson Wyatt/National Business Group on Health Survey Finds
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=18805
- Work Foundation (UK)
- The Knowledge Economy: How Knowledge is Reshaping the Economic Life of Nations [11 March 2008]
- Ian Brinkley March 2008
- http://theworkfoundation.com/products/publications/azpublications/kereshapingnation.aspx
- or
- http://theworkfoundation.com/Assets/PDFs/KE_life_of_nations.pdf
- [full-text, 92 pages]
- Press Release
- Knowledge economy programme new report published
- 11 March 2008
- http://theworkfoundation.com/aboutus/media/pressreleases/knowledgeeconomyprogrammenewreportpublished.aspx
- 2008 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures [18 March 2008]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22827
- March 4, 2008
- Liability of Plan Fiduciaries under ERISA: LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates
- Jennifer Staman, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22827_20080304.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- EBSA News Release: [03/12/2008]
- Contact Name: John M. Chavez
- Phone Number: (617) 565-2075
- Release Number: 08-0207-NEW
- White Plains, N.Y., employer and company president ordered to restore $1.5 million to retirement plan to resolve U.S. Labor Department lawsuit [12 March 2008]
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ebsa/ebsa20080207.htm
- EEOC
- ALLIED AVIATION TO PAY NEARLY $2 MILLION FOR HARASSMENT OF BLACK AND HISPANIC WORKERS [11 March 2008]
- EEOC Resolves Class Case Involving Nooses, Racial Slurs and Graffiti at Airport Facility
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/3-11-08.html
- ESA News Release: [03/14/2008]
- Contact Name: Loren Smith or Richard Manning
- Phone Number: (202) 693-4676
- Release Number: 08-0327-NAT
- U.S. Labor Department enforcement agency announces eight criminal convictions for February [14 March 2008]
- Convictions up 20 percent, indictments 39 percent over fiscal year 2007
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/esa/esa20080327.htm
- Export.gov (U.S. Government Site under International Trade Administration)
- NAFTA
- Regional Database
- http://web.ita.doc.gov/ticwebsite/naftaweb.nsf
- Order Code RS22827
- BLS: Producer Price Indexes - February 2008 [18 March 2008]
- 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
- BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN FEBRUARY 2008 [14 March 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: FEBRUARY 2008 [14 March 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - FEBRUARY 2008 - [13 March 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: JANUARY 2008 [12 March 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
- [full-text, 29 pages]
- BLS: EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION-DECEMBER 2007 [12 March 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf
- [full-text, 26 pages]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
- U.S. State Department
- Released by the Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
- Contemporary Global Anti-Semitism Report: A Report Provided to the United States Congress [13 March 2008]
- http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/102301.pdf
- [ful-text, 94 pages]
- Library of Congress & National Endowment for the Humanities
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (BETA) [a work in progress]
- http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/
- The list of historic newspapers that are available to read online in Chronicling America at the Library of Congress can be found and browsed at -
- http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/availableNewspapers.html
- PEW
- Project for Excellence in Journalism
- THE STATE of the NEWS MEDIA 2008 [17 March 2008]
- http://www.stateofthenewsmedia.org/2008/
- Executive Summary
- http://www.stateofthenewsmedia.org/2008/chapter%20pdfs/PEJ2008-Overview.pdf?cat=9&media=1
- CHARTS & TABLES INDEX
- http://stateofthemedia.org/2007/charts.asp
- For previous reports, see -
- http://www.stateofthenewsmedia.org/2008/previous.php
- Press Release
- State of the News Media 2008
- March 17, 2008
- http://pewresearch.org/pubs/767/state-of-the-news-media-2008
- Printing the Report
- http://www.stateofthenewsmedia.org/2008/printingthereport.php
- Released by the Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
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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School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
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Academic Research
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers Recent studies include 3385 Why Does Unemployment Hurt the Employed? Evidence from the Life Satisfaction Gap between the Public and the Private Sector 3384 The Rise and Fall of the American Jewish PhD 3383 North-South Technology Spillovers: The Relative Impact of Openness and Foreign R&D 3382 Subjective Performance Evaluation and Inequality Aversion 3381 A Theory of Efficiency Wage with Multiple Unemployment Equilibria: How a Higher Minimum Wage Law Can Curb Unemployment
Education and Labor Market Consequences of Teenage Childbearing: Evidence Using the Timing of Pregnancy Outcomes and Community Fixed Effects http://www.nber.org/papers/w13847.pdf [full-text, 41 pages] Jason M. Fletcher, Barbara L. Wolfe NBER Working Paper No. 13847 Issued in March 2008 ---- Abstract ----- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13847
The Role of Labor Market Changes in the Slowdown of European Productivity Growth http://www.nber.org/papers/w13840.pdf [full-text, 59 pages] Ian Dew-Becker, Robert J. Gordon NBER Working Paper No. 13840 Issued in March 2008 ---- Abstract ----- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13840
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
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.
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, 12 March 2008
Academic Research
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
- European Commission > Public Opinion Analysis > Archives > Flash EB
- Eurobarometer
- Flash Eurobarometer Series
- #234
- Citizens� perceptions of EU Regional Policy: Analytical Report [7 March 2008]
- Fieldwork: January 2008; Report: Febuary 2008
- http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/flash/fl_234_en.pdf
- [full-text, 74 pages]
- European Foundation on the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
- EMCC company network - Managing change in EU cross-border mergers and acquisitions - [29 February 2008]
- Case example: Danske Bank and Irish National Bank: Viking raider is knight in shining armour
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08042.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/042/en/1/ef08042en.pdf
- Case example: Schneider Electric: Acquiring to grow'
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08045.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/045/en/1/ef08045en.pdf
- Case example: Air France-KLM: Combining strengths for sustainability'
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08041.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/041/en/1/ef08041en.pdf
- Case example: Impress: Meeting company goals through strategic acquisitions'
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08043.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08043.htm
- Case example: Santander and Abbey: Expansion enabling access to new markets
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08044.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/044/en/1/ef08044en.pdf
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08042.htm
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Global Employment Trends for Women - March 2008 [7 March 2008]
- http://www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/docName--WCMS_091225/index.htm
- or
- http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_091225.pdf
- [full-text, 36 pages]
- World Bank
- Gender Equality as Smart Economics, the Bank's Gender Action Plan: A Year Later [7 March 2008]
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21675086~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html
- Eurobarometer
- BLS: INDUSTRIES AT A GLANCE [27 February 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/iag/
- MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW ONLINE [7 March 2008]
- February 2008
- Vol. 131, Number 2
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
- Studying the labor market using BLS labor dynamics data
- Zhi Boon, Charles M. Carson, R. Jason Faberman, and Randy E. Ilg
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/02/art1full.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- How widely do wages vary within jobs in the same establishment?
- Krista Sunday and Jordan Pfuntner
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/02/art2full.pdf
- [full-text, 34 pages]
- Youth enrollment and employment during the school year
- Teresa L. Morisi
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/02/art3full.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- Labor productivity trends since 2000, by sector and industry
- Corey Holman, Bobbie Joyneux, and Christopher Kask
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/02/art4full.pdf
- [posted soon]
- Gender and nonstandard work hours in 12 European countries
- Harriet B. Presser, Janet C. Gornick, and Sangeeta Parashar
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/02/art5full.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- Zhi Boon, Charles M. Carson, R. Jason Faberman, and Randy E. Ilg
- BLS: Occupational Outlook Quarterly Online [29 February 2008]
- Winter 2007-08
- Vol. 51, Number 4
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqhome.htm
- What can I do with my liberal arts degree?
- Diana Gehlhaus
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/winter/art01.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- Beyond averages: Other ways to look at occupational wages
- Ben Cover
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/winter/art02.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Employment matchmakers: Pairing people and work
- Elka Maria Torpey
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/winter/art03.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages
- Grab bag
- Brief items of interest to counselors and students.
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/winter/grabbag.pdf
- You're a what?
- You're a what? Commercial Diver
- Olivia Crosby
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/winter/yawhat.pdf
- OOChart
- Multiple jobholders, 2006
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/oochart.htm
- Diana Gehlhaus
- Census
- Information and Communication Technology Survey [6 March 2006]
- http://www.census.gov/csd/ict/
- or
- http://www.census.gov/csd/ict/xls/2006/Full%20Report.htm
- Press Release
- Business Spending on Technology Infrastructure $250 Billion in 2006 [6 March 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/economic_surveys/011614.html
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34397
- Traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs): A Primer March 3, 2008
- John J. Topoleski, Analyst in Income Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34397_20080303.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22813
- February 20, 2008
- The U.S. Postal Service's Use of Contractors to Deliver Mail
- Kevin R. Kosar, Analyst in American National Government, Government and Finance Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22813_20080220.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code 97-1011 GOV
- Updated January 8, 2008
- Salaries of Members of Congress: A List of Payable Rates and Effective Dates, 1789-2008
- Ida A. Brudnick, Analyst in American National Government, Government and Finance Division
- http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/97-1011.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Job-exposure Matrix (JEM) for Power-frequency Magnetic Fields
- A Population-Based Job Exposure Matrix for Power-Frequency Magnetic Fields
- http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/emf/jem-powerfreq/jempowerfreq.html
- http://www.bls.gov/iag/
- Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
- The Teaching Penalty: Teacher Pay Losing Ground [7 March 2008]
- by Sylvia A. Allegretto, Sean P. Corcoran, and Lawrence Mishel
- http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/book_teaching_penalty
- or
- http://www.epi.org/books/teaching_penalty/teaching-penalty-full-text.pdf
- [full-text, 82 pages]
- Press Release
- Teach Pay Continues to Slice [7 March 2008]
- http://www.epi.org/newsroom/releases/2008/03/teaching-penalty-release.pdf
- Green For All
- NEW TO GREEN-COLLAR JOBS? START HERE
- http://greenforall.org/resources/gcjobs.html
- Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
- SPLC Lawsuit: Indian Guestworkers Defrauded by Recruiters, Forced into Slave-like Conditions [10 March 2008]
- http://www.splcenter.org/news/item.jsp?aid=302
- Towers Perrin Study Debunks Common Workforce Myths [20 February 2008]
- Stress, Technology and Bosses Not Always the Enemy
- http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/showdctmdoc.jsp?country=global&url=Master_Brand_2/USA/Press_Releases/2008/20080220/20080220.htm
- Based on the Global Workforce Study 2007 at http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/showhtml.jsp?url=global/publications/gws/index.htm&country=global
- Urban Institute
- Current Strategies to Employ and Retain Older Workers [7 March 2008]
- http://www.urban.org/publications/411626.html
- or
- http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411626_olderworkers.pdf
- [full-text, 45 pages]
- The Teaching Penalty: Teacher Pay Losing Ground [7 March 2008]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22823
- February 29, 2008
- Overview of Labor Enforcement Issues in Free Trade Agreements
- Mary Jane Bolle, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22823_20080229.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- EEOC
- JOB BIAS CHARGES RISE 9% IN 2007, EEOC REPORTS [5 March 2008]
- Discrimination Charges Highest in Five Years; Agency Obtains $345 Million for Victims
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/3-5-08.html
- EEOC
- Enforcement Statistics and Litigation FY 1997 to 2007 [2008 update]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/enforcement.html
- * < http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/charges.html> Charge Statistics
- * < http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/all.html> All Statutes
- * < http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/ada.html> Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Charges
- * < http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/adea.html> Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) Charges
- * < http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/epa.html> Equal Pay Act Charges
- * < http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/harassment.html> Harassment Charges
- * < http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/origin.html> National Origin-Based Charges
- * < http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/pregnanc.html> Pregnancy Discrimination Charges
- * < http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/race.html> Race-Based Charges
- * < http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/religion.html> Religion-Based Charges
- * < http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/sex.html> Sex-Based Charges
- * < http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/harass.html> Sexual Harassment Charges
- * < http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/vii.html> Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Charges
- * < http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/litigation.html> Litigation statistics
- GAO: Foreign Investment: Laws and Policies Regulating Foreign Investment in 10 Countries, GAO-08-320, February 28, 2008
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08320.pdf
- [full-text, 110 pages]
- or
- Highlights
- http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08320high.pdf
- U.S. - China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC)
- Research Papers
- http://www.uscc.gov/researchpapers/papers.php
- Read the following Research Papers prepared by the "Trade Lawyers Advisory Group" under a grant funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA):
- [available online January 2008]
- China's Soaring Financial, Industrial and Technological Power
- * < http://www.uscc.gov/researchpapers/2008/07_09_prc_modernization.pdf >
- China's Compliance with WTO Commitments and Obligations: 2005-2007 Update
- * < http://www.uscc.gov/researchpapers/2008/TLAG%20Report%20-%20China%27s%20WTO%20Compliance%20and%20Commitments%202005-2007%20Update.pdf >
- The Crisis in Intellectual Property Protection and China's Role in That Crisis
- * < http://www.uscc.gov/researchpapers/2008/TLAG%20Report%20-%20Crisis%20in%20IP%20Protection%20and%20China%27s%20Role.pdf >
- China's Industrial Subsidies Study: High Technology
- * < http://www.uscc.gov/researchpapers/2008/TLAG%20Study%20-%20China%27s%20Industrial%20Subsidies%20High%20Technology.pdf >
- China's Support Programs for Selected Industries: Agriculture
- * < http://www.uscc.gov/researchpapers/2008/TLAG%20Report%20-%20China%27s%20Support%20Program%20for%20Agriculture.pdf >
- China's Support Programs for Selected Industries: Wood and Wood Products
- * < http://www.uscc.gov/researchpapers/2008/TLAG%20Report%20-%20China%27s%20Support%20Program%20for%20Wood%20and%20Wood%20Products.pdf >
- China's Support Programs for Selected Industries: Textiles and Apparel
- * < http://www.uscc.gov/researchpapers/2008/TLAG%20Report%20-%20China%27s%20Support%20Program%20for%20Textiles%20and%20Apparel.pdf >
- China's Laws, Regulations and Practices in the Areas of Technology Transfer, Trade-Related Investment Measures, Subsidies and Intellectual Property Protection Which Raise WTO Compliance Concerns
- * < http://www.uscc.gov/researchpapers/2008/TLAG%20Report%20-%20China%27s%20Laws,%20Regulations,%20Practices%20in%20Areas%20of%20Technology%20and%20WTO%20Non-Compliance.pdf >
- Discrimination on Taxation: How Trade with China is Affected
- * < http://www.uscc.gov/researchpapers/2008/TLAG%20Report%20-%20Discrimination%20on%20Taxation.pdf >
- A Review of TRIPS and TRIMS Enforcement Issues in The People's Republic of China
- * < http://www.uscc.gov/researchpapers/2008/TLAG%20Report%20-%20A%20Review%20of%20TRIPS%20and%20TRIMS%20Enforcement%20Issues%20in%20The%20People%27s%20Republic%20of%20China.pdf >
- Order Code RS22823
- BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES January 2008 [11 March 2008]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/trad0108.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/pdf/trad0108.pdf
- [full-text, 49 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/xls/trad0108.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/pdf/trad0108_fax.pdf
- BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: JANUARY 2008 [11 March 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: FEBRUARY 2008 [7 March 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS Fourth Quarter and Annual Averages, 2007 Revised [5 March 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- BLS: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIVITY AND UNIT LABOR COST TRENDS 2006, REVISED [28 February 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod4.toc.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod4.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod4.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- EuroStat: 8 March 2008: International Women's Day
- A third of managers are women
- More women go to the theatre and more men to sports events
- http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PGP_PRD_CAT_PREREL/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2008/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2008_MONTH_03/1-06032008-EN-AP.PDF
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/trad0108.htm
- Southern Poverty Law Center
- Intelligence Report, Spring 2008
- The Year in Hate
- Active U.S. Hate Groups Rise to 888 in 2007
[10 March 2008]- By David Holthouse and Mark Potok
- http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=886
- Press Release
- Intelligence Report: Hate group numbers up by 48% since 2000 [10 March 2008]
- http://www.splcenter.org/news/item.jsp?aid=300
- NIOSH WorkLife Initiative
- Deadline is 5:00PM ET on March 19, 2008.
- There is still time to submit public comments to the NIOSH Docket (#132) on a new resource document intended to facilitate the development of workplace programs, policies, and practices to sustain and improve workforce health: Essential Elements of Effective Workplace Programs and Policies for Improving Worker Health and Wellbeing. The development and dissemination of these elements as a useful tool is a key effort of the NIOSH WorkLife Initiative, http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/worklife. You may find instructions for submitting comments at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/review/public/132.
- Intelligence Report, Spring 2008
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