Wednesday, March 12, 2008
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 12 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, 12 March 2008
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, 12 March 2008
Academic Research
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include
- 3385
- 3384
- 3383
- 3382
- 3381
- 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
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
- 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
- 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]
- 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
- 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
- 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]
- 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 >
- 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
- 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.
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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