Tuesday, April 01, 2008
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 2 April 2008
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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 2 April 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, 2 April 2008
Academic Research
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include
- 3424
- 3423
- 3422
- 3421
- National Academies Press (NAP)
- Research on Future Skill Demands: A Workshop Summary [2008]
- http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12066
- CLICK on URL ABOVE and SCROLL DOWN to READ ONLINE
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Works Councils in practice: Key research findings - Background paper [20 March 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0828.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/28/en/1/ef0828en.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EWCO)
- European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
- Worklife balance attitudes and practices in British workplaces, 2007 [18 March 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/surveyreports/UK0801019D/UK0801019D.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/surveyreports/UK0801019D/UK0801019D.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- BLS: Experimental All Employee Hours and Earnings Series by State from the Current Employment Statistics Program [online 27 March 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/sae/saeaepp.htm
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Compensation and Working Conditions Online
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
- Methods Underlying New Workplace Injury and Illness Rates by Demographic Group [26 March 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/sh20080320ar01p1.htm
- Census: The latest metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area population estimates - for July 1, 2007 - were released March 27, 2008.
- DETAILED TABLES
- http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php
- Press Release
- Dallas-Fort Worth Leads Metro Areas in Numerical Growth [27 March 2008]
- New Orleans Among the 10 with Fastest Growth Rate
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/011671.html
- Census
- USA Counties data files [28 March 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/support/USACdata.html
- Press Release
- FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2008
- USA Counties
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/county_business_patterns/011746.html
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34420
- Bear Stearns: Crisis and "Rescue" for a Major Provider of Mortgage-Related Products
- Updated March 26, 2008
- Gary Shorter, Specialist in Business and Government Relations, Government and Finance Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34420_20080326.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34423
- Government Interventions in Financial Markets: Economic and Historic Analysis of Subprime Mortgage Options
- March 25, 2008
- N. Eric Weiss, Analyst in Financial Economics, Government and Finance Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34423_20080325.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34412
- Averting Financial Crisis
- Updated March 21, 2008
- Mark Jickling, Specialist in Financial Economics, Government and Finance Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34412_20080321.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22830
- March 12, 2008
- Genetic Ancestry Testing
- Amanda K. Sarata, Analyst in Health Policy and Genetics, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22830_20080312.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics
- Older Americans 2008 : Key indicators of Well-Being [27 March 2008]
- http://www.agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/Main_Site/Data/Data_2008.aspx
- or
- http://www.agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/Main_Site/Data/2008_Documents/OA_2008.pdf
- [full-text, 179 pages]
- Press Release
- http://www.agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/Main_Site/Data/2008_Documents/Embargoed_PR.doc
- or
- http://www.agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/Main_Site/Data/2008_Documents/Embargoed_PR.pdf
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Digest of Education Statistics: 2007 [25 March 2008]
- http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d07/
- For earlier versions 1991-2007, see
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/getpubcats.asp?sid=091
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- InfoBrief
- NSF 08-305 | March 2008 |
- Unemployment Rate of U.S. Scientists and Engineers Drops to Record Low 2.5% in 2006 [27 March 2008]
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08305/
- or
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08305/nsf08305.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- InfoBrief
- NSF 08-307 | March 2008 |
- Postdoc Participation of Science, Engineering, and Health Doctorate Recipients [27 March 2008]
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08307/
- or
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08307/nsf08307.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Changes in Family Health Insurance Coverage for Small and Large Firm Workers and Dependents: Evidence from 1995 to 2005 [31 March 2008]
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs321tot.pdf
- [full-text, 69 pages]
- Research Summary
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs321.pdf
- Social Security Administration (SSA)
- Social Security Programs Throughout the World: The Americas, 2007
- (released March 2008)
- http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2006-2007/americas/index.html
- or
- http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2006-2007/americas/ssptw07americas.pdf
- [full-text, 196 pages]
- AARP
- Research Report
- Terri Guengerich, AARP Knowledge Management
- The Employee Point of View: Opinions of Workers in North Carolina on Election Issues, Retirement, Caregiving, and Job Benefits
- March 2008
- http://www.aarp.org/research/work/retirement/nc_worker_08.html
- or
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/nc_worker_08.pdf
- [full-text, 33 pages]
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)
- NEW DATA SHOW INCOME CONCENTRATION ROSE AGAIN IN 2006:
- Average Income Rose by $73,000 for Households in the Top 1%, Only $20 for Those in Bottom 90% [27 March 2009]
- http://www.cbpp.org/3-27-08tax2.htm
- or
- http://www.cbpp.org/3-27-08tax2.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22833
- March 14, 2008
- The Law of Church and State: General Principles and Current Interpretations
- Cynthia Brougher, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22833_20080314.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Department of Labor
- Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS)
- Form T-1: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Comments
- http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/olms/t1form.htm
- BLS: FOREIGN-BORN WORKERS: LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS IN 2007 [26 March 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/forbrn.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/forbrn.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- BLS: MULTIFACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRENDS, 2006 [27 March 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod3.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod3.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/prod3.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers: 2007 [25 March 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/minwage2007.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/minwage2007.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- General Services Admininstration (GSA)
- Federal Citizen Information Center
- 2008 CONSUMER ACTION HANDBOOK [27 March 2008]
- http://www.consumeraction.gov/pdfs/2008_Handbook_Web_Version.pdf
- [full-text, 177 pages]
- Press Release 27 March 2008
- 2008 Consumer Action Handbook
- http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/press/nfccah08.htm
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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