Wednesday, April 30, 2008
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 30 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
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 30 April 2008
Academic Research
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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, 30 April 2008
Academic Research
- International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) at the (ILO)
- Research Series 116
- Governance, International Law & Corporate Social Responsibility [2008]
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/116.pdf
- [full-text, 222 pages]
- International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) at the (ILO)
- Discussion Paper 187
- Harnessing globalization for development: Opportunities and obstacles [2008]
- by Eddy Lee
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/dp18708.pdf
- [full-text, 42 pages]
- Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS)
- CAHRS Working Paper #08-05
- Hallock, K. F. & Olson, C. A. (2008).
- New data for answering old questions regarding employee stock options [March 2008]
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cahrswp/483
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include
- 3475
- 3474
- 3473
- 3472
- 3471
- 3470
- 3469
- 3468
- 3467
- Research Series 116
International
- European Commission >> Eurobarometer
- Survey conducted by The Gallup Organization Hungary upon the request of Directorate- General Justice, Freedom and Security
- Flash Eurobarometer Series
- #226
- Data Protection in the European Union: Data Controllers' Perceptions [February 2008]
- http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/flash/fl_226_en.pdf
- [full-text, 129 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Mind the gap Women's and men's quality of work and employment - Background paper [28 April 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0839.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/39/en/1/ef0839en.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
- European Restructuring Monitor
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/index.htm
- Latest restructuring cases [29 April 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/index.php?template=searchfactsheets
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/index.php?template=searchfactsheets
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- The International Gateway for Financial Education (IGFE) [29 April 2008]
- www.financial-education.org
- or
- http://www.financial-education.org/pages/0,2987,en_39665975_39666038_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
- See United States Example
- http://www.financial-education.org/document/8/0,3343,en_39665975_39667053_40247496_1_1_1_1,00.html
- Other Countries at
- http://www.financial-education.org/pages/0,3417,en_39665975_39667053_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
- See Press Release 29 April 2008
- Governments and industry should invest more in financial education, warns OECD
- http://www.oecd.org/document/48/0,3343,en_2649_201185_40539888_1_1_1_1,00.html
- Governments and industry should invest more in financial education, warns OECD
- http://www.financial-education.org/document/8/0,3343,en_39665975_39667053_40247496_1_1_1_1,00.html
- Survey conducted by The Gallup Organization Hungary upon the request of Directorate- General Justice, Freedom and Security
- BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
- Fatal Occupational Injuries Associated with Golf Courses and Country Clubs, 2001-2006 (04/23/2008)
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/sh20080416ar01p1.htm
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/sh20080416ar01p1.htm
- Census
- CONSOLIDATED FEDERAL FUNDS REPORT:2006 [23 April 2008]
- State and County Areas
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/cffr-06.pdf
- [full-text, 120 pages]
- abd
- FEDERAL AID TO STATES for FISCAL YEAR 2006 [23 April 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/fas-06.pdf
- [full-text, 56 pages]
- Press Release
- Where Did Your Federal Dollars Go in 2006? [21 April 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/governments/011813.html
- Where Did Your Federal Dollars Go in 2006? [21 April 2008]
- Census
- Current Population Reports
- Household Economic Studies
- P70-115
- Net Worth and the Assets of Households: 2002 [24 April 2008]
- By Alfred O. Gottschalck
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/p70-115.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- A Review of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's New Investment Strategy [Letter to Hon. George Miller] [24 April 2008]
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/91xx/doc9156/04-24-Miller-PBGC_Letter.pdf
- or
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/91xx/doc9156/04-24-Miller-PBGC_Letter.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34436
- The Role of Offsets in a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap-and-Trade Program: Potential Benefits and Concerns April 4, 2008
- Jonathan L. Ramseur, Analyst in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34436_20080404.pdf
- [full-text, 39 pages]
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Global Economic Indicators
- http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/global_economy/globalindicators.html
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- An Exploratory Analysis of the Content and Availability of State Administrative Data on Teacher Compensation [29 April 23008]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008601
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2008/2008601.pdf
- [full-text, 41 pages]
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Office of Advocacy
- Human Capital and Women's Business Ownership [28 April 2008]
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs323tot.pdf
- [full-text, 75 pages]
- Research Summary
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs323.pdf
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
- AARP Public Policy Institute
- Reform Options for Social Security
- Research Report
- Alison Shelton, AARP Public Policy Institute
- April 2008
- http://www.aarp.org/research/legis-polit/ssreform/i3_reform.html
- or
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/i3_reform.pdf
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- EBRI Benefits Section in Wall Street Journal [22 April 2008]
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/WSJ_EmpBen_EBRI_22Apr08.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- European Trade Union Institute for Research, Education and Health and Safety (ETUI-REHS)
- WP 2008.01
- EU enlargement and social standards: exporting the European Social Model? [April 2008]
- Maarten Keune
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/content/download/3940/23103/file/WP%202008.01%20Keune%20EU%20enlargement.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
- Medicaid, SCHIP and Economic Downturn: Policy Challenges and Policy Responses [28 April 2008]
- http://www.kff.org/medicaid/7770.cfm
- or
- http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7770.pdf
- [full-text, 38 pages]
- Press Release
- New Analysis Shows Effect of Rising Unemployment on Health Coverage, Medicaid and SCHIP Spending and Enrollment
[28 April 2008]- http://www.kff.org/medicaid/kcmu042808pkg.cfm
- Mercer & International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- See--
- RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT
- http://www.mercer.com/ri
- Press Release
- Mercer and IFC to deliver first 'sustainability rating' for emerging market investments [28 April 2008]
- http://www.mercer.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1305005
- Mercer and IFC to deliver first 'sustainability rating' for emerging market investments [28 April 2008]
- Watson Wyatt
- Most Companies Oppose Single-Payer Health Care System, State Coverage Mandates [21 April 2008]
- Reform Proposals Have Little Impact on Employer Health Care Offerings Thus Far
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=18990
- Work Foundation (UK)
- Migration Myths: Employment, Wages and Labour Market Performance
- David Coats, Associate Director Policy
- http://workfoundation.org/Assets/PDFs/migration2.pdf
- [full-text, 88 pages]
- See Press Release 24 April 2008
- Immigration: vital for the UK's economic success
- http://workfoundation.org/aboutus/media/pressreleases/immigrationvitalfortheukseconomicsuccess.aspx
- Immigration: vital for the UK's economic success
- Reform Options for Social Security
- EEOC
- SEXUAL HARASSMENT VERDICT UPHELD IN FAVOR OF EEOC AGAINST AG INDUSTRY GIANT HARRIS FARMS [25 April 2008]
- Ninth Circuit Court Affirms Latina Farm Worker's Jury Award of Over $1 Million
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/4-25-08.html
- SEXUAL HARASSMENT VERDICT UPHELD IN FAVOR OF EEOC AGAINST AG INDUSTRY GIANT HARRIS FARMS [25 April 2008]
- BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: FIRST QUARTER 2008 (ADVANCE) [30 April 2008]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/gdp108a.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/pdf/gdp108a.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/xls/gdp108a.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/pdf/gdp108a_fax.pdf
- BEA: Local Area Personal Income, 2006 [24 April 2008]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/lapi/2008/lapi0408.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/lapi/2008/pdf/lapi0408.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/lapi/2008/xls/lapi0408.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- or
- Interactive Tables
- http://www.bea.gov/regional/reis/
- and
- Interactive Charts
- http://www.bea.gov/regional/remdchart/
- BLS: EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX-MARCH 2008 [30 April 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/eci.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: MARCH 2008 [29 April 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: College Enrollment and Work Activity of 2007 High School Graduates [25 April 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/hsgec.toc.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/hsgec.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/hsgec.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/gdp108a.htm
- BLS KID'S PAGE UPDATED
______________________________
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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