Wednesday, May 21, 2008
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 21 May 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, 21 May 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, 21 May 2008
Academic Research
- National Academies Press (NAP)
- Innovation in Global Industries: U.S. Firms Competing in a New World (Collected Studies) [May 2008]
- Authors: Jeffrey T. Macher and David C. Mowery, Editors, Committee on the Competitiveness and Workforce Needs of U.S. Industry, National Research Council
- http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12112&utm_medium=etmail&utm_source=National%20Academies%20Press&utm_campaign=New+from+NAP+5.20.08&utm_content=web&utm_term =
- To read online FREE, go to --
- http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12112&utm_medium=etmail&utm_source=National%20Academies%20Press&utm_campaign=New+from+NAP+5.20.08&utm_content=web&utm_term#toc
- Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
- DATABOOK of INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STATISTICS 2008 [online 16 May 2008]
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/estatis/databook/index.htm
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include
- 3490
- 3489
- 3488
- 3487
- 3486
- 3485
- 3484
International
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Social Protection Index for Committed Poverty Reduction
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Social-Protection/default.asp
- or
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Social-Protection/committed-poverty-reduction.pdf
- [full-text, 582 pages]
- and
- Social Protection Index for Committed Poverty Reduction
- Volume 2: Asia
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Social-Protection/Volume2/
- or
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Social-Protection/Volume2/Social-Protection-Vol2.pdf
- [full-text, 166 pages]
- Press Release 14 May 2008
- Providing Basic Social Protection Not a Question of Wealth
- http://www.adb.org/Media/Articles/2008/12486-asian-social-protections/default.asp
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Global competition and European companies' location decisions - Background paper [15 May 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0843.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/43/en/1/ef0843en.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- European Employees Forum react to General Motors outsourcing plans [19 May 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2008/04/articles/eu0804039i.htm
- OECD Ministerial Meeting: The Future of the Internet Economy on 17-18 June 2008 in Seoul, S. Korea
- FUTURE of the INTERNET ECONOMY -- BACKGROUND INFORMATION
- http://www.oecd.org/document/57/0,3343,en_21571361_38415463_38628601_1_1_1_1,00.html
- United Kingdom
- Department for Business, Enterprise, and Regulatory Reform (BERR)
- Right to request flexible working: a review of how to extend the right to request flexible working to parents of older children [15 May 2008]
- http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file46092.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- Press Release
- Flexible working to help 4.5 million more parents [15 May 2008]
- http://www.wired-gov.net/wg/wg-wlabel-dti.nsf/wfArticle?ReadForm&unid=BF1D328CF077AD6F8025744A002A74A7
- Date: 15 May 2008
- World Bank
- UNLEASHING PROSPERITY: Productivity Growth in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union [14 May 2008]
- http://siteresources.worldbank.org/ECAEXT/Resources/publications/UnleashingProsperity.pdf
- [full-text, 295 pages]
- Press Release
- Productivity Surge Boosts Growth and Living Standards in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union [14 May 2008]
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21766868~pagePK:34370~piPK:34424~theSitePK:4607,00.html
- BLS Spotlight on Statistics
- SPORTS & EXCERCISE [19 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2008/sports/
- Census
- Household Economic Studies
- P70-116
- Participation of Mothers in Government Assistance Programs: 2004 [14 May 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/p70-116.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- Press Release 14 May 2008
- Fewer Mothers With a Recent Birth Rely On Government Assistance Than in 1996
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/families_households/011934.html
- CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (CBO)
- Testimony
- Statement of Peter R. Orszag, Director CBO
- Covering Uninsured Children in the State Children's Health Insurance Program
- before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives
- May 15, 2008
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/92xx/doc9234/05-15-SCHIP_Testimony.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34484
- Evaluating the Potential for a Recession in 2008
- May 13, 2008
- Marc Labonte, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy, Government and Finance Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34484_20080513.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL32459
- U.S.-French Commercial Ties
- Updated April 7, 2008
- Raymond J. Ahearn, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL32459.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL33620
- Mercosur: Evolution and Implications for U.S. Trade Policy
- Updated March 26, 2008
- J. F. Hornbeck, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33620_20080326.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS21857
- Updated March 19, 2008
- Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis
- James K. Jackson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS21857_20080319.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- General Accountability Office (GAO)
- Workforce Development: Community Colleges and One-Stop Centers Collaborate to Meet 21st Century Workforce Needs. GAO-08-547, May 15.
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-547
- or
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08547.pdf
- [full-text, 46 pages]
- and
- Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08547high.pdf
- Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI) & Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
- The Union Wage Advantage for Low-Wage Workers [15 May 2008]
- John Schmitt
- May 2008
- http://www.cepr.net/documents/publications/quantile_2008_05.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- Press Release 15 May 2008
- Unions Make a Big Difference for Low-Wage Workers
- Unionization lifts the lowest-wage workers above the poverty line
- http://www.fiscalpolicy.org/FPI_Release_UnionsMakeBigDifference.pdf
- Mercer
- Workers the real winners in the war for talent - Mercer salary survey reveals [New Zealand][14 May 2008]
- http://www.mercer.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1307030
- Mercer
- Mercer issues study of US CEO compensation trends [15 May 2008]
- http://www.mercer.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml?idContent=1307260
- EEOC SETTLES CASE INVOLVING DISCHARGE OF SEVEN MIDDLE EASTERN CREW MEMBERS FROM THE CRUISE SHIP PRIDE OF ALOHA [15 May 2008]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/5-15-08.html
- BLS: Producer Price Indexes - April 2008 [20 May 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: EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2008 [16 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mslo.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mslo.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: APRIL 2008 [16 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: MARCH 2008 [15 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: APRIL 2008 [14 May 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: REAL EARNINGS IN APRIL 2008 [14 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Building Railways in the People's Republic of China: Changing Lives
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Reports/Railways-Changing-lives/default.asp
- or
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Reports/Railways-Changing-lives/Railways-Changing-lives.pdf
- [full-text, 44 pages]
- ISBN: 978-971-561645-4
- Publication Date: April 2008
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- The Railways of the People's Republic of China: An Agenda for Action
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Papers/Railways-Agenda-Action/default.asp
- or
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Papers/Railways-Agenda-Action/Railways-Agenda-Action.pdf
- [full-text, 44 pages]
- ISBN: 978-971-561-678-2
- Publication Date: April 2008
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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