Wednesday, September 17, 2008
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 17 September 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, 17 September 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, 17 September 2008
Academic Research
- Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University
- INDIA Links for Courses
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/research/courseGuides/indiaguide.html
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Staff Reports
- ESOP Fables: The Impact of Employee Stock Ownership Plans on Labor Disputes
- September 2008 Number 347
- http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/staff_reports/sr347.html
- or
- http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/staff_reports/sr347.pdf
- [full-text, 40 pages]
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include
- 3702
- 3701
- 3700
- 3699
- 3698
- 3697
- 3696
- 3695
- 3694
International
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Asian Development Outlook 2008 Update [September 2008]
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/ADO/2008/Update/default.asp
- or
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/ADO/2008/Update/ado2008-update.pdf
- [full-text, 227 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- Political agreement reached on working time and temporary work directives [15 September 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2008/07/articles/eu0807049i.htm
- ILO Bangkok --- Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Library
- Publications on Migrant Workers
- Series on Underlying factors in international labour migration in Asia 2008
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/pub15.htm
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- Tertiary Education for the Knowledge Society: [16 September 2008]
- VOLUME 1 : Special features: Governance, Funding, Quality -
- VOLUME 2: Special features: Equity, Innovation, Labour Market, Internationalisation
- http://www.oecd.org/document/35/0,3343,en_2649_39263238_36021283_1_1_1_1,00.html
- Complete executive summary
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/36/18/41303688.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- RESERVE BANK of INDIA -- DATABASE (STATISTICS)
- http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/statistics.aspx
- EXAMPLE:
- Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy
- http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/AnnualPublications.aspx?head=Handbook%20of%20Statistics%20on%20Indian%20Economy
- World Bank
- DOING BUSINESS 2009: COMPARING REGULATION IN 181 ECONOMIES [Report Overview] [10 September 2008]
- http://www.doingbusiness.org/documents/DB09_Overview.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- See DOWNLOADS
- http://www.doingbusiness.org/Downloads/
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- Issues in Labor Statistics
- Summary 08-07 / September 2008
- Workdays for People in Healthcare Occupations [12 September 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils68.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL30122
- Pension Sponsorship and Participation: Summary of Recent Trends
- Updated September 8, 2008
- Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/543/
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1548&context=key_workplace
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Investment Policy: Issues for Congress
- September 8, 2008
- Kelly Kinneen, Analyst in Income Security
- Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/544/
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1549&context=key_workplace
- [full-text, 25 pages]
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Need for Improved Oversight Persists. GAO-08-1062, September 10.
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1062
- or
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d081062.pdf
- [full-text, 34 pages]
- and
- Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081062high.pdf
- Small Business Administration
- Office of Advocacy
- Frequently Asked Questions [on SMALL BUSINESS & the U.S. ECONOMY] [10 September 2008]
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/stats/sbfaq.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- AARP Policy & Research
- Research Report
- Comparison of 401(k) Participants' Understanding of Model Fee Disclosure forms Developed by the Department of Labor and AARP [September 2008]
- Colette Thayer, Ph.D., AARP Knowledge Management
- September 2008
- http://www.aarp.org/research/work/retirement/fee_disclosure.html
- or
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/fee_disclosure.pdf
- [full-text, 65 pages]
- Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
- Parental Leave Policies in 21 Countries: Assessing Generosity and Gender Equality
- Rebecca Ray, Janet C. Gornick and John Schmitt
- September 2008
- http://www.cepr.net/documents/publications/parental_2008_09.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
- Unions and Upward Mobility for Latino Workers [16 September 2008]
- http://www.cepr.net/documents/publications/latino_union_2008_09.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- EBRI Issue Brief #321
- Sources of Health Insurance and Characteristics of the Uninsured: Analysis of the March 2008 Current Population Survey [9 September 2008]
- September 2008
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/briefspdf/EBRI_IB_09a-2008.pdf
- [full-text, 36 pages]
- See Press Release 9 September 2008
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_812_09Sept08.pdf
- Executive Summary
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=3975
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- NOTES
- September 2008, Vol. 29, No. 9
- 'IRA Assets and Contributions, 2007,' and 'Domestic Partner Benefits: Facts and Background'
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_09-2008.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- See Press Release 11 September 2008
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_813_11Sept08.pdf
- Executive Summary
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=3978
- Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI)
- Press Release 16 September 2008
- Unions Lift Wages for New York's Hispanics
- Unionization doubles health care and pension coverage
- http://www.fiscalpolicy.org/FPI_Release_UnionsHelpHispanicWorkers.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
- Green Recovery: A Program to Create Good Jobs and Start Building a Low-Carbon Economy
- http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/09/pdf/green_recovery.pdf
- [full-text, 42 pages]
- FACT SHEETS on 34 STATES
- http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/09/green_recovery.html
- Press Release 9 September 2008
- New Report: Green Investment Will Yield Two Million New Jobs in Two Years
- Report Outlines Rapid Recovery Economic Program That Moves America Toward A Clean Energy Future
- http://www.nrdc.org/media/2008/080909.asp
- Network of African Youths for Development (NAYD)
- http://www.nayd.org/index.html
- NAYD is the Network of African youths for Development. It began in 2006 and today involves close to 40 youth-led projects in about 20 African countries.
- See also -- INSPIRE (monthly magazine of NAYD) at http://www.nayd.org/be_inspired.htm
- Work Foundation (UK)
- Greening Work
- Provocation Series Volume 4 Number 1 [June 2008]
- by Nick Isles
- http://www.workfoundation.org/assets/docs/publications/196_greening_work_final.pdf
- [full-text, 34 pages]
- Northwest Location Services, Inc.
- Free Public Records Directory
- http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/
- See NEW YORK [Example]
- http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/NewYork.htm
- BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES July 2008 [11 September 2008]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/trad0708.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/pdf/trad0708.pdf
- [full-text, 47 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/xls/trad0708.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/pdf/trad0708_fax.pdf
- BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: AUGUST 2008 [16 September 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 AUGUST 2008 [16 September 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: Producer Price Indexes - August 2008 [12 September 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
- BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - AUGUST 2008 - [11 September 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: EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION-JUNE 2008 [10 September 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf
- [full-text, 27 pages]
- Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
- BEA: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)
- Most Popular QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
- http://faq.bea.gov/cgi-bin/bea.cfg/php/enduser/cls_alp.php?p_sid=TJR32Ddj&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=501&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPSZwX3NvcnRfYnk9JnBfZ3JpZHNvcnQ9JnBfcm93X2NudD0zODEsMzgxJnBfcHJvZHM9JnBfY2F0cz0mcF9wdj0mcF9jdj0mcF9zZWFyY2hfdHlwZT1hbnN3ZXJzLnNlYXJjaF9ubCZwX3BhZ2U9MQ **
- Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
- Hispanic Heritage Month 2008: Sept. 15 Oct. 15
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/012245.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/cb08ff-15.pdf
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- 2007 CRIME IN THE UNITED STATES [15 September 2008]
- http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2007/index.html
- Whitehouse
- Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2009 [16 September 2008]
- http://www.state.gov/p/inl/rls/prsrl/ps/109777.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.
****************************************
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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