Wednesday, October 29, 2008
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 29 October 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, 29 October 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, 29 October 2008
Academic Research
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include
- 3789
- 3788
- 3787
- 3786
- 3785
- 3784
- 3783
- 3782
- 3781
- 3780
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- Research Network Working Papers: R-563
- Quality of Life in Urban Neighborhoods in Costa Rica
- http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_desc.cfm?pub_id=R-563
- or
- http://www.iadb.org/res/includes/pub_hits.cfm?pub_id=R-563&pub_file_name=pubR-563.pdf
- [full-text, 53 pages]
- by Madrigal, Roger; Robalino, Juan; Hall, Luis J.
- October 2008
- More papers at
- http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_list.cfm?pub_type_id=LAB&language=En&parid=2
- ILR School, Cornell University
- Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS)
- Faculty Working Papers
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/cahrs/research/workingPapers/index.html
International
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Navigating the Global Storm: A Policy Brief on the Global Financial Crisis [23 October 2008]
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Reports/Navigating-Global-Storm/default.asp
- or
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Reports/Navigating-Global-Storm/global-storm.pdf
- [full-text, 38 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- Flexicurity and industrial relations [1 October 2008]
- October 2008
- Comparative study
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0803038s/index.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0803038s/tn0803038s.pdf
- [full-text, 59 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
- European restructuring monitor quarterly - Issue 3, autumn 2008 [22 October 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0893.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/93/en/1/EF0893EN.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) at the ILO
- World of Work Report 2008: Income inequalities in the age of financial globalization [16 October 2008]
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/world08.pdf
- [full-text, 178 pages]
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- Growing Unequal? Income Distribution and Poverty in OECD Countries [21 October 2008]
- http://www.oecd.org/document/53/0,3343,en_2649_33933_41460917_1_1_1_37419,00.html
- Country Notes
- http://www.oecd.org/document/53/0,3343,en_2649_33933_41460917_1_1_1_37419,00.html#COUNTRY_NOTES
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- Latin American Economic Outlook 2009 [28 October 2008]
- http://www.oecd.org/document/5/0,3343,en_2649_33973_40692869_1_1_1_1,00.html
- or
- www.oecd.org/dev/publications/leo
- Executive Summary
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/14/60/41577384.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- Press Release 28 October 2008
- Latin America Needs Better Taxes and Better Spending
- http://www.oecd.org/document/30/0,3343,en_2649_34487_41575838_1_1_1_1,00.html
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- October 2008
- Report 1008
- Highlights of Women's Earnings in 2007 [17 October 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswom2007.pdf
- [full-text, 91 pages]
- Census
- State and Local Government Employment and Payroll Data 2007 [22 October 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/govs/www/apesstl.html
- Press Release 22 October 2008
- 2007 Census of Governments Counts 16 Million State and Local Employees
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/employment_occupations/012797.html
- U.S. Government (Multi-agency Sponsorship)
- U.S. Commerce Dept.
- EconomicRecovery.gov
- http://www.commerce.gov/NewsRoom/EconomicNews/index.htm?er=true
- or
- www.EconomicRecovery.gov
- EconomicRecovery.gov is a resource for the American people to find help to keep their homes, find jobs and protect their savings.
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- Goldman Lecture in Economics, Wellesley College
- Preparing for Our Common Future: Policy Choices and the Economics of Climate Change
- Peter Orszag, Director, October 27, 2008
- http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9901&type=1
- [full-text, 50 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL32697
- Income and Poverty Among Older Americans in 2007
- Updated October 3, 2008
- Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32697_20081003.pdf
- [full-text, 31 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34685
- The Federal Workforce: Characteristics and Trends
- Updated September 30, 2008
- Curtis W. Copeland, Specialist in American National Government, Government and Finance Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34685_20080930.pdf
- [full-text, 32 pages]
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Current Issues in Economics and Finance
- Second District Highlights
- September/October 2008 Volume 14, Number 7
- Employment in the New YorkNew Jersey Region: 2008 Review and Outlook [22 October 2008]
- http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/current_issues/ci14-7.html
- or
- http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/current_issues/ci14-7.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- Chart Data
- http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/current_issues/ci14-7/chartdata.xls
- U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Office of Advocacy
- Baccalaureate Education and the Employment Decision: Self-Employment and the Class of 1993 [27 October 2008]
- by Chad Moutray
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs333tot.pdf
- [full-text, 37 pages]
- Research Summary
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs333.pdf
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- Testimony for the House Education and Labor Committee
- The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Workers' Retirement Security
- Oct. 7, 2008
- Additional Statement for the Record [27 October 2008]
- Jack VanDerhei
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- T-156
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/T-156_HS_Ed-Labor_27Oct08_ADDITIONAL.pdf
- [full-text, 26 pages]
- Earlier Testimony at
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/publications/testimony/t156.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
- Uneven Progress: The Employment Pathways of Skilled Immigrants in the United States [22 October 2008]
- http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/BrainWasteOct08.pdf
- [full-text, 70 pages]
- Press Release 22 October 2008
- New Report on 'Brain Waste': 1 in 5 College-Educated Immigrants in U.S. Labor Market Stuck in Unskilled Jobs or Unemployed
- http://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/2008_10_22.php
- Mercer
- Press Release 27 October 2008
- Expatriate employee numbers double as companies see increased value in expatriate assignments
- http://www.mercer.com/summary.htm?idContent=1326180
- Mercer
- What price universal health coverage? For many small employers, any price is too high [21 October 2008]
- http://www.mercer.com/summary.htm?idContent=1325605
- Work Foundation (UK)
- Public Value: The Next Steps in Public Service Reform [9 October 2008]
- http://www.theworkfoundation.com/research/publications/publicationdetail.aspx?oItemId=201&parentPageID=102&PubType =
- or
- http://www.theworkfoundation.com/assets/docs/publications/201_PV_public_service_reform_final.pdf
- [full-text, 65 pages]
- Press Release 9 October 2008
- Involving citizens and workers key to public service reform
- http://www.theworkfoundation.com/pressmedia/news/newsarticle.aspx?oItemId=140
- Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII)
- 25 September 2008
- CanLII Labour Law Project
- http://canlii.org/en/blog/index.php?/archives/23-CanLII-Labour-Law-Project.html
- U.S. Joint Committee on Taxation
- Prepared by Staff
- Present Law and Background Relating to Valuing Assets in Defined Benefit Pension Plans
- Scheduled for Public Hearing 29 October 2008
- http://www.americanbenefitscouncil.org/documents/x-82-08.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- U.S. Joint Committee on Taxation
- Prepared by Staff
- Present Law Tax Treatment of the Cost of Health Care
- Scheduled for Public Hearing 29 October 2008
- http://www.americanbenefitscouncil.org/documents/x-81-08.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- BLS: International Comparisons of Annual Labor Force Statistics, 10 Countries, 1960-2007 [21 October 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/fls/flscomparelf.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/fls/lfcompendium.pdf
- [full-text, 39 pages]
- BLS: Employment & Earnings, Vol. 55 No. 10, October 2008 [24 October 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ee/home.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ee/empearn200810.pdf
- [full-text, 240 pages]
- BLS: WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES IN 2007 [23 October 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/osh.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/osh.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN SEPTEMBER 2008 [22 October 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- HATE CRIME STATISTICS 2007 [27 October 2008]
- http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2007/index.html
- Download Files at
- http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2007/downloadables.htm
- Press Release 27 October 2008
- FBI Releases 2007 Hate Crime Statistics
- http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel08/hatecrimestats_102708.htm
- 2nd Brazilian Conference of Employment and Labor Relations
- http://www.ibret.org/2Congresso-english.html
- Date: November 17 and 18, 2008
- Venue: School of Economics, Management and Accounting of University of São Paulo - Congregation Room
- University City, São Paulo
- THE BACHARACH BLOG: PROACTIVE LEADERSHIP - Get Them & Keep Them On Your Side
- http://bacharachblog.com/
- Blog Philosophy
- http://bacharachblog.com/blog-philosophy/
- Recommended Reading
- http://bacharachblog.com/books/
- Archive
- http://bacharachblog.com/archive/
- Biography
- http://bacharachblog.com/biography/
- Contact
- http://bacharachblog.com/contact/
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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Tuesday, October 07, 2008
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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
________________________________________________________________________
NO MESSAGES will be sent until 29 October 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.
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
NO MESSAGES will be sent until 29 October 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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