Tuesday, November 04, 2008
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 5 November 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, 5 November 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, 5 November 2008
Academic Research
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include
- 3809
- 3808
- 3807
- 3806
- 3805
- 3804
- 3803
- 3802
- 3801
- 3800
- 3799
- National Bureau for Economic Research (NBER)
- Recent studies include
- The Skill Composition of Immigrants and the Generosity of the Welfare State: Free vs. Policy-Controlled Migration
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w14459
- Alon Cohen and Assaf Razin #14459
- Measuring Labor Earnings Inequality using Public-Use March Current Population Survey Data: The Value of Including Variances and Cell Means When Imputing Topcoded Values
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w14458
- Richard V. Burkhauser, Shuaizhang Feng, and Jeff Larrimore #14458
International
- ILO Asia-Pacific Working Paper Series
- The gender wage gap in Bangladesh
- by Steven Kapsos
- Bangkok: ILO, 2008
- iii, 29 p.
- ISBN 9789221213376 (web pdf)
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/download/wp08-01.pdf
- [full-text, 43 pages]
- ILO Bangkok
- Labour and Social Trends in ASEAN 2008: Driving Competitiveness and Prosperity with Decent Work [20 October 2008]
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/download/pub08-36.pdf
- [full-text, 124 pages]
- Press Release
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/public/releases/yr2008/pr08_31.htm
- Key Findings
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/download/yr2008/asean.pdf
- ILO Bangkok
- ILO Asia-Pacific Working Paper Series
- Labour market scenarios for the Asian Decent Work Decade in the Pacific Island countries
- by Ron Duncan and Carmen Voigt-Graf
- Bangkok: ILO, 2008
- iv, 32 p.
- ISBN 9789221213390 (web pdf)
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/download/wp08-02.pdf
- [full-text, 47 pages]
- UN-HABITAT
- State of the World's Cities 2008/2009 - Harmonious Cities [23 Ocotber 2008]
- http://www.unhabitat.org/pmss/getPage.asp?page=bookView&book=2562
- or
- http://www.unhabitat.org/content.asp?cid=5964&catid=7&typeid=46&subMenuId=0
- [full-text extracts]
- Press Release 23 October 2008
- UN-HABITAT unveils State of the World's Cities report
- http://www.unhabitat.org/content.asp?cid=5979&catid=5&typeid=6&subMenuId=0
- Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
- [CHILD LABOR] Faces of Change Second Edition [28 October 2008]
- http://www.dol.gov/ilab/20081028.pdf
- [full-text, 48 pages]
- Press Release
- Faces of Change Second Edition Just Published [28 October 2008]
- Highlights of U.S. Department of Labor Efforts to Combat International Child Labor
- http://www.dol.gov/ilab/highlights/if-20081028.htm
- New!
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- Program Perspectives on Health Benefits [29 October 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/perspectives/home.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/perspectives/issue1for11by17.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
- Wages in the Nonprofit Sector: Management, Professional, and Administrative Support Occupations [28 October 2008]
- by Amy Butler
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20081022ar01p1.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/cm20081022ar01p1.htm
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL31770
- Individual Retirement Accounts and 401(k) Plans: Early Withdrawals and Required Distributions
- Updated October 27, 2008
- Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=65256
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL30631
- Retirement Benefits for Members of Congress
- Updated October 28, 2008
- Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=65272
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS20844
- Updated September 30, 2008
- Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues
- Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy, Domestic Social Policy Division
- Karma Ester, Technical Information Specialist, Knowledge Services Group
- http://opencrs.cdt.org/getfile.php?rid=65229
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34709
- Economic Development Assistance for Communities Affected by Employment Changes Due to Military Base Closures
- October 16, 2008
- Oscar Gonzales, Analyst in Economic Development Policy, Government and Finance Division
- http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=65338
- Department of Labor
- Veterans' Employment and Training Service
- HIRE VETS FIRST - web site
- http://www.hirevetsfirst.gov/
- In celebration of Veterans Day, Hire Vets First is coordinating 123 job fairs in 31 states between October 24 and November 25.
- Click here to find the job fairs nearest you.
- http://www.hirevetsfirst.gov/pdf/vets_day_job_fairs.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- Press Release
- For Veterans Day, U.S. Department of Labor encourages employers to participate in second nationwide month-long job fair �blitz� [28 October 2008]
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/vets/vets20081535.htm
- Economic Research Service (ERS)
- Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB-40) 6 pp, October 2008
- Rural America At A Glance, 2008 Edition [31 October 2008]
- http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/eib40/
- or
- http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB40/EIB40.htm
- or
- http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB40/EIB40.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Economic Research Service (ERS)
- Economic Research Report No. (ERR-60) 65 pp, July 2008
- Profile of Hired Farmworkers, A 2008 Update
- By William Kandel
- http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR60/
- or
- http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR60/ERR60.pdf
- [full-text, 65 pages]
- Summary
- http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR60/ERR60_ReportSummary.pdf
- Social Security Administration (SSA)
- Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 68 No. 2, 2008
- http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v68n2/index.html
- The Canadian Safety Net for the Elderly [October 2008]
- http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v68n2/v68n2p53.html
- or
- http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v68n2/v68n2p53.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- AARP Policy & Research
- Staying Ahead of the Curve 2007: The AARP Work and Career Study
- Research Report
- http://www.aarp.org/research/work/agediscrim/work_career_08.html
- or
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/work_career_08.pdf
- [full-text, 175 pages]
- and
- Highlights and Implications Report
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/work_career_08_1.pdf
- AARP Policy & Research
- Retirement Security or Insecurity? The Experience of Workers Aged 45 and Older [October 2008]
- Research Report
- Colette Thayer, Ph.D., AARP Knowledge Management
- http://www.aarp.org/research/work/retirement/retirement_survey_08.html
- or
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/retirement_survey_08.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- AARP Policy & Research
- The Coverage of Employer-Provided Pensions: Partial and Uncertain [October 2008]
- Research Report
- Sandy Mackenzie, AARP Public Policy Institute
- Ke Bin Wu, AARP Public Policy Institute
- http://www.aarp.org/research/work/benefits/d19108_pensions.html
- or
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/d19108_pensions.pdf
- [full-text, 56 pages]
- Center for Health Workforce Studies, University at Albany
- School of Public Health
- New York City Physician Workforce Profile, 2008 Edition
- http://chws.albany.edu/index.php?nyc2008
- Full report:
- http://chws.albany.edu/download.php?id=3911451,359,2 nycprofile2008.zip
- An accompanying dataset containing the data presented in the profile is also available:
- Dataset:
- http://chws.albany.edu/download.php?id=136192,360,2 NYC_Physician_Profile_2008_Dataset.xls
- The Foundation for Child Development (FCD)
- America's Vanishing Potential: The Case for PreK-3rd Education [22 October 2008]
- http://www.fcd-us.org/resources/resources_show.htm?doc_id=711495
- or
- http://www.fcd-us.org/usr_doc/AmericasVanishingPotentialFulllReport.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)
- The Challenge to Act: How Progressive Women Activists Reframe American Democracy [30 October 2008]
- http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/I920ChallengetoAct.pdf
- [full-text, 64 pages]
- New Report Outlines Seven Values that Motivate Women's Activism and Reframe American Democracy [30 October 2008]
- http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/I920Release.pdf
- [NOTE: The following series is appropriately used for teaching in high schools and colleges; training and development in industry; and for general policy discussions].
- American Public Media produced by Homelands Productions - http://homelands.org/
- MARKETPLACE (Radio & Website)
- WORKING [profiles of single workers in the global economy]
- http://marketplace.publicradio.org/segments/working/
- Agus Laodi
- http://marketplace.publicradio.org/segments/working/pirate.html
- Agus Laodi could barely feed his family with his earnings as a cocoa farmer. So eight years ago, with his wife's blessing, he left his Indonesian village to seek his fortune as a pirate. Now he lives in on an island in the Strait of Malacca, slipping out in the dead of night to rob cargo ships with a machete. Sound romantic? Think again.
- RAND
- Facing Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century: Education and Labor Market Initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates - October 24, 2008
- Gabriella Gonzalez, Lynn Karoly, Louay Constant, Hanine Salem, Charles Goldman
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG786/
- or
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG786.pdf
- [full-text, 333 pages]
- or
- Summary
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG786.sum.pdf
- See also Research Brief - http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/2008/RAND_RB9383.pdf
- RAND
- Migrant women in the EU labour force: Current situation and future prospects [30 October 2008]
- By: Jennifer Rubin, Michael S. Rendall, Lila Rabinovich, Flavia Tsang, Barbara Janta, Constantijn van Oranje-Nassau
- http://rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR591.3/
- or
- http://rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2008/RAND_TR591.pdf
- [full-text, 207 pages]
- Summary of Findings
- http://rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2008/RAND_TR591.3.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- Towers Perrin
- Express M&A: Here to Stay? [3 November 2008]
- Analysis by Towers Perrin Shows Changing Nature of M&A Process
- http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/showdctmdoc.jsp?country=global&url=Master_Brand_2/GBR/Press_Releases/2008/20081103/2008_11_03.htm
- THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS
- Prepared by Global Insight
- U.S. Metro Economies: Current and Potential Green Jobs in the U.S. Economy [October 2008]
- http://www.usmayors.org/pressreleases/uploads/GreenJobsReport.pdf
- [full-text, 41 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22500
- Updated October 7, 2008
- Unauthorized Alien Students, Higher Education, and In-State Tuition Rates: A Legal Analysis
- Jody Feder, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
- http://opencrs.cdt.org/getfile.php?rid=65225
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- EEOC AND STATE OF NEW MEXICO LAUNCH LANDMARK MEDIATION PARTNERSHIP [31 October 2008]
- First Universal Mediation Agreement Between EEOC and State Government Bolsters National Trend
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/10-31-08.html
- NLRB General Counsel Issues Report on FY 2008 Operations [29 October 2008]
- http://www.nlrb.gov/about_us/news_room/template_html.aspx?file=http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2008/W-2675.htm
- or
- http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2008/W-2675.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS September 2008 [31 October 2008]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2008/pi0908.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2008/pdf/pi0908.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2008/xls/pi0908.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2008/pdf/pi0908_fax.pdf
- BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: THIRD QUARTER 2008 (ADVANCE) [30 October 2008]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/gdp308a.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/pdf/gdp308a.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/xls/gdp308a.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/pdf/gdp308a_fax.pdf
- BLS: EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX-SEPTEMBER 2008 [31 October 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: SEPTEMBER 2008 [29 October 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34435
- Federal Research and Development Funding at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Updated September 26, 2008
- Christine M. Matthews, Specialist, Science and Technology Policy, Resources, Science, and Industry Division
- http://opencrs.cdt.org/getfile.php?rid=65246
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- NATIONAL CENTER ON GRANDPARENTS RAISING CHILDREN
- http://chhs.gsu.edu/nationalcenter/index.asp
- Grandparent Programs by State
- http://chhs.gsu.edu/nationalcenter/909.html
- Reports
- http://chhs.gsu.edu/nationalcenter/912.html
- Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS)
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/
- Last week the first IWS Workplace Colloquium event, as part of the this year's Joseph R. Rich Lectures, took place at the Cornell Club.
- Professor Vernon Briggs http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/directory/vmb2/
- and
- Professor Bob Smith http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/directory/rss14/
- discussed immigration policy from two different perspectives. Their presentations are available for your viewing. Just go to the following:
- Each lecture we host for the Workplace Colloquium Series is filmed. This year we have decided to share these videos with you on our website.
- Colloquium Video Footage
- Illegal Immigration: A Problem for the US?
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/news/colloquium10238.html <---CLICK HERE
- Then click on the part of the video that you would like to view in the right margin of the viewing area.
- Future Colloquium presentations will also be made available online. Please note that the next Colloquium event will be December 11 with Harry Katz and Tom Kochan who will discuss: Crafting and Implementing a New Labor Policy.
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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