Wednesday, April 22, 2009

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 22 April 2009

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, 22 April 2009


Academic Research

International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) at the ILO
Discussion Paper
Stimulus Packages to Counter Global Economic Crisis: A review
by Sameer Khatiwada
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/dp19609.pdf
[full-text,  53 pages]


ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
UP IN THE AIR: How Airlines Can Improve Performance by Engaging Their Employees [March 2009]
Greg J. Bamber; Jody Hoffer Gittell; Thomas A. Kochan; Andrew von Nordenflycht
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=5284
$29.95t cloth
2009, 240 pages, 6 x 9, 8 tables, 33 charts/graphs
ISBN: 978-0-8014-4747-1


IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
4144    Self-Selection and Earnings of Emigrants from a Welfare State 
4143    Return to Training and Establishment Size: A Reexamination of the Size-Wage Puzzle      
4142    Temporary Labour Migration and Welfare at the New European Fringe: A Comparison of Five Eastern European Countries      
4141    Search and Offshoring in the Presence of "Animal Spirits"       
4140    Critical Periods during Childhood and Adolescence: A Study of Adult Height among Immigrant Siblings     
4139    Household Decision Making and the Influence of Spouses' Income, Education, and Communist Party Membership: A Field Experiment in Rural China    
4138    Differences in Decline: Quantile Regression Analysis of Union Wage Differentials in the United Kingdom, 1991-2003       
4137    Performance Pay and Within-Firm Wage Inequality         
4136    Offshoring and Unemployment: The Role of Search Frictions and Labor Mobility    
4135    Financing Social Security: Simulating Different Welfare State Systems for Germany       
4134    Assessing the Impact of a Wage Subsidy for Single Parents on Social Assistance in Canada



Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local


International

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
[New Annual Publication]
ASIA CAPITAL MARKETS MONITOR [21 April 2009]
http://www.asianbondsonline.adb.org/features/asian_capital_markets_monitor/ACMM-complete.pdf
[full-text, 138 pages]
Press Release 21 April 2009
Asian Capital Markets Stabilizing, But Recovery Could Be Lengthy - ADB Report
http://www.adb.org/Media/Articles/2009/12859-asian-capital-markets/


European Parliament
Extend maternity leave to 20 weeks, says Women's Rights Committee
(Committees)
Women's rights/Equal opportunities - 16-04-2009 - 17:42
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/014-53680-104-04-16-902-20090414IPR53679-14-04-2009-2009-false/default_en.htm
or
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdfs/news/expert/infopress/20090414IPR53679/20090414IPR53679_en.pdf


Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
Social and Labor Market Policies for Tumultuous Times: Confronting the Global Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean [April 2009]
by Duryea, Suzanne; Mazza, Jacqueline; Regalia, Ferdinando
http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_desc.cfm?pub_id=B-636
or
http://www.iadb.org/res/includes/pub_hits.cfm?pub_id=B-636&pub_file_name=pubB-636.pdf
[full-text, 42 pages]

World Health Organization (WHO)
Protecting Workers' Health Series No. 9 - Guidance on the European Framework for Psychosocial Risk Management [online April 2009]
Guidance on the European Framework for Psychosocial Risk Management
http://www.who.int/occupational_health/publications/Protecting_Workers_Health_Series_No_9/en/
or
http://www.who.int/entity/occupational_health/publications/PRIMA-EF%20Guidance_9.pdf
[full-text, 63 pages]

World Health Organization (WHO)
International Travel and Health 2009 Edition [17 April 2009]
http://www.who.int/ith/en/index.html
or
http://www.who.int/entity/ith/chapters/en/index.html
[download chapters at this link]
or
http://www.who.int/entity/ith/ITH_2009.pdf
[full-text, 252 pages]


Federal

BLS: Revisions to the 2007 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) [21 April 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_revised07.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]


BLS: Occupational Outlook Quarterly Online [16 April 2009]
Spring 2009
Vol. 53, Number 1
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/home.htm

Making the news: Jobs in TV journalism
Lauren Csorny
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2009/spring/art01.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]

Careers in forensics: Analysis, evidence, and law
Elka Maria Torpey
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2009/spring/art02.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]

More than food and drink: Careers in restaurants
Drew Liming
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2009/spring/art03.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]

Employment, trends, and training in information technology
Benjamin Wright
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2009/spring/art04.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]

You're a what? FUTURIST
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2009/spring/yawhat.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]

CHART
Spectator sports employment by metropolitan area, 2007 annual averages
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2009/spring/oochart.pdf


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
R40080
Job Loss and Infrastructure Job Creation During the Recession
March 17, 2009
http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=81157
[full-text, 15 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
R40491
Setting and Valuing Health Insurance Benefits
April 06, 2009
http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=81131
(full-text, 7 pages)

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
QuickStats Data Tool Released  (15 April 2009)
http://nces.ed.gov/datalab/quickstats/


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

AARP Public Policy Institute
Research Report
Employment Support for the Transition to Retirement: Can a New Program Help Older Workers Continue to Work and Protect Those Who Cannot?
David C. Stapleton, Ph.D., Center for Studying Disability Policy, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
April 2009
http://www.aarp.org/research/work/retirement/2009_05_transition.html
or
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/2009_05_transition.pdf
[full-text, 53 pages]
See also -
IN BRIEF
http://www.aarp.org/research/work/retirement/inb170_transition.html
or
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/inb170_transition.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]


AARP Public Policy Institute
Research Report
19 Million Working-Age Americans Have a Disability that Limits or Prevents Work. Most Are Poor or Low-Income [FACT SHEET]
Ellen O'Brien, AARP Public Policy Institute
Carlos Figueiredo, AARP Public Policy Institute
April 2009
http://www.aarp.org/research/work/issues/fs153_ssdi.html
or
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/fs153_ssdi.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]

Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
EPI Briefing Paper #233
Invest in America: Essential policies needed to secure U.S. jobs and broadly shared prosperity in the auto industry [8 April 2009]
by Robert E. Scott
http://www.epi.org/publications/entry/bp233/
or
http://www.epi.org/page/-/pdf/bp233.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
Health Care Plans: Impact of the Financial Crisis
4/17/2009
As Employers Cut Health Care Costs, Employees Increase Utilization
Survey by International Foundation Reveals Recession�s Impact on Health Plans
http://www.ifebp.org/AboutUs/PressRoom/Releases/HCPlanFinCrisisSurvey.htm
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report
More U.S. Workers Are Making Greater Use of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits, Survey Finds
[Apr 20, 2009]
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=58109


LexisNexis TECHNOLOGY GAP SURVEY [15 April 2009]
http://www.lexisnexis.com/media/pdfs/LexisNexis-Technology-Gap-Survey-4-09.pdf
[full-text, 47 pages]
Press Release
New Study Examines Technology Generation Gap in the Workplace [15 April 2009]
LexisNexis Technology Gap Survey Finds Impact on Workplace Etiquette and Blurred Boundaries Between Work and Home
http://www.lexisnexis.com/about/releases/1095.asp


Urban Institute
The Impact of Changing Earnings Volatility on Retirement Wealth [1 April 2009]
Austin Nichols, Melissa Favreault
http://www.urban.org/publications/411873.html
or
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411873_impactofchangingearnings.pdf
[full-text, 35 pages]


Watson Wyatt
HR TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICE DELIVERY IN THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CRISIS: SELECTED FINDINGS FROM WATSON WYATT'S 2009 HR TECHNOLOGY TRENDS SURVEY [20 April 2009]
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/techtrendsbrief
[full-text, 6 pages]
Press Release
Strapped Companies Looking to Get More From HR Technology, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds [20 April 2009]
Companies Continue to Explore Web 2.0, Social Networking
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=20976


Law

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
RL33973
Unauthorized Employment in the United States: Issues, Options, and Legislation
March 02, 2009
http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=81189
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/609
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1614&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 15 pages]


U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC)
Hearing on China�s Industrial Policy and its Impact on U.S. Companies, Workers and the American Economy
March 24, 2009
236 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.uscc.gov/hearings/2009hearings/hr09_03_24.php


Statistical Reports

Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Summary Estimates for Multinational Companies: Employment, Sales, and Capital Expenditures for 2007 [17 April 2009]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/mnc/2009/mnc2007.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/mnc/2009/pdf/mnc2007.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/mnc/2009/xls/mnc2007.xls
[spreadsheet]


BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:  MARCH 2009 [17 April 2009]
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: USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS:FIRST QUARTER 2009 [16 April 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/wkyeng.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

National Center For Education Statistics (NCES)
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2008 [21 April 2009]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009022
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/2009022.pdf
[full-text, 169 pages]

U.S. Commercial Service
Doing Business In Kenya 2009: A Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies [April 2009]
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_3393459.pdf
[full-text, 84pages]


THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/


Should Leaders Use Social Networking Websites?
http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-skills/should-leaders-use-social-networking-websites/
April 21, 2009


Leadership Link Round-Up: April 13-20
http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-skills/leadership-link-round-up-april-13-20/
April 20, 2009


Proactive Leaders Series: Ada Dolch
http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-skills/proactive-leaders-series-ada-dolch/
April 16, 2009


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Director, IWS News Bureau                
Institute for Workplace Studies 
Cornell/ILR School                        
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor             
New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
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