Monday, November 09, 2009
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 11 November 2009
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
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 11 November 2009
Academic Research
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers Recent studies include --- 4550 Dynamic Female Labor Supply 4549 Redistributive Politics and Market Efficiency: An Experimental Study 4548 From Angela's Ashes to the Celtic Tiger: Early Life Conditions and Adult Health in Ireland 4547 The Unknown Immigration: Incentives and Family Composition in Intercountry Adoptions to the United States 4546 The Ratio Bias Phenomenon: Fact or Artifact? 4545 Incentive Effects on Risk Attitude in Small Probability Prospects 4544 Impacts of Labor Taxation with Perfectly and Imperfectly Competitive Domestic Labor Markets under Flexible Outsourcing 4543 A Simple GMM Estimator for the Semi-Parametric Mixed Proportional Hazard Model 4542 The Timing of Work and Work-Family Conflicts in Spain: Who Has a Split Work Schedule and Why? 4541 Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Migration, Entrepreneurship and Social Capital 4540 Lab Experiments Are a Major Source of Knowledge in the Social Sciences (definitive version published in: Science, 2009, 326 (5952), 535-538) 4539 Does Self-Employment Increase the Economic Well-Being of Low-Skilled Workers? 4538 Happiness in Europe: Cross-Country Differences in the Determinants of Subjective Well-Being
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
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.
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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_______________________________
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, 11 November 2009
Academic Research
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Living and working in Ireland [9 November 2009]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0946.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/46/en/1/EF0946EN.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- 4th Foundation Forum, Dublin Castle,
- Ireland, 5-6 November 2009
- Global recession: Europe's way out - Background paper [2 November 2009]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0998.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/98/en/1/EF0998EN.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
- ERM Report 2009: Restructuring in recession [4 November 2009]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0973.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/73/en/1/EF0973EN.pdf
- [full-text, 148 pages]
- European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)
- 2009 Annual report: the state of the drugs problem in Europe [5 November 2009]
- EMCDDA, Lisbon, November 2009
- http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/annual-report/2009
- [Go to this URL above to pick the language of your choice in downloading the report]
- or
- ONLINE VERSION
- http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/situation/analysis
- or
- ENGLISH FULL-TEXT
- http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/attachements.cfm/att_93236_EN_EMCDDA_AR2009_EN.pdf
- [104 pages]
- For earlier reports, see -
- http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/searchresults?action=list&type=PUBLICATIONS&SERIES_PUB=w36
- Government of India
- Labour Bureau
- [INDIA] Pocket Book of Labour Statistics 2008
- http://labourbureau.nic.in/PBLS%202k8%20Contents.htm
- Government of India
- Labour Bureau
- [INDIA] LATEST REPORTS
- http://labourbureau.nic.in/reports.htm
- including the following:
- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR AGRICULTURAL & RURAL LABOURERS (BASE 1986-87=100) ANNUAL REPORT 2007-08
- http://labourbureau.nic.in/Annual_Rep_ALRL_2k7_08.pdf
- OCCUPATIONAL WAGE SURVEY SIXTH ROUND 2008 REPORT ON TEN ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES
- http://labourbureau.nic.in/OWS%202k8%20Engg%20contents.htm
- WAGE RATES IN RURAL INDIA (2007-08)
- http://labourbureau.nic.in/WR%20Rural%20India%202k7-8%20Contents.htm
- REPORT ON EFFECT OF ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN ON EMPLOYMENT IN INDIA ( APRIL - JUNE 2009 )
- http://labourbureau.nic.in/Third_Quick_Report_Main_1.pdf
- EVALUATION STUDY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MINIMUM WAGES ACT,1948 IN STONE BREAKING & STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRY IN GUJARAT 2007-08
- http://labourbureau.nic.in/EMW_Guj_Stone_200708.pdf
- SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF WOMEN WORKERS IN PLANTATION INDUSTRY 2008-09 - MAIN REPORT
- http://labourbureau.nic.in/SECOWW_Plantation_200809.pdf
- ANNEXURES
- http://labourbureau.nic.in/SECOWW_Annex_200809.pdf
- EVALUATION STUDY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MINIMUM WAGES ACT,1948 IN STONE BREAKING & STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRY IN KARNATAKA 2007-08
- http://labourbureau.nic.in/EMW_REP_KAR_2007.pdf
- REPORT ON THE WORKING OF THE MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948 FOR THE YEAR 2006
- http://labourbureau.nic.in/MW2k6%20Contents.htm
- STATISTICS ON INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES, CLOSURES, RETRENCHMENTS AND LAY-OFFS IN INDIA DURING THE YEAR, 2007
- http://labourbureau.nic.in/ID%202k7%20Contents.htm
- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS (for Industrial Workers) 2001 = 100
- ANNUAL REPORT 2007
- http://labourbureau.nic.in/CPI%20IW%202K7%20Contents.htm
- WAGE RATES IN RURAL INDIA 2006-07
- http://labourbureau.nic.in/WR%202k6-7%20Contents.htm
- AND MUCH MORE.....
- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR AGRICULTURAL & RURAL LABOURERS (BASE 1986-87=100) ANNUAL REPORT 2007-08
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- OECD: Key employment statistics
- http://www.oecd.org/document/53/0,3343,en_2649_39023495_42788213_1_1_1_37457,00.html
- How does your country compare?
- http://www.oecd.org/document/53/0,3343,en_2649_39023495_42788213_1_1_1_37457,00.html#cc
- How do OECD labour markets perform?
- http://www.oecd.org/document/53/0,3343,en_2649_39023495_42788213_1_1_1_37457,00.html#lm
- http://www.oecd.org/document/53/0,3343,en_2649_39023495_42788213_1_1_1_37457,00.html#cc
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- Union members and employees
- Data on the number of trade union members and employees
- http://stats.oecd.org/wbos/default.aspx?DatasetCode=U_D_D
- TRADE UNION DENSITY IN OECD COUNTRIES, 1960-2007
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/25/42/39891561.xls
- SOURCES for:
- TRADE UNION MEMBERS AND UNION DENSITY IN OECD COUNTRIES
- Jelle Visser, Sébastien Martin and Peter Tergeist
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/37/2/35695665.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- Online OECD Employment Database
- http://www.oecd.org/document/34/0,3343,en_2649_33927_40917154_1_1_1_1,00.html
- (UK) National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
- NICE public health guidance 22: Promoting mental wellbeing at work
- Promoting mental wellbeing through productive and healthy working conditions: guidance for employers [5 November 2009]
- http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/PH22Guidance.pdf
- [full-text, 41 pages]
- World Bank
- China Quarterly Update, November 2009
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/EASTASIAPACIFICEXT/CHINAEXTN/0,,contentMDK:22102737~pagePK:1497618~piPK:217854~theSitePK:318950,00.html
- or
- http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTCHINA/Resources/318862-1237238982080/5923417-1257229995645/cqu_Oct_2009.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- and
- Overview
- http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTCHINA/Resources/318862-1237238982080/5923417-1257229995645/overview_cqu_Oct_2009.pdf
- [full-text, 1 pages]
- Living and working in Ireland [9 November 2009]
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- Spotlight On Statistics: HEALTH CARE [4 November 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2009/health_care/home.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2009/health_care/pdf/health_care_bls_spotlight.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- Census
- Selected Characteristics of Baby Boomers 42 to 60 Years Old in 2006 [9 November 2009]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/miscellaneous/014411.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/age/general-age.html#bb
- or
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/age/2006%20Baby%20Boomers.pdf
- [full-text, 46 pages -- PDF of PowerPoint]
- Census
- Consumer Income
- P60-237
- Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2007 [9 November 2009]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/p60-237.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- DETAILED TABLES
- http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/childsupport/cs07.html
- or
- 2007
- http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/childsupport/chldsu07.pdf
- [full-text, 49 pages]
- Press Release 9 November 2009
- Nearly Half of Parents Get Full Amount of Child Support, Census Bureau Reports
- Report Finds Increase in Age and Education of Custodial Mothers
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/children/014410.html
- Census
- School Enrollment in the United States: 2008 [2 November 2009]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/014354.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/school.html
- DETAILED TABLES
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/school/cps2008.html
- Source and Accuracy
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/school/2008school_S&A.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Income of Americans Aged 65 and Older, 1968 to 2008
- Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security
- November 4, 2009
- http://opencrs.com/document/RL33387/2009-11-04/download/1013/
- [full-text, 40 pages]
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/672/
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1677&context=key_workplace
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response: The SAFER Grant Program
- Lennard G. Kruger, Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
- October 16, 2009
- http://opencrs.com/document/RL33375/2009-10-16/download/1013/
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/676/
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1681&context=key_workplace
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Poverty in the United States: 2008
- Thomas Gabe, Specialist in Social Policy
- October 6, 2009
- http://opencrs.com/document/RL33069/2009-10-06/download/1013/
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/678/
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1683&context=key_workplace
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- NSF 10-302 | November 2009
- Science and Engineering State Profiles: 200608 [4 November 2009]
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10302/
- or
- Summary
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10302/tables/summary.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- or
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10302/tables/summary.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- Individual State Profiles
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10302/#state
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 10-300 | November 2009 |
- Science and Engineering Degrees, by Race/Ethnicity: 19972006 [4 November 2009]
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10300/
- or
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10300/pdf/nsf10300.pdf
- [full-text, 129 pages]
- U.S. Department of State
- 2009 Report on International Religious Freedom [26 October 2009]
- http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2009/index.htm
- Reports on individual countries are available via the URL above.
- Remarks on the Release of the 2009 Annual Report on International Religious [26 October 2009]
- http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2009a/10/130937.htm
- Spotlight On Statistics: HEALTH CARE [4 November 2009]
- CHALLENGER, GRAY & CHRISTMAS, INC.
- JOB-CUT ANNOUNCEMENT REPORT
- Press Release 4 November 2009
- Job Cuts Continue To Fall In October
- OCTOBER JOB CUTS FALL 16% TO 55,679
- http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2009/11/iws-challenger-job-cuts-fall-16-to.html
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- Fast Facts from EBRI
- Oct. 28, 2009 #141
- How Does Union Membership Affect Health Insurance Coverage? [28 October 2009]
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/FFE141.28Oct09.Final.pdf
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- EBRI Issue Brief #336
- November 2009
- Employment-Based Retirement Plan Participation: Geographic Differences and Trends, 2008 [4 November 2009]
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=4402
- or
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/briefspdf/EBRI_IB_11-2009_No336_Ret-Part.pdf
- [full-text, 40 pages]
- Green jobs, safe jobs
- Hazards magazine | International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
- Lead a case of right answer, wrong question
- By Rory O'Neill | Published: 6 November, 2009
- http://www.hazards.org/greenjobs/blog/2009/11/06/lead-%E2%80%93a-case-of-right-answer-wrong-question/
- Urban Institute
- Unemployment Statistics on Older Americans [6 November 2009]
- Updated 11/09
- Richard W. Johnson, Corina Mommaerts
- http://www.urban.org/publications/411904.html
- or
- http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411904_unemploymentstatistics.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- JOB-CUT ANNOUNCEMENT REPORT
- NOTE: The IWS Documented News Service is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal garner more attention world-wide. The lessons and legacy of ground-breaking legal matters related to the unspeakable events in Rwanda should not be forgotten. Humans, whether from rich or poor countries, must remain vigilant in curbing the motivations that lead individuals and groups to violent hatred and barbaric acts against a class of people. Consequently, items about this tribunal, which will end shortly after 2010, will appear from time to time on this news service.
- Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS)
- Presented by the IWS in conjunction with the Cornell Law School
- Last month, the IWS Colloquium Series, with cosponsorship of the Cornell Law School (represented by Prof. Claire Germain) hosted Sir Dennis Byron, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for
- Rwanda (ICTR), who spoke about the Role of the Courts in Protecting and Preserving Human Rights. It was a fascinating evening that touched on both legal and institutional issues, never flinching from some of the moral and social issues. Of particular note are the ground-breaking precedents of the ICTR in regard to sexual violence and the limits of freedom of speech.
- Video highlights from the October 6th lecture
- THE ROLE OF THE COURTS IN PROTECTING AND PRESERVING HUMAN RIGHTS
- with Judge Sir Charles Michael Dennis Byron , President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/news/humanrights1069.html
- Brief biographical description of Sir Charles Michael Dennis Byron , President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
- http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/factsheets/byron.htm
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Health Reform and the 111th Congress
- Hinda Chaikind, Specialist in Health Care Financing
- October 14, 2009
- http://opencrs.com/document/R40581/2009-10-14/download/1013/
- [full-text, 27 pages]
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/679/
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1684&context=key_workplace
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- The Proposed U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement
- J. F. Hornbeck, Specialist in International Trade and Finance
- October 15, 2009
- http://opencrs.com/document/RL32540/2009-10-15/download/1013/
- [full-text, 33 pages]
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/677/
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1682&context=key_workplace
- U.S. Dept. of Labor
- Employment Standards Administration [ESA}
- Employers jailed for failing to comply with court order to pay back wages to Southland cleaning service workers [4 November 2009]
- Southern California Maid Service owes workers more than $3.5 million in back pay
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/esa/esa20091092.htm
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Black Lung Benefits Program: Administrative and Structural Changes Could Improve Miners' Ability to Pursue Claims
- GAO-10-7, October 30, 2009
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d107.pdf
- [full-text, 57 pages]
- Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS)
- BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- OCTOBER 2009 [6 November 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
- [full-text, 29 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS Third Quarter 2009, Preliminary [5 November 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
- National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
- NCHS Data Brief
- Number 23, November 2009
- Behind International Rankings of Infant Mortality: How the United States Compares with Europe
- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db23.htm
- or
- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db23.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- NOTE: The IWS Documented News Service is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal garner more attention world-wide. The lessons and legacy of ground-breaking legal matters related to the unspeakable events in Rwanda should not be forgotten. Humans, whether from rich or poor countries, must remain vigilant in curbing the motivations that lead individuals and groups to violent hatred and barbaric acts against a class of people. Consequently, items about this tribunal, which will end shortly after 2010, will appear from time to time on this news service.
- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
- www.ictr.org
- Press Release
- ICTR/INFO-9-2-620.EN
- Arusha, 6 November 2009
- Michel Bagaragaza Sentenced to 8 years imprisonment
- http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2009/620.htm
- THE BACHARACH BLOG
- http://bacharachblog.com/
- How Does a Leader Sustain Momentum? 4 Key Strategies
- http://bacharachblog.com/podcasts/how-does-a-leader-sustain-momentum-4-key-strategies/
- Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Nov 6, 2009
- 10 Compelling Proactive Leadership Links: November 2-6
- http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-links/10-compelling-proactive-leadership-links-november-2-6/
- By Samuel B. Bacharach on 11/06/09
- 4 Tactics for Sustaining the Coalition Mindset
- http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/4-tactics-for-sustaining-the-coalition-mindset/
- By Samuel B. Bacharach on 11/05/09
- http://bacharachblog.com/podcasts/how-does-a-leader-sustain-momentum-4-key-strategies/
- NCHS Data Brief
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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