IWS Documented News WEEKLY BULLETIN: February 2010

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 24 February 2010

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, 24 February 2010

Academic Research

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers

Recent studies include ---

4775 No Country for Fat Men? Obesity, Earnings, Skills, and Health among 450,000 Swedish Men

4774 Handedness, Health and Cognitive Development: Evidence from Children in the NLSY

4773 Optimal Use of Labor Market Policies: The Role of Job Search Assistance

4772 Public Support for Innovation, Intangible Investment and Productivity Growth in the UK Market Sector

4771 Do Women Manage Smaller Funds?

4770 Does Size Matter? The Impact of Changes in Household Structure on Income Distribution in Germany

4769 Robust Inequality Comparisons

4768 The Effect of Children on Specialization and Coordination of Partners' Activities

4767 The Political Economy of Intergenerational Income Mobility

4766 Managerial Talent, Motivation, and Self-Selection into Public Management

4765 Age, Wage and Productivity

4764 Accounting for China's Growth

4763 The Impact of 9/11 and the London Bombings on the Employment and Earnings of U.K. Muslims

4762 Does Conflict Disrupt Growth? Evidence of the Relationship between Political Instability and National Economic Performance

4761 The ART of Life: IVF or Child Adoption?

4760 Slip Sliding Away: Further Union Decline in Germany and Britain

4759 The Analytical Returns to Measuring a Detailed Household Roster

4758 Mortgage Finance in Central and Eastern Europe: Opportunity or Burden?

4757 Measuring What Employers Really Do about Entry Wages over the Business Cycle

4756 Stability of Time Preferences

International Labour Organization

Employment Sector

Employment Working Paper No. 48

Unravelling the impact of the global financial crisis on the South African labour market

by Sher Verick ; International Labour Office, Economic and Labour Market Analysis Department, Employment Sector

http://www.ilo.org/employment/Whatwedo/Publications/lang--en/docName--WCMS_122402/index.htm

http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/documents/publication/wcms_122402.pdf

[full-text, 45 pages]

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

International

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in an Era of Global Uncertainty: Asia-Pacific Regional Report 2009/10 [17 February 2010]

http://issuu.com/escap-publications/docs/mdg-report-2009-10?viewMode=magazine&mode=embed

[full-text, 128 pages]

Press Release 17 February 2010

Asia-Pacific MDG Progress Under Threat from Global Economic Crisis

http://www.adb.org/Media/Articles/2010/13160-asian-development-goals-threats/asian-mdg-threats.pdf

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

CASE STUDIES
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/help/casestudies.htm

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Conditions of Work and Employment Programme

Work and Family

WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS FOR CHILDCARE

By Catherine Hein and Naomi Cassirer

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/family/index.htm
or
Executive Summary
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/pdf/workplacesolutions_exec.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
and
PowerPoint Presentation
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/pdf/workplacesolutions_ppt.pdf
and
FULL-TEXT BOOK
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/pdf/workplacesolutions.pdf

[full-text, 480 pages]

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
GENDER STATISTICS WEBSITE

http://www.unece.org/stats/gender/

See

GENDER STATISTICS DATABASE

http://w3.unece.org/pxweb/DATABASE/STAT/Gender.stat.asp

and

Show All

http://w3.unece.org/pxweb/DATABASE/STAT/Statistics.asp

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
UNECE STATISTICAL DATABASE

http://w3.unece.org/pxweb/Dialog/Default.asp

Federal

BLS: Program Perspectives, Vol. 2, Issue 1

February 2010

Program Perspectives on Benefits by Wage Level [17 February 2010]

http://www.bls.gov/opub/perspectives/program_perspectives_vol2_issue1.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)

ILAB News Release: [02/23/2010]

Contact Name: Gloria Della or Clarisse Young

Phone Number: (202) 693-8666 or x4651

Release Number: 10-0134-NAT

US Labor Department seeks feedback on international child labor, forced labor, and forced or indentured child labor

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ilab/ILAB20100134.htm

Small Business Administration (SBA)

Office of Advocacy

QUARTERLY INDICATORS

FOURTH QUARTER 2009: THE ECONOMY AND SMALL BUSINESS [17 February 2010]

http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/sbqei0904.pdf

[full-text, 2 pages]

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Employee Benefit Research Insitute (EBRI)

EBRI NOTES

February 2010, Vol. 31, No. 2

'Choice of Health Plan: Findings from the 2009 EBRI/MGA Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey,' and 'Labor Force Participation Rates: The Population Age 55 and Older, 2008'

http://www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=4473

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_02-Feb10.LF-Prtcp.pdf

[full-text, 20 pages]

Press Release 18 February 2010

Older Americans Staying Longer in the Work Force

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR.865_18Feb10.JobPart.pdf

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

EBRI Issue Brief #339

Employers, Workers, and the Future of Employment-Based Health Benefits [February 2010]

http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=4471

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/briefspdf/EBRI_IB_02-2010_No339_EB-Bens.pdf

[full-text, 24 pages]

Catalyst Research Reports

PIPELINE'S BROKEN PROMISE [18 February 2010]

By Nancy M. Carter, Ph.D., and Christine Silva

Published: February 2010

http://catalyst.org/publication/372/pipelines-broken-promise

http://catalyst.org/file/340/pipeline%27s_broken_promise_final_021710.pdf

[full-text, 16 pages]

REPSONDENT PROFILE
http://catalyst.org/etc/hipo/Pipeline%27s_Broken_Promise_Respondent_Profile_020810.pdf

STATISTICAL APPENDIX

http://www.catalyst.org/etc/hipo/Pipeline%27s_Broken_Promise_Statistical_Appendix_Final_020110.pdf

ComputerWorld

List of H-1B visa employers for 2008

Search and sort the database of employers who received approval for new H-1B visas

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9128436/List_of_H_1B_visa_employers_for_2008

Economic Policy Institute

EPI Briefing Paper #257

17 February 2010

Bridge to Immigration or Cheap Temporary Labor?

The H-1B & L-1 Visa Programs Are a Source of Both

By Ron Hira

http://www.epi.org/page/-/pdf/bp257.pdf

[full-text, 17 pages]

Press Release 17 February 2010

Contrary to Claims, Skilled Visa Programs are Used as Source of Cheap Foreign Labor, Says New EPI Study

http://www.midatlanticlabor.com/appiesnet/wordpress/?p=1235

The Global Policy Institute, London Metropolitan University

http://www.global-policy.com/

POLICY REPORT February 2010

A Social Dimension for Transatlantic Economic Relations

www.global-policy.com/fileadmin/user_upload/TER_Report10.pdf

[full-text, 20 pages]

Hay Group with BusinessWeek

Best Companies for Leadership: The Top 20

http://www.businessweek.com/careers/special_reports/20100216best_companies_for_leadership.htm

See Hay Group at

http://www.haygroup.com/ww/best_companies/index.aspx?id=156

Law

U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO)

Press Release 22 February 2010

GPO AND CORNELL UNIVERSITY PILOT OPEN GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE

http://www.gpo.gov/pdfs/news-media/press/10news07.pdf

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Full-text of Speech [REVIVAL of AMERICAN LABOR LAW]

http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/press/releases/Access_Justice_Speech.pdf

[full-text, 37 pages]

Press Release 17 February 2010]

NLRB Chairman Wilma Liebman discusses state of American labor law

http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2010/R-2726.pdf

Statistical Reports

BLS: MASS LAYOFFS -- JANUARY 2010 [23 February 2010]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages]

BLS: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS: SECOND QUARTER 2009 [23 February 2010]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.nr0.htm

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewbd.pdf

[full-text, 17 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/cewbd.supp.toc.htm

BLS: Consumer Price Index - January 2010 [19 February 2010]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf

[full-text, 22 pages]

BLS: REAL EARNINGS JANUARY 2010 [19 February 2010]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf

[full-text, 6 pages]

BLS: PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - JANUARY 2010 [18 February 2010]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf

[full-text,25 pagees]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm

BLS: EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS -- FOURTH QUARTER 2009 [17 February 2010]

ANNUAL TOTALS -- 2009

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mslo.nr0.htm

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mslo.pdf

[full-text, 23 pages]

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

ILR Online Webcast

March 9, Online

Labor Standards in Global Supply Chains

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/events/03092010_Global_Supply_Chain_webcast.html

Date: Tuesday, March 9

Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm (ET)

Register Now!

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/events/Webcast-Registration.html

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

ICTR Detainees - Status on 11 February 2010

http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/factsheets/detainee.htm

THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/

Top 7 Social Media Links For Proactive Leaders

By Samuel B. Bacharach on 02/12/10

http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-links/top-7-social-media-links-for-proactive-leaders/

The IWS Colloquium Series

By Samuel B. Bacharach on 02/11/10

http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/the-iws-colloquium-series/

Lessons Learned Through Verdi’s Stiffelio

By Stephanie Sutow on 02/10/10

http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/lessons-learned-through-verdi%e2%80%99s-stiffelio/

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Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
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# posted by SBasefsky : 12:43 PM

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 17 February 2010

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 17 February 2010

Academic Research

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers

Recent studies include ---

4755 Are Happiness and Productivity Lower among University Students with Newly-Divorced Parents? An Experimental Approach

4754 Longer-Term Impacts of Mentoring, Educational Services, and Incentives to Learn: Evidence from a Randomized Trial

4753 Returns to Education and Macroeconomic Shocks: Evidence from Argentina

4752 Earnings Determination and Taxes: Evidence from a Cohort Based Payroll Tax Reform in Greece

4751 Determinants of Lifetime Unemployment: A Micro Data Analysis with Censored Quantile Regressions

4750 Locus of Control and Job Search Strategies

4749 Rates of Return to University Education: The Regression Discontinuity Design

4748 Minimum Wages and Employment: Reconsidering the Use of a Time-Series Approach as an Evaluation Tool

4747 Family Values and the Regulation of Labor

4746 Intrinsic Motivations and the Non-Profit Health Sector: Evidence from Ethiopia

4745 Which Immigrants Are Most Innovative and Entrepreneurial? Distinctions by Entry Visa

4744 The Effect of Enclave Residence on the Labour Force Activities of Immigrants in Canada

4743 Dialects, Cultural Identity, and Economic Exchange

4742 Ethnic Concentration and Language Fluency of Immigrants in Germany

James G. McGann, University of Pennsylvania

The 2009 Global Rankings of Think Tanks (aka Think Tank Index)

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/irp/documents/2009GlobalGoToReportThinkTankIndex_1.31.2010.02.01_000.pdf

[full-text, 72 pages]

[actual title: THE THINK TANKS AND CIVIL SOCIETIES PROGRAM 2009

THE GLOBAL “GO-TO THINK TANKS”: The Leading Public Policy Research Organizations In The World]

Revised

January 31, 2010

Editor’s Note: The following creates a potential research problem as well as concerns for both companies and workers in our globalized environment.

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

The 2011 President’s Budget for the Bureau of Labor Statistics [2 February 2010]

http://www.bls.gov/bls/budget2011.htm

NOTE: Scroll down to the bottom of this page to find --

Eliminate the International Labor Comparisons (ILC) Program (-$2.0 million). In order to partially finance other needs, the BLS will eliminate the ILC program. Currently, the ILC program provides international comparisons of hourly compensation costs; productivity and unit labor costs; labor force, employment and unemployment rates; and consumer prices.

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

International

European Commission

EuroStat

LABOUR MARKET (including LABOUR FORCE SURVEY)

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/labour_market/introduction

(NOTE the subjects and links on both the left and right margins)

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditons (Dublin Foundation)

European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)

COMPARATIVE STUDY

Individual disputes at the workplace: Alternative disputes resolution [10 February 2010]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0910039s/index.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0910039s/tn0910039s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0910039s/tn0910039s.pdf
[full-text, 26 pages]

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

The following chapter comes from the forthcoming GOING FOR GROWTH 2010 publication which will be released on 10 March 2010 – see http://www.oecd.org/document/24/0,3343,en_2649_34325_41665624_1_1_1_1,00.html

Press Release 10 February 2010 for the following:

http://www.oecd.org/document/14/0,3343,en_2649_34325_44575438_1_1_1_1,00.html

Chapter 5: A Family Affair: Intergenerational Social Mobility across OECD Countries

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/17/42/44566315.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]

STATISTICAL ANNEX at

http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/784787325068

Federal

BLS Spotlight on Statistics

African American History Month [16 February 2010]

http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2010/african_american_history/

http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2010/african_american_history/pdf/african_american_spotlight.pdf

[full-text, 9 pages]