Tuesday, April 13, 2010
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 14 April 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, 14 April 2010
Academic Research
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
4874 Selection Policy and Immigrants' Remittance Behaviour
4873 One Last Puff? Public Smoking Bans and Smoking Behavior
4872 Explaining Rising Returns to Education in Urban China in the 1990s
4871 Micro-Evidence on Rent Sharing from Different Perspectives
4870 What Makes a Good Conference? Analysing the Preferences of Labor Economists
4869 Family Violence and Football: The Effect of Unexpected Emotional Cues on Violent Behavior
4868 Economics and Religion
(forthcoming in: Rebecca Free (ed.), 21st Century Economics: A Reference Handbook, Sage Publications: 2010)
4867 Home-Leaving Decisions of Daughters and Sons
4866 Recent Developments in Intergenerational Mobility
(forthcoming in: Handbook of Labor Economics)
4865 Documentation IZAΨMOD: The IZA Policy SImulation MODel
4864 Can Training Programs or Rather Wage Subsidies Bring the Unemployed Back to Work? A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation for Germany
ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell Universtiy Press)
STRETCHED THIN: Poor Families, Welfare Work, and Welfare Reform
Sandra Morgen; Joan Acker; Jill Weigt
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=5581
ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell Universtiy Press)
WORKING FOR JUSTICE: The L.A. Model of Organizing and Advocacy
Ruth Milkman (Editor); Joshua Bloom (Editor); Victor Narro (Editor)
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=5613
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Knowledge Management and Learning
Seeding Knowledge Solutions Before, During, and After [April 2010]
By Olivier Serrat
[full-text, 8 pages]
See Addition "Knowledge Solutions" at
http://www.adb.org/Knowledge-Management/whatsold.asp
European Commission
EUROPEAN SMALL BUSINESS PORTAL
HUMAN RESOURCES
http://ec.europa.eu/small-business/most-of-market/human-resources/index_en.htm
European Commission
Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
National equality bodies
NATIONAL EQUALITY BODIES
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=616&langId=en
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Working poor in Europe [6 April 2010]
April 2010
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/tn0910026s/index.htm
and
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/tn0910026s/tn0910026s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/ewco/tn0910026s/tn0910026s.pdf
[full-text, 48 pages]
JOINT
African Development Bank Group: www.afdb.org Asian Development Bank: www.adb.org
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development: www.ebrd.com
Integrity at the Inter-American Development Bank Group: http://www.iadb.org/topics/transparency/IAD/
World Bank Group: www.worldbank.org/integrity
Press Release
MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS (MDBs) STEP UP THEIR FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION WITH JOINT SANCTION ACCORD
Cross Debarment, a new enforcement tool, greatly increases potential penalties for firms engaging in fraud and corruption, adding strong deterrent
http://www.adb.org/Media/Articles/2010/13189-asian-anticorruption-initiatives/
or
http://www.adb.org/Media/Articles/2010/13189-asian-anticorruption-initiatives/joint-NR.pdf
Federal
BLS: International Labor Comparisons (ILC)
China Studies
http://www.bls.gov/ilc/#china
BLS: International Labor Comparisons (ILC)
Charts
http://www.bls.gov/ilc/#charts
BLS: Fact Sheet | Coal Mining | April 2010
Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities in the Coal Mining Industry [8 April 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/os/osar0012.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/os/osar0012.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
The Effects of Health Reform on the Federal Budget
12 April 2010
Presentation by CBO Director Doug Elmendorf to the World Health Care Congress
http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=11439&type=1
[full-text, 15 pages in PowerPoint format]
See also DIRECTOR'S BLOG
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Trends in the Use of School Choice: 1993 to 2007 [8 April 2010]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010004.pdf
[full-text, 77 pages]
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Digest of Education Statistics, 2009 [7 April 2010]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2010013
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010013.pdf
[full-text, 732 pages]
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Mini-Digest of Education Statistics, 2009 [7 April 2010]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2010014
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010014.pdf
[full-text, 78 pages]
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Enrollment in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2008; Graduation Rates, 2002 and 2005 Cohorts; and Financial Statistics, Fiscal Year 2008 [6 April 2010]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2010152
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010152.pdf
[full-text, 71 pages]
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in S&E - U.S. Demographics and Undergraduate Enrollment Data Update (April 6, 2010)
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Employment in Science and Engineering Occupations reached 5.8 million in 2008 [6 April 2010]
NSF 10-315 | April 2010 |
by Mark Regets
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf10315/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf10315/nsf10315.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE [online 2010]
http://apps.opm.gov/publications/pages/OPM_Detail.cfm?ID=778
or
http://apps.opm.gov/ADT/ContentFiles/SIGuide09.08.08.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
The Handbook of Elder Care Resources for the Federal Workplace
http://www.opm.gov/Employment_and_Benefits/WorkLife/OfficialDocuments/HandbooksGuides/ElderCareResources/index.asp
Social Security Administration (SSA)
SSA for HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGERS
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/hrm/
United States International Trade Commission (USITC)
Industry & Trade Summary
WIRELESS HANDSETS - March 2010
http://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/ITS_5.pdf
[full-text, 82 pages]
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
2009-10 Report on the Economic Status of the Profession [12 April 2010]
http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/comm/rep/Z/ecstatreport09-10/
or
http://www.aaup.org/NR/rdonlyres/AFB34202-2D42-48B6-9C3B-52EC3D86F605/0/zreport.pdf
[full-text, 29 pages]
AARP
Recession Takes Toll on Hispanics 45+: Boomers Particularly Hard Hit
By: Rebecca Perron, Ph.D., AARP Knowledge Management | March 2010
http://www.aarp.org/research/surveys/money/econ/trends/articles/hispeconomy.html
or
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/hispeconomy.pdf
[full-text, 57 pages]
BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
Chinese Foreign-Educated Returnees: Shaping China's Future?
http://www.brookings.edu/events/2010/0406_china_returnees.aspx
Full Event Audio
April 06, 2010 Length: 1:56:03
European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)
ETUI Policy Brief - European Social Policy
What's wrong with EU2020?
http://www.etui.org/research/Media/Files/EEEPB/European-Social-Policy/2-2010-EN
[full-text, 7 pages]
Author: Philippe Pochet
(Philippe Pochet is General Director of the European Trade Union Institute)
Additional Policy Briefs are found at-
http://www.etui.org/research/Publications/Regular-publications/ETUI-Policy-Briefs
Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
Filipino Immigrants in the United States [7 April 2010]
By Aaron Terrazas and Jeanne Batalova
http://www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/display.cfm?ID=777
ShapeNZ and the New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development
ShapeNZ Environmental Issues Survey 2010
A national survey of 1066 New Zealanders on environmental issues and quality of life [online 6 April 2010]
March, 2010
[full-text, 14 pages]
Press Release 6 April 2010
New Zealanders' quality of life rating slips
New Zealanders' quality of life rating slips [6 April 2010]
http://www.nzbcsd.org.nz/story.asp?StoryID=1141
Law
[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 68 (Friday, April 9, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 18133-18134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8154]
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-04-09/html/2010-8154.htm
or
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-04-09/pdf/2010-8154.pdf
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 550
RIN 3206-AM08
Pay for Sunday Work
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing proposed
regulations that would implement the ruling in the case of Fathauer v.
United States, 566 F.3d 1352 (Fed. Cir. 2009). In this decision the
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that part-
time employees are covered under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5546(a),
the statute governing the payment of Sunday premium pay for work
performed on Sundays. The revised Sunday premium pay regulations would
eliminate references to ``full-time'' employees, which will permit
Sunday premium payments to part-time employees, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
5546(a). Prevailing rate employees are entitled to payment of Sunday
premium pay, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5544(a). Consistent with the
reasoning in the Fathauer decision, OPM has determined that part-time
prevailing rate employees are covered under the provisions of 5 U.S.C.
5544(a).
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 8, 2010.
Statistical Reports
BEA: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - MARCH 2010 [13 April 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm
BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - MARCH 2010 [13 April 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm
BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- FEBRUARY 2010 [7 April 2010]
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
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
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)
ICTR NEWSLETTER March 2010
http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/newsletter/mar10/mar10.pdf
and
Rwanda Genocide Commemoration
7 April 2010
Statement by His Excellency Mr. Adama Dieng, Registrar of
The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal For Rwanda(UNICTR)
http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/speeches/dieng100407.htm
THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/
5 Social Media Handicaps
By wbriggs on 04/13/10
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-technology/5-social-media-handicaps/
David Foster Wallace On Leadership
By wbriggs on 04/12/10
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/david-foster-wallace-on-leadership/
SATs & Global Change: The Power of Vision
By Dharmesh Kumar Patel on 04/09/10
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-stories/sats-global-change-the-power-of-vision/
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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
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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