Tuesday, June 01, 2010
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 2 June 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, 2 June 2010
Academic Research
RAND
Structures and Dynamics of Social Networks: Selection, Influence, and Self-Organization [26 May 2010]
By: Myong-Hyun Go
http://rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD263/
or
http://rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/2010/RAND_RGSD263.pdf
[full-text, 123 pages]
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
4969 School Responsiveness to Quality Rankings: An Empirical Analysis of Secondary Education in the Netherlands
4968 Mentoring, Educational Services, and Economic Incentives: Longer-Term Evidence on Risky Behaviors from a Randomized Trial
4967 The Firing Cost Implications of Alternative Severance Pay Designs
4966 Immigrant Selection and Short-Term Labour Market Outcomes by Visa Category
4965 Labor Market Entry Conditions, Wages and Job Mobility
4964 Productivity Premia for German Manufacturing Firms Exporting to the Euro-Area and Beyond: First Evidence from Robust Fixed Effects Estimations
4963 Priming Cooperation in Social Dilemma Games
4962 Der vormoderne Allokationsprozess von Arbeit in Deutschland
4961 Sexual Orientation and Household Savings: Do Homosexual Couples Save More?
4960 Who Benefits from the Earned Income Tax Credit? Incidence among Recipients, Coworkers and Firms
4959 Female Labor Supply and Divorce: New Evidence from Ireland
4958 Estimating Incentive and Welfare Effects of Non-Stationary Unemployment Benefits
4957 Crossing the Border: Self-Selection, Earnings and Individual Migration Decisions
DigitalCommons@ILR--Most Recent Additions
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/recent_additions.html
Home Page at - http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
African Development Bank (AfDB)
African Fixed Income and Derivatives Guidebook [26 May 2010]
http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Publications/AfDB-Guidebook-EN-web.pdf
[full-text, 210 pages -- may download slowly]
UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Prepared for 33rd Session of ECLAC
Brasilia, 30 May to 1 June 2010
Time for equality - closing gaps, opening trails 2010
or
http://www.eclac.cl/publicaciones/xml/1/39711/05-2010-115-SES-33-3-Time_for_equality.pdf
[full-text, 269 pages]
Summary: Time for equality - closing gaps, opening trails 2010
or
http://www.eclac.cl/publicaciones/xml/5/39715/2010-226-SINTESIS_La_hora_de_la_igualdad-PRESS.pdf
[full-text, 56 pages]
Press Release 31 May 2010
During the Thirty-third Session:
ECLAC Proposal on the Role of the State in Attaining Equality is Discussed at High-level Seminar
Participants stressed the importance of regional integration and strengthening democracy for the adoption of effective public policies.
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Catering sector [28 May 2010]
May 2010
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0909017s/index.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0909017s/tn0909017s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0909017s/tn0909017s.pdf
[full-text, 47 pages]
Korea Labor Institute (KLI)
e-Labor News No. 97
Issue paper
Evaluation of Korea's Activation Policy and Direction for Development∗
Deok Soon Hwang∗∗
http://www.kli.re.kr/kli/html_eng/08_mail/webzineboard/upfile/e_97.pdf
[full-text, 39 pages]
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)
OECD Economic Outlook No. 87, May 2010 [26 May 2010]
http://www.oecd.org/document/18/0,3343,en_2649_34109_20347538_1_1_1_37443,00.html
COUNTRY SUMMARIES
http://www.oecd.org/document/52/0,3343,en_2649_34109_19726196_1_1_1_1,00.html
Press Release 26 May 2010
Growth rising faster than expected but risks increasing too, says OECD Economic Outlook
http://www.oecd.org/document/9/0,3343,en_2649_201185_45303817_1_1_1_1,00.html
OECD
COUNTRY STATISTICAL PROFILES 2010
http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DatasetCode=CSP2010
(Use pull-down menu to pick country of interest)
Federal
Monthly Labor Review Online
May 2010, Vol. 133, No. 5
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2010/05/home.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2010/05/mlr201005.pdf
[full-text, 126 pages]
Labor costs in India's organized manufacturing sector
Jessica R. Sincavage, Carl Haub, and O.P. Sharma
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2010/05/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
The early 2000s: a period of declining teen summer employment rates
Teresa L. Morisi
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2010/05/art2full.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
Job openings, hires, and separations fall during the recession
Mark deWolf and Katherine Klemmer
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2010/05/art3full.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]
BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions
How Does Your 401(k) Match Up? [26 May 2010]
by Hilery Z. Simpson, Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20100520ar01p1.htm
Census
Current Populations Reports
Population Estimates and Projections
P25-1139
Coastline Population Trends in the United States: 1960 to 2008 [26 May 2010]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2010pubs/p25-1139.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
Press Release 26 May 2010
Census Bureau Report Documents Rapid Expansion of Gulf Coast Population in Recent Decades
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/population/cb10-76.html
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
A CBO Report
The Effects of Automatic Stabilizers on the Federal Budget [27 May 2010]
May 2010
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/114xx/doc11471/05-27-AutomaticStabilizers.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Unauthorized Aliens in the United States
Andorra Bruno, Specialist in Immigration Policy
April 27, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/R41207/2010-04-27/download/1013/
[full-text, 26 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response: The SAFER Grant Program
Lennard G. Kruger, Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
April 30, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/RL33375/2010-04-30/download/1013/
[full-text, 13 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Poverty in the United States: 2008
Thomas Gabe, Specialist in Social Policy
April 21, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/RL33069/2010-04-21/download/1013/
[full-text, 22 pages]
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
OPEN GOVERNMENT WEB PAGE
AMERICA'S HEROES AT WORK .GOV WEB SITE (Re-Organized) + SPECIAL FEATURE
http://www.americasheroesatwork.gov/
SITE MAP
http://www.americasheroesatwork.gov/siteMapView
Featured Resource:
TBI, PTSD & Employment
An online training module for employers, supervisors & hiring managers
http://www.americasheroesatwork.gov/forEmployers/presentations/TBIptsd/
Joint Economic Committee (JEC)
Extending Unemployment Insurance Benefits: The Cost of Inaction for Disabled Workers [25 May 2010]
http://jec.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=d5003466-eb78-4a91-b5b1-eb99c2982166
[full-text, 4 pages]
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
The Condition of Education 2010 [27 May 2010]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2010028
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010028.pdf
[full-text, 429 pages]
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
A Profile of Criminal Incidents at School: Results From the 2003–05 National Crime Victimization Survey Crime Incident Report [26 May 2010]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2010318
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010318.pdf
[full-text, 67 pages]
National Science Foundation (NSF)
U.S. Businesses Report 2008 Worldwide R&D Expense of $330 Billion: Findings from New NSF Survey [26 May 2010]
NSF 10-322 | May 2010
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf10322/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf10322/nsf10322.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
Amnesty International
Amnesty International Report 2010: State of the World's Human Rights (covers the period January -- December 2009) [27 May 2010]
DOWNLOADS
http://thereport.amnesty.org/downloads
and
COMPLETE REPORT
http://thereport.amnesty.org/sites/default/files/AIR2010_EN.pdf
[full-text, 430 pages]
Press Release 27 May 2010
http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE011732010&lang=e
also
Report 2010: Global justice gap condemns millions to abuse
27 May 2010
http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2010052716941&lang=e
Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
EBRI Issue Brief #343
Health Savings Accounts and Health Reimbursement Arrangements: Assets, Account Balances, and Rollovers, 2006–2009 [1 June 2010]
June 2010
http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=4566
or
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/briefspdf/EBRI_IB_06-2010_No343_Hlth-Accts.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]
Hewitt
Press Release 25 May 2010
Most U.S. Companies Planning to Apply for Temporary Federal Reinsurance Program, According to New Hewitt Survey
http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/AboutHewitt/Newsroom/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?cid=8475
Towers Watson
Press Release 26 May 2010
More Fortune 100 Companies Offering Account-Based Retirement Plans to New Salaried Employees, Towers Watson Analysis Finds
Shift Away From Traditional Pension Plans Continues
http://www.towerswatson.com/press/1956
Law
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs
Andorra Bruno, Specialist in Immigration Policy
March 16, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/RL32044/2010-03-16/download/1013/
[full-text, 47 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Europe's Preferential Trade Agreements: Status, Content, and Implications
Raymond J. Ahearn, Specialist in International Trade and Finance
March 22, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/R41143/2010-03-22/download/1013/
[full-text, 42 pages]
Evaluating a potential US-China bilateral investment treaty: Background, context and implications
Prepared for the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission
http://www.uscc.gov/researchpapers/2010/EIU_Report_on_US-China_BIT--FINAL_14_April_2010.pdf
[full-text, 59 pages]
Statistical Reports
BEA: Personal Income and Outlays, April 2010 [28 May 2010]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2010/pi0410.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2010/pdf/pi0410.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2010/xls/pi0410.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2010/pdf/pi0410_fax.pdf
BEA: Gross Domestic Product: First Quarter 2010 (Second Estimate) [27 May 2010]
Corporate Profits: First Quarter 2010 (Preliminary Estimate)
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2010/gdp1q10_2nd.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2010/pdf/gdp1q10_2nd.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2010/xls/gdp1q10_2nd.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2010/pdf/gdp1q10_2nd_fax.pdf
BLS: EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF FAMILIES -- 2009 [27 May 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/famee.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/famee.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction [EMCDDA]
NOTE: Released Today for purposes of International Children's Day (1 June).
Children's voices. Experiences and perceptions of European children on drug and alcohol issues [28 May 2010]
EMCDDA, Lisbon, May 2010
http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/thematic-papers/childrens-voices
or
http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/attachements.cfm/att_102555_EN_TP_ChildrenVoices.pdf
[full-text, 38 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)
28 May 2010
The PROSECUTOR
v.
Augustin NGIRABATWARE
Case No. ICTR-99-54-T
http://www.unictr.org/Portals/0/Case%5CEnglish%5CNgirabatware%5Cdecisions%5C100528.pdf
THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/
10 Must-Read Social Media & Leadership Stories From May 24-28
By Samuel B. Bacharach on 05/28/10
Forget Wikipedia, Try This…
By Bobak Moazami on 05/27/10
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/forget-wikipedia-try-this/
The Energetic Power of Creative Freedom
By wbriggs on 05/27/10
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/the-energetic-power-of-creative-freedom/
3 Criteria For Evaluating High-Level e-Learning Courses
By Samuel B. Bacharach on 05/26/10
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