Wednesday, August 18, 2010
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 18 August 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, 18 August 2010
Academic Research
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
5109 Hidden Skewness
5108 Intergenerational Transfer of Human Capital under Post-War Distress: The Displaced and the Roma in the Former Yugoslavia
5107 Herausbildung erster Wesenszüge des Normalarbeitsverhältnisses in Deutschland
5106 Running and Jumping Variables in RD Designs: Evidence Based on Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Birth Weights
5105 Teams Make You Smarter: Learning and Knowledge Transfer in Auctions and Markets by Teams and Individuals
5104 Does Intermarriage Pay Off? A Panel Data Analysis
5103 Intermittent Reinforcement and the Persistence of Behavior: Experimental Evidence
5102 The Impact of Child Care Subsidies on Child Well-Being: Evidence from Geographic Variation in the Distance to Social Service Agencies
5101 Cross-Country Evidence on Teacher Performance Pay
5100 Labor Market Policy: A Comparative View on the Costs and Benefits of Labor Market Flexibility
5099 The Vanishing Procyclicality of Labor Productivity
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)
Market Brief
Volume 1, Issue 2
16 July, 2010
Briefing Note on the African Economic Outlook 2010: Africa Rebounding [16 July 2010]
[full-text, 8 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Trends in quality of life in the EU: 2003-2009 [12 August 2010]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1047.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/47/en/1/EF1047EN.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
WORKING TIME DEVELOPMENTS 2009 [26 July 2010]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn1004039s/tn1004039s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn1004039s/tn1004039s.pdf
[full-text, 31 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
ABSENCE FROM WORK [21 July 2010]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/tn0911039s/index.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/tn0911039s/tn0911039s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/ewco/tn0911039s/tn0911039s.pdf
[full-text, 29 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European network of cities for local integration policies for migrants (CLIP) - Date: 2008-2010
CLIP – Intercultural policies in European cities: case studies
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/areas/populationandsociety/clipinterculturalcases.htm
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Ethnic entrepreneurship: Concept paper [5 July 2010]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1039.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/39/en/1/EF1039EN.pdf
[full-text, 29 pages]
Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
Recent Research Reports
JILPT Research Reports No.112 Summary
"Human Resource Development and Treatment of Skilled Workers in the Monozukuri (Manufacturing) Industry - Present State of Machinery and Metal-related Industries -"--Summary [27 July 2010]
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/reports/documents/jilpt-research/no.112.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]
JILPT Research Reports No.103 Summary
"Human Resource Development in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises - Preliminary Consideration -"--Summary [27 July 2010]
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/reports/documents/jilpt-research/no.103.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]
OECD
International Migration Outlook 2010 [12 July 2010]
http://www.oecd.org/document/41/0,3343,en_2649_33931_45591593_1_1_1_1,00.html
Press Release 12 July 2010
Economy: migration key to long-term economic growth, says OECD
http://www.oecd.org/document/26/0,3343,en_21571361_44315115_45623194_1_1_1_1,00.html
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Global Employment Trends for Youth, August 2010 [11 August 2010]
http://www.ilo.org/empelm/what/pubs/lang--en/docName--WCMS_143349/index.htm
or
[full-text, 87 pages]
Press Release 11 August 2010
World economic crisis has spurred a record increase in youth unemployment says ILO
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Offshoring and working conditions in remote work [12 July 2010]
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
[full-text, 4 pages]
Press Release 12 July 2010
World Bank
Investing Across Borders 2010: Indicators of foreign direct investment regulation in 87 economies [7 July 2010]
or
http://iab.worldbank.org/~/media/FPDKM/IAB/Documents/IAB-report.ashx
[full-text, 200 pages]
See Also -- DATABASE
http://www.investingacrossborders.org
Press Release 7 July 2010
Federal
Administration on Aging (AOA)
Projected Future Growth of the Older Population [updated 23 June 2010]
http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/Aging_Statistics/future_growth/future_growth.aspx
Administration on Aging (AOA)
AGID (AGing Integrated Database)
BLS Information Office in New York
NEW YORK
http://www.bls.gov/ro2/ro2_ny.htm
BLS: Focus on Prices and Spending | Consumer Expenditure | Volume 1, Number 8
Health Care Spending: 1998, 2003, and 2008 [17 August 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/focus/volume1_number8/cex_1_8.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/focus/volume1_number8/cex_1_8.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Bulletin 2749
July 2010
National Compensation Survey: Health and Retirement Plan Provisions in Private Industry in the United States, 2009 [16 July 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/detailedprovisions/2009/
or
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/detailedprovisions/2009/ebbl0045.pdf
[full-text, 135 pages]
BLS: Multiple jobholding during the 2000s [30 July 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2010/07/art3full.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
BLS: Multiple jobholding in States in 2009 [30 July 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2010/07/art4full.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]
Both items above come from the
Monthly Labor Review
July 2010, Vol. 133, No. 7
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2010/07/home.htm
BLS: Issues in Labor Statistics:
Labor force flows in the most recent recession [30 July 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils85.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
BLS: Issues in Labor Statistics
Summary 10-06/ July 2010
ILLNESS-RELATED WORK ABSENCES DURING FLU SEASON [15 July 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils83.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
BLS: PROGRAM PERSPECTIVES
Vol. 2, Issue 4
July 2010
COMBINED BENEFIT PLANS [8 July 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/perspectives/program_perspectives_vol2_issue4.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Spotlight on Statistics
TRAVEL [9 July 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2010/travel/home.htm
Census
WHO'S MINDING THE KIDS? CHILD CARE ARRANGEMENTS: SPRING 2005/SUMMER 2006 [17 August 2010]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2010pubs/p70-121.pdf
[full-text, 26 pages]
Press Release
Summertime Child Care Arrangements Vary, Census Bureau Reports [17 August 2010]
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/children/cb10-123.html
Census
The Black Population in the United States: 2007 and 2008 [29 July 2010]
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/black.html
Census
The Asian Population in the United States: 2007 and 2008 [28 July 2010]
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/api.html
ChildStats.gov
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2010 [July 2010]
http://childstats.gov/americaschildren/index.asp
or
http://childstats.gov/pdf/ac2010/ac_10.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
SOCIAL SECURITY POLICY OPTIONS [July 2010]
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/115xx/doc11580/07-01-SSOptions_forWeb.pdf
[full-text, 67 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
China and the United States—A Comparison of Green Energy Programs and Policies
Richard J. Campbell, Specialist in Energy Policy
June 14, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/R41287/2010-06-14/download/1013/
[full-text, 24 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation: The Future of Commercial Trucking Across the Mexican Border
John Frittelli,Specialist in Transportation Policy
June 1, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/RL31738/2010-06-01/download/1013/
[full-text, 32 pages]
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
“Shadow Banking,” Zoltan Pozsar, Tobias Adrian, Adam Ashcraft, and Hayley Boesky (no. 458, July 2010)
http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/staff_reports/sr458.html
or
http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/staff_reports/sr458.pdf
[full-text, 81 pages]
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
“The Recession’s Impact on the State Budgets of New York and New Jersey,” Richard Deitz, Andrew F. Haughwout, and Charles Steindel (June/July 2010)
http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/current_issues/ci16-6.html
or
http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/current_issues/ci16-6.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]
Press Release 14 July 2010
http://www.newyorkfed.org/newsevents/news/research/2010/rp100714.html
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Empire State Manufacturing Survey [16 August 2010]
http://www.newyorkfed.org/survey/empire/empiresurvey_overview.html
See also Supplemental Report
http://www.newyorkfed.org/survey/empire/August10.pdf
United States International Trade Commission (USITC)
(Investigation No. 332-509, USITC Publication 4169, July 2010)
SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (SMEs) EXPORT LESS THAN EUROPEAN SMEs; INSUFFICIENT FINANCING, COMPLEX REGULATIONS, TRANSPORTATION COSTS AMONG TOP BARRIERS TO U.S. SME EXPORTING [15 July 2010]
http://usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2010/er0715hh1.htm
or
http://usitc.gov/publications/332/pub4169.pdf
[full-text, 314 pages]
United States International Trade Commission (USITC)
OFFICE OF INDUSTRIES WORKING PAPER
No. ID-25
Impact of Wind Energy Installations on Domestic Manufacturing and Trade [July 2010]
by Andrew S. David
http://usitc.gov/publications/332/working_papers/ID-25.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
Mercer
Summary of Future of Talent Management Survey for U.S. [16 July 2010]
U.S. EMPLOYERS PLAN TO RESHAPE TALENT PROGRAMS AS THE ECONOMY SHIFTS TOWARD GROWTH
http://cl.exct.net/?qs=e3637ddcc50b3ee613a3be45597249cd1af9bccfe5e9c074c25857c2ee370324
[full-text, 6 pages]
Summary of Future of Talent Management Survey for EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, & AFRICA (EMEA) [16 July 2010]
EMEA EMPLOYERS PLAN TO RESHAPE TALENT PROGRAMMES AS THE ECONOMY SHIFTS TOWARDS GROWTH
http://cl.exct.net/?qs=e3637ddcc50b3ee6f354d1b904c6c3119e21490c0056b92ebb73d9b6e54ea342
[full-text, 6 pages]
RAND
ENCOURAGING WORK AT OLDER AGES [15 July 2010]
By: Nicole Maestas
http://rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT350/
or
http://rand.org/pubs/testimonies/2010/RAND_CT350.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
Law
Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
China Human Rights and Rule of Law Update [9 July 2010]
All Items from the No. 6, 2010 CECC Newsletter
http://www.cecc.gov/pages/virtualAcad/newsletterListing.phpd?NLdate=20100709&show=ALL
or
http://www.cecc.gov/pages/general/newsletters/CECCnewsletter20100709.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages with LINKS]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
World Trade Organization (WTO): Issues in the Debate on Continued U.S. Participation
Raymond J. Ahearn, Specialist in International Trade and Finance
Ian F. Fergusson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance
June 16, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/R41291/2010-06-16/download/1013/
[full-text, 41 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Disability Benefits Available Under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Veterans Disability Compensation (VDC) Programs
Umar Moulta-Ali, Presidential Management Fellow
June 17, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/R41289/2010-06-17/download/1013/
or
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41289_20100617.pdf
[full-text, 23 pages]
Statistical Reports
BLS: PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - JULY 2010 [17 August 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
[full-text, 23 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm
BLS: Consumer Price Index – July 2010 [13 August 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]
BLS: REAL EARNINGS JULY 2010 [13 August 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
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)
Ntawukulilyayo Sentenced to 25 years of Imprisonment
ICTR/INFO-9-2-650.EN
Aug 3, 2010
http://www.unictr.org/tabid/155/Default.aspx?id=1159
THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/
Leadership Lie Detection
By Sean Lee on 08/17/10
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/leadership-lie-detection/
What Tulips Can Teach Us
By Bobak Moazami on 08/11/10
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/what-tulips-can-teach-us/
The Next Best Thing: Steve Jobs’ Leadership Misstep
By Sean Lee on 07/28/10
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