Wednesday, October 06, 2010
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 6 October 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, 6 October 2010
Academic Research
International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) at the ILO
World of Work Report 2010: From one crisis to the next? [30 September 2010]
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_145078.pdf
[full-text, 137 pages]
Executive Summary
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_145112.pdf
See Country and Regional Briefs at
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/research/briefs.htm
RAND
DISSERTATION
Job Search on the Internet, E-Recruitment, and Labor Market Outcomes [29 September 2010]
By: Farrukh Suvankulov
http://rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD2
or
http://rand.org/staff/RAND_RGSD271.pdf
[full-text, 143 pages]
Upjohn Institute
October 4, 2010
Upjohn Institute launches new Web site
http://www.upjohn.org/
New features include digital repository at http://research.upjohn.org
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
5226 Back to the Future: Decomposition Analysis of Distributive Policies Using Behavioural Simulations
5225 The Timing of Parental Income and Child Outcomes: The Role of Permanent and Transitory Shocks
5224 On Population Structure and Marriage Dynamics
5223 The Contribution of Social Transfers to the Reduction of Poverty
5222 Trade Union Membership and Dismissals
5221 Tax-Benefit Revealed Redistributive Preferences Over Time: Ireland 1987-2005
5220 Distributional Consequences of Labor Demand Adjustments to a Downturn: A Model-Based Approach with Application to Germany 2008-09
5219 A Different Look at Lenin's Legacy: Trust, Risk, Fairness and Cooperativeness in the Two Germanies
5218 The Impact of Ireland's Recession on the Labour Market Outcomes of its Immigrants
5217 Macroeconometric Evaluation of Active Labour Market Policies in Austria
5216 Linearity in Instrumental Variables Estimation: Problems and Solutions
5215 Religion and Child Health
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
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Knowledge Solutions
Taxonomies for Development [September 2010]
http://www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/taxonomies-for-development.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Gender Equity in Mathematics Education [September 2010]
Summary
http://publications.apec.org/publication-detail.php?pub_id=1069
[full-text, 17 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Measures for social inclusion of the elderly: The case of volunteering - Working paper [30 September 2010]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1055.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/55/en/1/EF1055EN.pdf
[full-text, 43 pages]
Federal
BLS: MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW
September 2010
Vol. 133, Number 9
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2010/09/mlr201009.pdf
[full-text, 151 pages]
Household expenditures on children, 2007–08
Megumi Omori
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2010/09/art1full.pdf
Self-employment in the United States
Steven F. Hipple
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2010/09/art2full.pdf
Evaluating the 1996–2006 employment projections
Ian D. Wyatt
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2010/09/art3full.pdf
BLS: Green Jobs—
Careers in Wind Energy [28 September 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/green/wind_energy/
BLS: Measuring Green Jobs
BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online
Ranking of Full-time Civilian Occupations by Hourly and Annual Earnings, July 2009 [29 September 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20100924ar01p1.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/cm20100924ar01p1.htm
United States Senate Committee on Finance
Committee Hearing
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Do Private Long-Term Disability Policies Provide the Protection They Promise?
http://finance.senate.gov/hearings/hearing/?id=1c1bd578-5056-a032-5237-4dd9283e52ed
Joint Economic Committee (JEC)
HEARING
28 September 2010
New Evidence on Gender Pay Gap for Women in Management
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Info Brief
NSF 10-328
Institutions Increase Networking Capacity, Gap Between Doctorate- and Nondoctorate-Granting Institutions Widens [27 September 2010]
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf10328/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf10328/nsf10328.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.
Fantasy Football Is Not Killing the Economy
Survey finds that fantasy football is not sapping productivity
http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2010/09/iws-challenger-fantasy-football-is-not.html
Financial Engines
The Financial Engines National 401(k) Evaluation -- Who Benefits from Today's 401(k)? [4 October 2010]
http://corp.financialengines.com/corp/FinancialEnginesNational401kEval2010.pdf.pdf
[full-text, 54 pages]
Press Release 4 October 2010
MOST AMERICANS NOT ON TRACK TO RETIRE DUE TO LOW SAVINGS AND POOR INVESTMENT CHOICES, FINANCIAL ENGINES STUDY SHOWS
Those in Automatic 401(k)s Better Off
http://corp.financialengines.com/press_room/press_releases/2010/20101004.html
Hewitt
Press Release 29 September 2010
Hewitt Survey Shows Strategic Importance of Total Rewards in Successful M&A Transactions
http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/AboutHewitt/Newsroom/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?cid=9125
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC)
INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED CORE LABOUR STANDARDS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
REPORT FOR THE WTO GENERAL COUNCIL REVIEW OF THE TRADE POLICIES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(Geneva, 29 September and 1 October 2010)
http://www.ituc-csi.org/report-for-the-wto-general-council,7686.html
or
http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/final_US_CLS_2010.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
Press Release 29 September 2010
ITUC OnLine--131/290910
USA: unresolved problems with the right to organise and other fundamental rights
http://www.ituc-csi.org/usa-unresolved-problems-with-the.html
Towers Watson
Fifth Property & Casualty Claim Officer Survey,
Claim Management — Operation Perspectives in 2010 [4 October 2010]
http://www.towerswatson.com/research/2861
or
http://www.towerswatson.com/assets/pdf/2861/TowersWatson-PC-Claim-Officers-Survey5_NA-2010-17645.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
Press Release 4 October 2010
Call Centers Playing Increasingly Important Role for Insurers' Claims Operations, According to Towers Watson Survey
http://www.towerswatson.com/press/2911
Law
PRESS RELEASE 5 October 2010
EEOC Sues U.S. Steel Corporation for Nationwide Disability Discrimination
Steel Producing Giant Unlawfully Subjects Probationary Employees to Random Alcohol Tests, Federal Agency Charges
http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/10-5-10.cfm
Statistical Reports
BEA: Personal Income and Outlays, August 2010 [1 October 2010]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2010/pi0810.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2010/pdf/pi0810.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2010/xls/pi0810.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2010/pdf/pi0810_fax.pdf
BLS: CONSUMER EXPENDITURES--2009 [5 October 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cesan.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cesan.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- AUGUST 2010 [29 August 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
The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
IZA Press Statement - September 30, 2010
IZA Prize in Labor Economics goes to Francine D. Blau
German-based Institute for the Study of Labor honors Cornell (ILR) economist
http://www.iza.org/files/BlauIZAPrizeEN.pdf
See brief bio at -- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/directory/fdb4/
Cornell Press Release 30 September 2010
Policy Influence, Internationally
Blau receives top labor economics award for work in labor market inequality and other research
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/news/FranBlau_093010.html
USA.gov
GET IT DONE ONLINE! (improve your productivity)
http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Services.shtml
Access U.S. Government Services from your computer
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)
Painting & Essay Competition
http://www.unictr.org/News/PaintingEssayCompetition/tabid/215/Default.aspx
THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/
The Art of Campaigning
POSTED by SAMUEL B. BACHARACH on OCT 4, 2010
http://bacharachblog.com/travel/the-art-of-campaigning/
The Daily Show & The Dialogue of Execution
BY JEREMY FLYNN on 09/29/10
http://bacharachblog.com/linksy/the-daily-show-the-dialogue-of-execution/
Proactive Retirement & Giving Back
POSTED by SAMUEL B. BACHARACH on SEP 22, 2010
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-stories/proactive-retirement-giving-back/
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Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
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