IWS Documented News WEEKLY BULLETIN

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________

 

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 27 October 2010

 

Academic Research

 

 

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

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

Recent studies include ---

5275       Estimating Marginal Returns to Education            
5274       Can Private School Growth Foster Universal Literacy? Panel Evidence from Indian Districts           
5273       Domestic Violence and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Mixed-Race Developing Country         
5272       Nonresponse and Focal Point Answers to Subjective Probability Questions
5271       Neighbourhood Effects, Housing Tenure, and Individual Employment Outcomes (forthcoming in: Van Ham M., Manley D., Bailey N., Simpson L., Maclennan D. (eds.), Neighbourhood Effects Research: New Perspectives (Chapter 7), Springer Dordrecht)             
5270       Organization and Information in the Fight against Crime: An Evaluation of the Integration of Police Forces in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil               
5269       The Heterogeneous Effects of Training Incidence and Duration on Labor Market Transitions       
5268       How to Control for Many Covariates? Reliable Estimators Based on the Propensity Score              
5267       Matched Fundraising: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment              
5266       Can Targeted, Non-Cognitive Skills Programs Improve Achievement? Evidence from EPIS            
5265       Analyzing the Anticipation of Treatments Using Data on Notification Dates          
5264       Social Norms and Economic Incentives in Firms 
5263       Detecting Discrimination in Audit and Correspondence Studies 
5262       Equilibrium Policy Simulations with Random Utility Models of Labour Supply       
5261       Solow or Lucas? Testing Speed of Convergence on a Panel of OECD Countries    
5260       Immigrant Heterogeneity and the Earnings Distribution in the United Kingdom and United States: New Evidence from a Panel Data Quantile Regression Analysis


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

 

 

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

European Company Survey 2009

Flexibility profiles of European companies [20 October 2010]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1060.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/60/en/1/EF1060EN.pdf

[full-text, 45 pages]

 

 

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

The impact of investment funds on restructuring practices and employment levels [8 October 2010]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1064.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/64/en/1/EF1064EN.pdf

[full-text, 107 pages]

 

 

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Trade and employment in the global crisis: Lessons for the future [online October, 2010]

http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/---publ/documents/publication/wcms_141911.pdf

[full-text, 174 pages]

 

 

Federal

 

 

BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/

 

Consumer-Driven Health Care: What Is It, and What Does It Mean for Employees and Employers? [25 October 2010]

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20101019ar01p1.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/cm20101019ar01p1.htm

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Inherently Governmental Functions and Other Work Reserved for Performance by Federal Government Employees: The Obama Administration's Proposed Policy Letter

L. Elaine Halchin, Specialist in American National Government

Kate M. Manuel, Legislative Attorney

Shawn Reese, Analyst in Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy

Moshe Schwartz, Specialist in Defense Acquisition

October 1, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/R41209/2010-10-01/download/1013/

[full-text, 20 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

China's Currency: An Analysis of the Economic Issues

Wayne M. Morrison, Specialist in Asian Trade and Finance

Marc Labonte, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy

October 1, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/RS21625/2010-10-01/download/1013/

[full-text, 37 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Job Growth During the Recovery

Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics

September 30, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/R41434/2010-09-30/download/1013/

[full-text, 15 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Trade Preferences: Economic Issues and Policy Options

Vivian C. Jones, Coordinator, Specialist in International Trade and Finance

J. F. Hornbeck, Specialist in International Trade and Finance

M. Angeles Villarreal, Specialist in International Trade and Finance

September 24, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/R41429/2010-09-24/download/1013/

[full-text, 38 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

China's Sovereign Wealth Fund: Developments and Policy Implications

Michael F. Martin, Specialist in Asian Affairs

September 23, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/R41441/2010-09-23/download/1013/

[full-text, 16 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

China's Steel Industry and Its Impact on the United States: Issues for Congress

Rachel Tang, Analyst in Industrial Organization and Business

September 21, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/R41421/2010-09-21/download/1013/

[full-text, 32 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Poverty in the United States: 2009

Thomas Gabe, Specialist in Social Policy

September 20, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/RL33069/2010-09-20/download/1013/

[full-text, 22 pages]

 

 

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

 

 

Mercer

Most employers lacking a strategy for developing women leaders [25 October 2010]

http://www.mercer.com/press-releases/1398000

 

 

RAND

Achieving Strong Teamwork Practices in Hospital Labor and Delivery Units [25 October 2010]

By: Donna O. Farley, Melony E. Sorbero, Susan L. Lovejoy, Mary Salisbury

http://rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR842/

or

http://rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2010/RAND_TR842.pdf

[full-text, 150 pages]

or

SUMMARY

http://rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2010/RAND_TR842.sum.pdf

 

 

Law

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Unauthorized Alien Students, Higher Education, and In-State Tuition Rates: A Legal Analysis

Jody Feder, Legislative Attorney

September 21, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/RS22500/2010-09-21/download/1013/

[full-text, 9 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Unauthorized Alien Students: Issues and "DREAM Act" Legislation

Andorra Bruno, Specialist in Immigration Policy

September 22, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/RL33863/2010-09-22/download/1013/

[full-text, 16 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Pay Equity Legislation

Jody Feder, Legislative Attorney

Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics

September 20, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/RL31867/2010-09-20/download/1013/

[full-text, 13 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Authority of State and Local Police to Enforce Federal Immigration Law

Michael John Garcia, Legislative Attorney

Kate M. Manuel, Legislative Attorney

September 17, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/R41423/2010-09-17/download/1013/

[full-text, 23 pages]

 

 

Statistical Reports

 

 

BLS: Charting International Comparisons of Hourly Compensation Costs in Manufacturing, 2008 [15 October 2010]

http://www.bls.gov/fls/intl_hourly_comp_charts.htm

 

 

BLS: WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES--2009 [21 October 2010]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/osh_10212010.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/osh_10212010.pdf

[full-text, 28 pages]

 

 

BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- SEPTEMBER 2010 [22 October 2010]

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

or

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

[full-text, 19 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

 

 

BLS: MASS LAYOFFS -- SEPTEMBER 2010 [22 October 2010]

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

or

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

[full-text, 10 pages]

 

 

BLS: County Employment and Wages First Quarter 2010 [19 October 2010]

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

or

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

[full-text, 21 pages]

 

 

BLS: USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS -- THIRD QUARTER 2010 [19 October 2010]

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

or

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

[full-text, 10 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)

www.ictr.org

Appeals Chamber Hears Oral Arguments in the Muvunyi Case

ICTR/INFO-9-2-654.EN       

Oct 21, 2010

http://www.unictr.org/tabid/155/Default.aspx?id=1170

 

 

 

THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/

           

 

10 Must-Read Social Media & Leadership Stories From October 11-15

BY WBRIGGS on 10/15/10

http://bacharachblog.com/linksy/10-must-read-social-media-leadership-stories-from-october-11-15/

 

 

The Battle for Employee Engagement

POSTED by SEAN LEE on OCT 13, 2010

http://bacharachblog.com/managerial-competence/the-battle-for-employee-engagement/

 

 

________________________________________________________________________

This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky                   
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                       
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu                  
****************************************

 

 

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________

 

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 20 October 2010

 

Academic Research

 

 

OAPEN LIBRARY

http://www.oapen.org/xtf/home?brand=oapen

See Society and the Social Sciences

http://www.oapen.org/xtf/search?brand=oapen;expand=subject;f1-subject=Society%20and%20social%20sciences

 

Welcome to OAPEN online library and publication platform

OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) is a collaborative initiative to develop and implement a sustainable Open Access publication model for academic books in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The OAPEN Library aims to improve the visibility and usability of high quality academic research by aggregating peer reviewed Open Access publications from across Europe.

 

 

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 218

Past and Future of the Labor Force in Emerging Asian Economies

Jinyoung Kim

September 2010

http://www.adb.org/documents/working-papers/2010/economics-wp218.pdf

[full-text, 27 pages]

 

 

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 220

Economic Growth in Asia: Determinants and Prospects

Jong-Wha Lee and Kiseok Hong

September 2010

http://www.adb.org/documents/working-papers/2010/economics-wp220.pdf

[full-text, 38 pages]

 

 

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

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

Recent studies include ---

5259       Do Foreign-Owned Firms Provide Better Working Conditions Than Their Domestic Counterparts? A Comparative Analysis    
5258       Estimating the Returns to Firm-Sponsored On-the-Job and Classroom Training  
5257       Determinants of Employer-Provided Further Training: A Multi-Level Approach  
5256       What Do Unions Do to Pension Performance?   
5255       Mentoring, Educational Services, and Incentives to Learn: What Do We Know About Them?       
5254       Differences by Degree: Evidence of the Net Financial Rates of Return to Undergraduate Study for England and Wales          
5253       Her Time, His Time, or the Maid's Time: An Analysis of the Demand for Domestic Work 
5252       Foreign Acquisitions, Domestic Multinationals, and R&D               
5251       Manufacturing Employment and Exchange Rates in the Portuguese Economy: The Role of Openness, Technology and Labour Market Rigidity
5250       Are Specific Skills an Obstacle to Labor Market Adjustment? (forthcoming in: Labour Economics)              
5249       Are Microloans Bad for Growth?


DigitalCommons@ILR--Most Recent Additions
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Home Page at - http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/

 

 

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


International

 

 

African Development Bank (AfDB)

Africa & Global Economic Trends Quarterly Review

Third Quarter 2010

Volume 3, issue 3

12 October 2010

http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Publications/101012%20Africa_Global%20Econ%20Trends_3Q2010.pdf

[full-text, 15 pages]

 

 

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Improving Health and Education Service Delivery in India through Public-Private Partnerships [August 2010]

http://www.adb.org/Documents/reports/health-education-delivery-india-ppp/default.asp

or

http://www.adb.org/Documents/reports/health-education-delivery-india-ppp/health-education-delivery-india-ppp.pdf

[full-text, 105 pages]

 

 

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

Managing household debts: Social service provision in the EU - Working paper [12 October 2010]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1070.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/70/en/1/EF1070EN.pdf

[full-text, 27 pages]

 

 

International Labour Organization (ILO)

[NEW DATABASE] [20 October 2010]

Short term indicators of the labour market

http://laborsta.ilo.org/sti/sti_E.html

 

 

Federal

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Homeland Security: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Border Surveillance

Chad C. Haddal, Specialist in Immigration Policy

Jeremiah Gertler, Specialist in Military Aviation

July 8, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/RS21698/2010-07-08/download/1013/

[full-text, 10 pages]

 

 

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

 

 

Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.

CEO Departures Surge in September

EXITS UP 17% TO 111; HIGHEST SINCE MAY

http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2010/10/iws-challenger-ceo-departures-surge-in.html

 

 

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

EBRI NOTES

October 2010, Vol. 31, No. 10

'Retirement Savings Shortfalls for Today's Workers' and 'The Impact of the COBRA Premium Subsidy on Coverage'

http://www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=4667

or

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_10-Oct10.RetShrtfl-Cobra.pdf

[full-text, 16 pages]

Press Release 19 October 2010]

Nursing Home Costs a Big Factor in Americans' Retirement Adequacy Deficit [19 October 2010]
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR.897.19Oct10.RSS.pdf

 

 

Working America

JOB TRACKER (a ZIP code–searchable database of jobs exported (as well as Occupational Safety and Health Act violations and other workplace issues)).

http://www.workingamerica.org/jobtracker/

See also accompanying report-

Sending Jobs Overseas: The Cost to America's Economy and Working Families

http://www.workingamerica.org/upload/OutsourcingReport.pdf

[full-text, 30 pages]

 

 

Law

 

 

CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA (CECC)

ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

OCTOBER 10, 2010

ANNUAL REPORT 2010 [online 15 October 2010]

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_house_committee_prints&docid=f:61507.pdf

[full-text, 346 pages]

Press Release 15 October 2010

Congressional-Executive Commission on China Releases 2010 Annual Report on Human Rights and the Rule of Law in China
http://www.cecc.gov/pages/annualRpt/annualRpt10/index.php

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Immigration-Related Worksite Enforcement: Performance Measures

Andorra Bruno, Specialist in Immigration Policy

June 24, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/R40002/2010-06-24/download/1013/

[full-text, 15 pages]

 

 

Statistical Reports

 

 

BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES August 2010 [14 October 2010]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2010/trad0810.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2010/pdf/trad0810.pdf

[full-text, 48 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2010/xls/trad0810.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2010/pdf/trad0810_fax.pdf

 

 

BLS: Consumer Price Index - September 2010 [15 October 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  SEPTEMBER 2010 [15 October 2010]

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

or

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

[full-text, 5 pages]

 

 

BLS: PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - SEPTEMBER 2010 [14 October 2010]

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

or

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

[full-text, 22 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.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)

www.ictr.org

The PROSECUTOR

v.

Augustin NGIRABATWARE

Case No. ICTR-99-54-T

DECISION ON DEFENCE MOTION FOR JUDGEMENT OF ACQUITTAL [14 October 2010]

http://www.unictr.org/Portals/0/Case/English/Ngirabatware/decisions/101014.pdf

 

 

 

THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/

           

 

10 Must-Read Social Media & Leadership Stories From October 11-15

BY WBRIGGS on 10/15/10

http://bacharachblog.com/linksy/10-must-read-social-media-leadership-stories-from-october-11-15/

 

 

The Battle for Employee Engagement

POSTED by SEAN LEE on OCT 13, 2010

http://bacharachblog.com/managerial-competence/the-battle-for-employee-engagement/

 

________________________________________________________________________

This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky                   
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                       
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu                  
****************************************

 

 

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________

 

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 13 October 2010

 

Academic Research

 

 

Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)

JAPAN LABOR REVIEW

Volume 7, Number 4, Autumn 2010

http://www.jil.go.jp/english/JLR.htm

or

http://www.jil.go.jp/english/JLR/documents/2010/JLR28_all.pdf

[full-text, 102 pages]

Special Edition: Managers in Japan

 

 

Social Europe Journal

The ILO's 'Decent Work' And Labour Law Deregulation: Can They Be Reconciled? [8 October 2010]

by Michele Faioli

http://www.social-europe.eu/2010/10/the-ilos-%e2%80%98decent-work%e2%80%99-and-labour-law-deregulation-can-they-be-reconciled/#

 

 

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

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

Recent studies include ---

5230       Subjective Well-Being, Income, Economic Development and Growth     
5229       Economic Reform, Informal-Formal Sector Linkages and Intervention in the Informal Sector in Developing Countries: A Paradox
5228       Wage Cyclicality under Different Regimes of Industrial Relations               
5227       Maximum Likelihood Estimation and Lagrange Multiplier Tests for Panel Seemingly Unrelated Regressions with Spatial Lag and Spatial   Errors: An Application to Hedonic Housing Prices in Paris


DigitalCommons@ILR--Most Recent Additions
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Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local


International

 

 

European Commission (EC)

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

Towards a set of Composite Indicators on Flexicurity: a Comprehensive Approach [8 October 2010]

by  MANCA ANNA RITA; GOVERNATORI Matteo; MASCHERINI Massimiliano

http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/111111111/13518

or

http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/111111111/13518/1/eur24329_mancagovernatorimascherini%20%282%29.pdf

[full-text, 117 pages]

Press Release 8 October 2010

Towards a set of Composite Indicators on Flexicurity: a Comprehensive Approach

http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=908&furtherNews=yes

 

 

European Commission

EUROBAROMETER
Special Eurobarometer 345

MENTAL HEALTH [11 October 2010]

Part 1:

Report [Includes COMFORT at WORK]

Fieldwork: February – March 2010

Publication: October 2010

http://ec.europa.eu/health/mental_health/docs/ebs_345_en.pdf

[full-text, 64 pages]

Country Factsheets

http://ec.europa.eu/health/mental_health/docs/ebs345_country_en.zip

 

 

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

European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)

EMCC dossier on the financial services sector [12 October 2010]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/content/source/eu10001a.htm

 

 

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

European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)

EMCC case studies: Dexia Bank (Belgium) [7 October 2010]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1069.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/69/en/1/EF1069EN.pdf

[full-text, 18 pages]

 

 

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

European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)

EMCC case studies: Danske Bank (Denmark) [5 October 2010]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1068.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/68/en/1/EF1068EN.pdf

[full-text, 20 pages]

 

 

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

Posted workers in the European Union [6 October 2010]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1073.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/73/en/1/EF1073EN.pdf

[full-text, 38 pages]

POSTED WORKERS (Definition)

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/areas/industrialrelations/dictionary/definitions/postedworkers.htm

 

 

World Bank/Latin America & Caribbean (LAC)

GLOBALIZED, RESILIENT, DYNAMIC: THE NEW FACE OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN [6 October 2010]

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTLAC/Resources/AnnualMeetingsLACOutlookReport_01Oct10ENG.pdf

[full-text, 48 pages]

 

 

Federal

 

 

BLS: Issues in Labor Statistics:

Summary 10-10 / October 2010

Ranks of those unemployed for a year or more up sharply [6 October 2010]

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils87.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

 

 

BLS: Program Perspectives on Fee-For-Service Plans [8 October 2010]

http://www.bls.gov/opub/perspectives/program_perspectives_vol2_issue5.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Federal Programs Available to Unemployed Workers

Katelin P. Isaacs, Coordinator, Analyst in Income Security

David H. Bradley, Analyst in Labor Economics

Janemarie Mulvey, Specialist in Aging and Income Security

John J. Topoleski, Analyst in Income Security

July 26, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/RL34251/2010-07-26/download/1013/

[full-text, 19 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans: A Data Primer

Carol Rapaport, Analyst in Health Care Financing

August 17, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/RS22877/2010-08-17/download/1013/

[full-text, 10 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Unemployment and Economic Recovery

Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics

August 20, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/R40925/2010-08-20/download/1013/

[full-text, 11 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Deflation: Economic Significance, Current Risk, and Policy Responses

Craig K. Elwell, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy

August 30, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/R40512/2010-08-30/download/1013/

[full-text, 19 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

The Bush Tax Cuts and the Economy

Thomas L. Hungerford, Specialist in Public Finance

September 3, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/R41393/2010-09-03/download/1013/

[full-text, 18 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Southwest Border Violence: Issues in Identifying and Measuring Spillover Violence

Kristin M. Finklea, Coordinator, Analyst in Domestic Security

Jennifer E. Lake, Section Research Manager

Celinda Franco, Specialist in Crime Policy

Chad C. Haddal, Specialist in Immigration Policy

William J. Krouse, Specialist in Domestic Security and Crime Policy

Mark A. Randol, Specialist in Domestic Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism

August 24, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/R41075/2010-08-24/download/1013/

[full-text, 46 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

The Role of Trade Secrets in Innovation Policy

John R. Thomas, Visiting Scholar

August 31, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/R41391/2010-08-31/download/1013/

[full-text, 18 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Pending U.S. and EU Free Trade Agreements with South Korea: Possible Implications for Automobile and Other Manufacturing Industries

Michaela D. Platzer

Specialist in Industrial Organization and Business

September 1, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/R41389/2010-09-01/download/1013/

[full-text,35 pages]

 

 

U.S. Department of Labor

Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA)

Press Release 7 October 2010

MSHA issues 11 closure orders during surprise inspection at West Virginia coal mine

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/MSHA/MSHA20101420.htm

 

 

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Statistics in Brief

Eighth-Grade Algebra: Findings From the Eighth-Grade Round of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998–99 (ECLS-K) [6 October 2010]

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2010016

or

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010016.pdf

[full-text, 20 pages]

 

 

National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)

From the Director's Desk

John Howard, M.D.

Director, NIOSH

October eNews 2010

The Gold Watch Decision [with LINKS to recent studies]

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/enews/enewsv8n6.html

 

 

National Science Foundation (NSF)

NSF 11-300 | October 2010 |

NSF Releases New Statistics on Business Innovation [5 October 2010]

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf11300/

or

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf11300/nsf11300.pdf

[ful-text, 8 pages]

 

 

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

 

 

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

EBRI Issue Brief #349

November 2010

The Impact of Auto-enrollment and Automatic Contribution Escalation on Retirement Income Adequacy [7 October 2010]

http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=4657

or

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/briefspdf/EBRI_IB_011-2010_No349_EBRI-DCIIA.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

 

 

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

Press Release 7 October 2010

EBRI: Total National Retirement Income Deficit With Current Social Security

Retirement Benefits Counted Is $4.6 Trillion, or a Per-Individual Average of

$48,000; Nearly Double Without Social Security Benefits
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR.893.07Oct10.Testimony.pdf

 

 

WorldatWork (Total Rewards Association)

Health-Care Reform Law: Implementation Timeline

http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/Content/publicpolicy/hcr-implementation-timeline.jsp

 

 

Law

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Birthright Citizenship Under the 14th Amendment of Persons Born in the United States to Alien Parents

Margaret Mikyung Lee, Legislative Attorney

August 12, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/RL33079/2010-08-12/download/1013/

[full-text, 21 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues

Alison M. Smith, Legislative Attorney

August 18, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/RL31994/2010-08-18/download/1013/

[full-text, 32 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

The Family and Medical Leave Act: Current Legislative Activity

Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics

August 3, 2010

http://opencrs.com/document/RL31760/2010-08-03/download/1013/

[full-text, 18 pages]

 

 

Zvon – see http://zvon.org

Welcome to Zvon, a site trying to simplify access to all sorts of information.

Zvon.org law section

http://zvon.org/law/

 

 

Statistical Reports

 

 

BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- SEPTEMBER 2010 [8 October 2010]

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

or

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

[full-text, 39 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

 

 

BLS: Job Openings and Labor Turnover – August 2010 [7 October 2010]

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

or

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

[full-text, 16 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

 

 

BLS: PRELIMINARY MULTIFACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRENDS - 2009 [6 October 2010]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod3.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod3.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

 

 

BLS: CENSUS OF FATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES, NEW YORK CITY − 2009 [6 October 2010]

Fatal work injuries declined to series low

http://www.stats.bls.gov/ro2/cfoi9660.pdf

[full-text, 8 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)

www.ictr.org

Death of Convict Georges Rutaganda in Benin    

ICTR/INFO-9-2-652.EN       

Oct 12, 2010

http://www.unictr.org/tabid/155/Default.aspx?id=1165

 

 

 

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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