Tuesday, March 15, 2011
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 16 March 2011
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, 16 March 2011
Academic Research
Center for Retirement Research
Boston College
PUBLIC PLANS DATABASE (PPD)
http://pubplans.bc.edu/pls/htmldb/f?p=198:3:2635982634112969::NO:::
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
5566 Personality Characteristics and the Decision to Become and Stay Self-Employed
5565 Scarring Effects of the First Labor Market Experience
5564 Returns to Compulsory Schooling in Britain: Evidence from a Bayesian Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Analysis
5563 Above and Beyond the Call: Long-Term Real Earnings Effects of British Male Military Conscription in the Post-War Years
5562 Prenatal Sex Selection and Girls' Well-Being: Evidence from India
5561 What Drives U.S. Immigration Policy? Evidence from Congressional Roll Call Votes
5560 Work Absenteeism Due to a Chronic Disease
5559 The Spread of Anti-Trafficking Policies: Evidence from a New Index
5558 Wars and Child Health: Evidence from the Eritrean-Ethiopian Conflict
5557 Social Housing and Location Choices of Immigrants in France
5556 Heterogeneous Productivity in Voluntary Public Good Provision: An Experimental Analysis
5555 Democratization and Civil Liberties: The Role of Violence During the Transition
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] Data Portal
http://www.afdb.org/en/knowledge/statistics/data-portal/
or
http://dataportal.afdb.org/Default.aspx
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Knowledge Solutions
January 2011 | 98
A Primer on Corporate Governance
By Olivier Serrat
http://www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/primer-corporate-governance.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Knowledge Solutions
February 2011 | 99
CRITICAL THINKING
by Olivier Serrat
http://www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/critical-thinking.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT IN COMPANIES UNDER THE EUROPEAN COMPANY STATUTE [9 March 2011]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1078.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/78/en/1/EF1078EN.pdf
[full-text, 105 pages]
Executive Summary
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef10781.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/781/en/1/EF10781EN.pdf
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
JOINT PUBLIC-PRIVATE LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR EMPLOYMENT TO COPE WITH THE RECESSION [28 February 2011]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/studies/tn1010012s/index.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/studies/tn1010012s/tn1010012s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/erm/tn1010012s/tn1010012s.pdf
[full-text, 30 pages]
World Bank
The Jobs Crisis. Household and Government Responses to the Great Recession in Eastern Europe and Central Asia [8 March 2011]
http://go.worldbank.org/UIEZBF9IE0
or
[full-text, 130 pages]
Press Release 8 March 2011
Public Programs Helped Families Weather Global Financial Crisis in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
New World Bank study identifies actions to improve responses to future crises
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTECA/Resources/press_release_jobs_crisis_03_08_11_ENG.pdf
Federal
Census
Contact: Public Information Office 301-763-3030
Redistricting Data, First Look at Local 2010 Census Results
http://2010.census.gov/news/press-kits/redistricting.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
HEALTH, UNITED STATES 2010 [16 February 2011]
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm
or
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus10.pdf
[full-text, 563 pages]
In Brief
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus10_InBrief.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
GETTING STARTED
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/gettingstarted.htm
Suggested citation
National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 2010: With Special Feature on Death and Dying. Hyattsville, MD. 2011.
Press Release 16 February 2011
Latest Report on Nation's Health Released
http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2011/a0216_nationalhealthreport.html
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Reducing the Deficit: Spending and Revenue Options [10 March 2011]
http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=12085
or
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/120xx/doc12085/03-10-ReducingTheDeficit.pdf
[full-text, 256 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Nanotechnology: A Policy Primer
John F. Sargent Jr.,Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
January 19, 2011
http://www.opencrs.com/document/RL34511/2011-01-19/download/1005/
[full-text, 16 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/803/
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Nanotechnology and Environmental, Health, and Safety: Issues for Consideration
John F. Sargent Jr., Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
January 20, 2011
http://www.opencrs.com/document/RL34614/2011-01-20/download/1005/
[full-text, 40 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/802/
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Economic Development Assistance for Communities Affected by Employment Changes Due to Military Base Closures (BRAC)
Oscar R. Gonzales, Analyst in Economic Development Policy
January 18, 2011
http://www.opencrs.com/document/RL34709/2011-01-18/download/1005/
[full-text, 33 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/800/
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Unemployment Compensation (Insurance) and Military Service
Julie M. Whittaker, Specialist in Income Security
January 13, 2011
http://www.opencrs.com/document/RS22440/2011-01-13/download/1005/
[full-text, 8 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/806/
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
2009 Job Patterns For Minorities And Women In Private Industry (EEO-1)
http://www1.eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/employment/jobpat-eeo1/2009/index.cfm
For previous years, see-- http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/employment/jobpat-eeo1/index.cfm
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Job Patterns for Minorities and Women in State and Local Government (EEO-4) 2009
http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/employment/jobpat-eeo4/index.cfm
or
http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/employment/jobpat-eeo4/2009/index.cfm
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Projections of Education Statistics to 2019 [9 March 2011]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2011017
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2011/2011017.pdf
[full-text, 180 pages]
NIOSH-(National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health)
The Electronic Library of Construction Safety and Health (eLCOSH External Link: http://www.elcosh.org ), provides a wide range of materials on construction safety and health. The goal is to improve safety and health for construction workers by making such information more accessible.
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/elcosh.html
or
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
AARP Public Policy Institute (Alert)
Published this week by Health Affairs. Written by AARP SVP Susan Reinhard, Long-term Care Director Enid Kassner, and Ari Houser.
Health Affairs, 30, no.3 (2011):447-453 [March 7, 2011]
How the Affordable Care Act Can Help Move States Toward a High-Performing System of Long-Term Services and Supports
or
http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/30/3/447.full.pdf+html
Appendix
http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/30/3/447/suppl/DC1
or
Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.
Challenger March Madness Productivity Report [9 March 2011]
NATION’S WORKERS COULD SPEND MORE THAN 8 MILLION HOURS WATCHING GAMES FROM OFFICE
http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2011/03/iws-challenger-workers-march-madness-8.html
CIETT (International Confederaton of Private Employment Agencies)
THE AGENCY WORK INDUSTRY AROUND THE WORLD 2011
(based on figures available for 2009)
http://www.ciett.org/fileadmin/templates/eurociett/docs/stats/Ciett_Economic_Report_2011.pdf
[full-text, 88 pages]
Press Release 18 January 2011
Ciett publishes 2011 Economic Report
http://www.ciett.org/index.php?id=110&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=151&tx_ttnews[backPid]=1&cHash=550f5f27eae839461d788285fda47292
TransAtlantic Council on Migration
A Project of the Migration Policy Institute
Immigrant Integration in a Time of Austerity [9 March 2011]
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/TCM-integration.pdf
[full-text, 25 pages]
See press release 9 March 2011
MPI’s Transatlantic Council on Migration Releases New Book, Policy Paper Examining Effects of Global Recession on Immigrant Integration Programs
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/2011_03_09.php
Law
Berke-Weiss & Pechman LLP
waiterpay.com
A MENU OF RIGHTS FOR NEW YORK RESTAURANT WORKERS
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Religion and the Workplace: Legal Analysis of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as It Applies to Religion and Religious Organizations
Cynthia Brougher, Legislative Attorney
January 20, 2011
http://www.opencrs.com/document/RS22745/2011-01-20/download/1005/
[full-text, 10 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/804/
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
World Trade Organization (WTO) Decisions and Their Effect in U.S. Law
Jeanne J. Grimmett, Legislative Attorney
February 4, 2011
http://www.opencrs.com/document/RS22154/2011-02-04/download/1005/
[full-text, 14 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/807/
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The Proposed U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
M. Angeles Villarreal, Specialist in International Trade and Finance
January 26, 2011
http://www.opencrs.com/document/RL34470/2011-01-26/download/1005/
[full-text, 31 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/805/
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 111th Congress
Andorra Bruno, Coordinator, Specialist in Immigration Policy
Karma Ester, Information Research Specialist
Margaret Mikyung Lee, Legislative Attorney
Alison Siskin, Specialist in Immigration Policy
Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy
January 18, 2011
http://www.opencrs.com/document/R40848/2011-01-18/download/1005/
[full-text, 20 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/801/
Statistical Reports
BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES January 2011 [10 March 2011]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2011/trad0111.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2011/pdf/trad0111.pdf
[full-text, 50 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2011/xls/trad0111.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
monthly
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2011/pdf/trad0111_fax.pdf
annual
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2011/pdf/trad0111annual_fax.pdf
BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - FEBRUARY 2011 [15 March 2011]
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: Job Openings and Labor Turnover – January 2011 [11 March 2011]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
[full-text, 31 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/jolts.supp.toc.htm
BLS: EMPLOYMENT SITUATION OF VETERANS -- 2010 [11 March 2011]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/vet.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/vet.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- JANUARY 2011 [10 March 2011]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm
BLS: EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION - DECEMBER 2010 [9 March 2011]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf
[full-text, 23 pages]
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
ADAPT
In collaboration with
Center for International Studies and Comparative Studies at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia-- Marco Biagi
Call for papers - Youth Unemployment and joblessness: Causes, Consequences, Responses
Mexico City, 29-30 August 2011
http://www.adapt.it/acm-on-line/Home/articolo1797.html?sezione=calendario
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International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
www.ictr.org
ICTR Newsletter
http://www.unictr.org/tabid/66/default.aspx
THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/
Building a Better Boss
POSTED by SEAN LEE on MAR 14, 2011
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/proactive-stories/building-a-better-boss/
Top 10 Basketball Leadership Quotes
POSTED by SEAN LEE on MAR 14, 2011
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/proactive-stories/top-10-basketball-leadership-quotes/
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Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
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