Wednesday, August 31, 2011
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 31 August 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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Please Note: This week’s bulletin is the second since early May. Many of the items below are key materials released during the Summer. You will also find items released this past week.
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 31 August 2011
Academic Research
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Working Paper Series No. 135 August 2011
International Remittances and Income Inequality in Africa
John C. Anyanwu
[full-text, 34 pages]
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
Technical Notes 299
Is there an Anti-labor Bias of Taxes? A Survey of the Evidence from Latin America and Around the World [August 2011]
by Adriana Kugler
http://www.iadb.org/en/research-and-data/publication-details,3169.html?pub_id=IDB-TN-299
or
http://www.iadb.org/en/research-and-data/access-document,3181.html?pub_id=36355533
[full-text, 43 pages]
International Labour Organization (ILO)
INFORM: Bureau of Library and Information Services
Resource guides
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/resource/guide.htm
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
5930 Taxes, Wages and Working Hours
5929 Economic Growth and Child Poverty Reduction in Bangladesh and China
5928 Elasticity of Supply to the Firm and the Business Cycle
5927 Climate Change, Natural Disasters and Migration: An Empirical Analysis in Developing Countries
5926 Multidimensional Affluence: Theory and Applications to Germany and the US
5925 Big Experimenter Is Watching You! Anonymity and Prosocial Behavior in the Laboratory
5924 Exports, Imports and Firm Survival: First Evidence for Manufacturing Enterprises in Germany
5923 The Use of Violence in Illegal Markets: Evidence from Mahogany Trade in the Brazilian Amazon
5922 Classroom Grade Composition and Pupil Achievement
5921 Losers and Losers: Some Demographics of Medical Malpractice Tort Reforms
5920 Xenophobic Attacks, Migration Intentions and Networks: Evidence from the South of Africa
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)
Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2011 [23 August 2011]
http://beta.adb.org/key-indicators/2011/main
or
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Key_Indicators/2011/pdf/Key-Indicators-2011.pdf
[full-text, 334 pages]
Press Release 23 August 2011
Quality Jobs Essential to Asia's Growth, Stability – Report
http://beta.adb.org/news/quality-jobs-essential-asias-growth-stability-report
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Knowledge Solutions
August 2011/106
A PRIMER ON INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL [24 August 2011]
by Olivier Serrat
http://www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/primer-intellectual-capital.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Knowledge Solutions
August 2011/105
ON SECOND THOUGHT (gain in performance without practice)
By Olivier Serrat
http://www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/on-second-thought.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions [Dublin Foundation]
European Quality of Life Survey
Quality of life in ethnically diverse neighbourhoods [19 August 2011]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1122.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2011/22/en/1/EF1122EN.pdf
[full-text, 89 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
Working conditions of nationals with a foreign background [10 August 2011]
August 2011
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/tn1012015s/index.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/tn1012015s/tn1012015s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/ewco/tn1012015s/tn1012015s.pdf
[full-text, 34 pages]
Government of India
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
KEY INDICATORS OF EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN INDIA 2010 [June 2011]
http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/upload/Key_Indicators_Emp_&_Unemp_66th_round.pdf
[full-text, 235 pages]
Government of India
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
INDIA STATISTICS
http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/Site/India_Statistics.aspx?status=1&menu_id=14
See CHAPTER 32—LABOR & EMPLOYMENT and CHAPTER 41—TRADE UNIONS
see also the following
STATISTICAL YEAR BOOK INDIA, 2011
http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/upload/statistical_year_book_2011.htm
Federal
BLS Bulletin 2768
Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment, 2010 [August 2011]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/gp/laugp.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/gp/pdf/gp10full.pdf
[full-text, 335 pages]
BLS Report 1032
Labor Force Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity, 2010 [August 2011]
http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsrace2010.pdf
[full-text, 53 pages]
BLS Bulletin 2770
National Compensation Survey: Health and Retirement Plan Provisions in Private Industry in the United States, 2010 [August 2011]
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/detailedprovisions/2010/home.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/detailedprovisions/2010/ebbl0047.pdf
[full-text, 167 pages]
Census
Annual Survey of Public Employment and Payroll 2010 [State & Local only at this time] [30 August 2011]
https://www.census.gov/govs/apes/
Press Release 30 August 2011
State and Local Governments Employ 16.6 Million Full-Time Equivalent Employees in 2010
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/governments/cb11-146.html
Census
American Community Survey
ACS-13
Marital Events of Americans: 2009 [25 August 2011]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acs-13.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
Press Release 25 August 2011
Divorce Rates Highest in the South, Lowest in the Northeast, Census Bureau Reports
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/marital_status_living_arrangements/cb11-144.html
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
SPECIAL REPORTS on the RECOVERY [on gender, race, ethnicity] [2011]
http://www.dol.gov/_Sec/media/reports/
· The Asian-American Labor Force in the Recovery
or
http://www.dol.gov/_sec/media/reports/AsianLaborForce/AsianLaborForce.pdf
· [full-text, 10 pages]
· The Black Labor Force in the Recovery
or
http://www.dol.gov/_sec/media/reports/BlackLaborForce/BlackLaborForce.pdf
· [full-text, 10 pages]
· Women’s Employment During the Recovery
or
http://www.dol.gov/_sec/media/reports/FemaleLaborForce/FemaleLaborForce.pdf
· [full-text, 11 pages]
· The Hispanic Labor Force in the Recovery
or
http://www.dol.gov/_sec/media/reports/HispanicLaborForce/HispanicLaborForce.pdf
· [full-text, 8 pages]
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS
2011 In Focus Archive: August 29, 2011
http://www.dol.gov/ilab/highlights/if-20110829.htm
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
NCHS Data Brief
No. 69, August 2011
Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives, and Physician Assistants in Physician Offices
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db69.htm
or
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db69.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
Social Security Administration (SSA)
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa, 2011 [August 2011]
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2010-2011/africa/index.html
or
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2010-2011/africa/ssptw11africa.pdf
[full-text, 194 pages]
United States International Trade Commission (USITC)
OFFICE OF INDUSTRIES WORKING PAPER ID-29 [August 2011]
U.S. Multinational Services Companies: Effects of Foreign Affiliate Activity on U.S. Employment
by Lisa Alejandro, Richard Brown, Erick Oh, Joann Peterson, Samantha Brady Pham, Matthew Reisman, and Isaac Wohl
[full-text, 81 pages]
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
Association of Canadian Financial Officers (ACFO)
ASSETS or LIABILITIES? A BUSINESS CASE FOR CANADIAN UNIONS IN THE 21st CENTURY [29 August 2011]
Labour Day 2011
http://www.acfo-acaf.com/sites/default/files/assets_or_liabilities_final.pdf
[full-text, 26 pages]
The Commonwealth Fund
Realizing Health Reform's Potential—When Unemployed Means Uninsured: The Toll of Job Loss on Health Coverage, and How the Affordable Care Act Will Help [24 August 2011]
or
[full-text, 18 pages]
Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
EBRI NOTES, August 2011, Vol. 32, No. 8
The Impact of Repealing PPACA on Savings Needed for Health Expenses for Persons Eligible for Medicare [29 August 2011]
http://www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=4869
or
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/Notes.Aug11.PPACA-Final.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]
New Zealand
THE CHILDREN'S SOCIAL HEALTH MONITOR, 2011 Update [29 August 2011]
or
[full-text, 85 pages]
RAND
Evidence-Based Approaches to Law Enforcement Recruitment and Hiring [29 August 2011]
by Carl F. Matthies
http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD281.html
or
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/rgs_dissertations/2011/RAND_RGSD281.pdf
[full-text, 163 pages]
WorldatWork (Total Rewards Association)
SURVEY
Reward Fairness
A Report by WorldatWork
June 2011
http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=53154
[full-text, 19 pages]
WorldatWork (Total Rewards Association)
SURVEY
Telework 2011: A Special Report from WorldatWork
A Report by WorldatWork
June 2011
http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=53034
[full-text, 11 pages]
WorldatWork (Total Rewards Association)
Men and Work-Life Integration: A Global Study [May 2011]
A Report by WorldatWork's Alliance for Work-Life Progress and WFD Consulting
May 2011
http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=51556
[full-text, 19 pages]
Law
U.S. Department of Labor
eLaws: Employment Laws Assistance for Workers & Small Businessess
Statistical Reports
BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: JULY 2011 [29 August 2011]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2011/pi0711.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2011/pdf/pi0711.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2011/xls/pi0711.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2011/pdf/pi0711_fax.pdf
BEA: National Income and Product Accounts
Gross Domestic Product, 2nd quarter 2011 (second estimate) [26 August 2011]
Corporate Profits, 2nd quarter 2011 (preliminary estimate)
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2011/gdp2q11_2nd.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2011/pdf/gdp2q11_2nd.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2011/xls/gdp2q11_2nd.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2011/pdf/gdp2q11_2nd_fax.pdf
BLS: NATIONAL CENSUS OF FATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES IN 2010 [25 August 2011]
(PRELIMINARY RESULTS)
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cfoi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cfoi.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
Census
Facts for Features
CB11-FF.16
Aug. 10, 2011
Labor Day 2011: Sept. 5
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/cb11-ff16.html
or
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/pdf/cb11ff-16_laborday.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
News item | August 1, 2011
ILO-WASHINGTON OFFICE LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
http://www.ilo.org/washington/news/WCMS_160333/lang--en/index.htm
U.S. Department of Labor
MOBILE APPLICATIONS
http://www.dol.gov/dol/apps/index.htm#&slider1=1
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
Judge Vagn Joensen Elected Vice President of the Tribunal
ICTR/INFO-9-2-682.EN
Aug 25, 2011
http://www.unictr.org/tabid/155/Default.aspx?id=1223
THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/
How to Hire Like a Pro
POSTED by WBRIGGS on AUG 30, 2011
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/how-to-hire-like-a-pro/
Anticipation Creep: Renovation Creep Pre-Review
BY GABE SULKES on 08/30/11
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/culture/anticipation-creep-renovation-creep-pre-review/
17 Mark Twain Quotes for Leaders
POSTED by WBRIGGS on AUG 29, 2011
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/17-mark-twain-quotes-for-leaders/
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Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
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