IWS Documented News WEEKLY BULLETIN: December 2011

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 21 December 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, 21 December 2011

Academic Research

African Development Bank (AFDB)

AFDB [AFRICAN] STATISTICAL DATA PORTAL [14 December 2011]

http://dataportal.afdb.org/default.aspx

ABOUT (the Portal)

http://dataportal.afdb.org/About.aspx

INTRODUCTION

http://dataportal.afdb.org/SiteMap.aspx

TUTORIAL

http://dataportal.afdb.org/Tutorial.aspx

DATA PORTAL CONTACTS

http://dataportal.afdb.org/ContactUs.aspx

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

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

Recent studies include ---
6188 Demographic Divide and Labor Migration in the Euro-Mediterranean Region

6187 Costless Discrimination and Unequal Achievements in a Labour Market Experiment

6186 Reforming an Insider-Outsider Labor Market: The Spanish Experience

6185 Does School Autonomy Make Sense Everywhere? Panel Estimates from PISA

6184 Changes in Job Structure and Rising Wage Inequality in Urban China, 1995-2007

6183 Long-term Employment and Job Security over the Last Twenty-Five Years: A Comparative Study of Japan and the U.S.

6182 Decomposing the Sources of Earnings Inequality: Assessing the Role of Reallocation

6181 Monitoring, Sanctions and Front-Loading of Job Search in a Non-Stationary Model

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

December 2011/ 110

LEARNING IN CONFERENCES [December 2011]

By Olivier Serrat

http://beta.adb.org/sites/default/files/learning-in-conferences.pdf

[full-text, 6 pages]

Includes References….

Banco Interamericano Desarrollo (BID)

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)

GEPPAL (Género y Partidos Políticos en América Latina)

http://www.iadb.org/research/geppal/index.cfm?language=Spanish&country=&parties=&dataGrap=1

Cuál ha sido el impacto de las leyes de cuotas sobre la representación parlamentaria de las mujeres en América Latina?

¿Qué es GEPPAL?

http://www.iadb.org/research/geppal/page.cfm?artID=7359

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

Young people and NEETs in Europe: First findings - Résumé [20 December 2011]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1172.htm

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2011/72/en/1/EF1172EN.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

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

European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)

Commission issues new Communication on Corporate Social Responsibility [9 December 2011]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2011/11/articles/eu1111011i.htm

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

European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)

EU social climate survey examines impact of crisis [19 December 2011]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/2011/11/EU1111021I.htm

Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)

JAPANESE WORKING LIFE PROFILE 2011/2012-- LABOR STATISTICS [14 December 2011]

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

http://www.jil.go.jp/english/workinglifeprofile/11-12/all.pdf

[full-text, 98 pages]

OECD

RECRUITING IMMIGRANT WORKERS: SWEDEN [19 December 2011]

http://www.oecdbookshop.org/oecd/display.asp?lang=EN&sf1=identifiers&st1=5kg2dj7nlb43

from OECD iLibrary

http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/recruiting-immigrant-workers-sweden-2011_9789264167216-en

http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/recruiting-immigrant-workers-sweden-2011_5kg2dj7nlb43.pdf?contentType=/ns/Book&itemId=/content/book/9789264167216-en&containerItemId=/content/serial/22257969&accessItemIds=&mimeType=application/pdf

[full-text,162 pages]

Press Release 19 December 2011

Swedish labour migration reform working well but needs more monitoring, says OECD

http://www.oecd.org/document/36/0,3746,en_21571361_44315115_49267172_1_1_1_1,00.html

OECD

ECONOMIC SURVEY OF ISRAEL [12 December 2011]

http://www.oecd.org/document/50/0,3746,en_33873108_39418575_49100850_1_1_1_1,00.html

World Bank

2012 GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE: EXTERNAL DEBT OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES [15 December 2011]

http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/global-development-finance

http://data.worldbank.org/sites/default/files/gdf_2012.pdf

[full-text, 346 pages]

Federal

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)

December 16, 2011 NCJ 236218

Justice Expenditures And Employment, 1982-2007 - Statistical Tables [16 December 2011]

Tracey Kyckelhahn, Ph.D.

http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=2192

http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/jee8207st.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)

Prisoners in 2010 [15 December 2011]

http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=2230

http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/p10.pdf

[full-text, 38 pages]

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)

Prison And Jail Deaths In Custody, 2000-2009 - Statistical Tables [14 December 2011]

http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=1744

http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/pjdc0009st.pdf

[full-text, 34 pages]

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

December 2011

Report 1034

WOMEN IN THE LABOR FORCE: A DATABOOK (2011 EDITION) [16 December 2011]

http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook2011.htm

http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook-2011.pdf

[full-text, 101 pages]

Census

2010 Annual Survey of State Government Finances [14 December 2011]
http://www.census.gov/govs/state/

Press Release 14 December 2011
Census Bureau Reports State Government Revenue Up 79 Percent in 2010
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/governments/cb11-213.html

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM (TARP) INFOGRAPHIC [16 December 2011]

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/126xx/doc12612/12-16-11-TARP_infographic.pdf

and

TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM (TARP) [16 December 2011]

http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=12611

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/126xx/doc12611/12-16-TARP_report.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Progress and Challenges in Spending Weatherization Funds

GAO-12-195, Dec 16, 2011

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-195

http://www.gao.gov/assets/590/587064.pdf

[full-text, 68 pages]

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Delphi Pension Plans: GM Agreements with Unions Give Rise to Unique Differences in Participant Benefits. GAO-12-168, December 15.

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-168

http://www.gao.gov/assets/590/587045.pdf

[full-text, 57 pages]

and

Highlights

http://www.gao.gov/assets/590/587046.pdf

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Health Care Coverage: Job Lock and the Potential Impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. GAO-12-166R, December 15.

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-166R

http://www.gao.gov/assets/590/586973.pdf

[full-text, 32 pages]

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Brookings

The Hamilton Project

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO AMERICA’S LESS-SKILLED WORKERS? THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN TODAY’S ECONOMY [2 December 2011]

by Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney

http://www.hamiltonproject.org/files/downloads_and_links/Dec_2011_JobBlog_FINAL.pdf

[full-text, 7 pages]

Challenger, Gray & Christmas

Press Release 14 December 2011

Challenger Survey on Holiday Bonuses

More than 40% of firms do not give bonuses; for those that do, only 17% plan increases

http://www.challengergray.com/press/PressRelease.aspx?PressUid=204

GlassDoor

2012 Best Places to Work – Employees' Choice Awards [15 December 2011]

http://www.glassdoor.com/Best-Places-to-Work-LST_KQ0,19.htm

Detailed View

http://www.glassdoor.com/GD/Best-Places-to-Work-LST_KQ0,19.htm?detailViewPageNumber=0

Global Financial Integrity (GFI)

Illicit Financial Flows from Developing Countries Over the Decade Ending 2009 [15 December 2011]

by Dev Kar and Sarah Freitas1

http://iffdec2011.gfintegrity.org/

http://www.gfintegrity.org/storage/gfip/documents/reports/IFFDec2011/illicit_financial_flows_from_developing_countries_over_the_decade_ending_2009.pdf
[full-text, 100 pages]

Press Release 15 December 2011
Despite Global Financial Crisis, Illicit Financial Outflows from Developing World Remain High, Finds New Report
Over US$900 Billion Illicitly Drained from Developing Countries in 2009, Says Annual GFI Study
Report Finds Developing World Lost US$8.44 Trillion over the Decade 2000-2009
http://www.gfintegrity.org/content/view/486/70/

Good Jobs First

SHOW US THE SUBSIDIES: An Evaluation of State Government Online Disclosure of Economic Development Subsidies [14 December 2011]

http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/showusthesubsidies

http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/pdf/showusthesubsidiesrpt.pdf

[full-text, 40 pages]

SUBSIDY DISCLOSURE LINKS: LINKS TO RECIPIENT DISCLOSURE WEBSITES FOR STATE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS

http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/subsidy-disclosure-links

Online Appendices (with scoring details)

http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/showusthesubsidies

Mercer

Employee holiday entitlements around the world [13 December 2011]

[Includes TABLES by COUNTRY –scroll down]

http://www.mercer.com/press-releases/holiday-entitlements-around-the-world

MDRC

Subsidizing Employment Opportunities for Low-Income Families

A Review of State Employment Programs Created Through the TANF Emergency Fund [December 2011]

by Mary Farrell, Sam Elkin, Joseph Broadus, and Dan Bloom

http://www.mdrc.org/publications/611/overview.html

http://www.mdrc.org/publications/611/full.pdf

[full-text, 152 pages]

Executive Summary

http://www.mdrc.org/publications/611/execsum.pdf

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

LEP DATA BRIEF

LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT (LEP) INDIVIDUALS IN THE UNITED STATES: NUMBER, SHARE, GROWTH, AND LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY [14 December 2011]

http://www.migrationinformation.org/integration/LEPdatabrief.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

RAND

Expectations About Civilian Labor Markets and Army Officer Retention [15 December 2011]

by Michael L. Hansen, Shanthi Nataraj

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1123.html

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monographs/2011/RAND_MG1123.pdf

[full-text, 148 pages]

Summary

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monographs/2011/RAND_MG1123.sum.pdf

Law

Baker & McKenzie

Top ten questions when planning a post-acquisition integration [December 2011]

http://bakerxchange.com/ve/kV91L82V65gPncd/VT=0/stype=dload/OID=611721142724485

[full-text, 6 pages]—see question 7, What is the makeup of the current and future workforce and what are the terms and conditions of employment of the Target multinational enterprise and Acquiring multinational enterprise?

Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)

Labor-Related Reports for U.S. Free Trade Agreements (as of 15 December 2011)

http://www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/usfta/main.htm

Statistical Reports

BEA: State Personal Income: Third Quarter 2011 [19 December 2011]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2011/spi1211.htm

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2011/pdf/spi1211.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2011/xls/spi1211.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2011/pdf/spi1211_fax.pdf

BEA: U.S. International Transactions: Third Quarter 2011 [15 December 2011]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/transnewsrelease.htm

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2011/pdf/trans311.pdf

[full-text, 7 pages]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2011/xls/trans311.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2011/pdf/trans311_fax.pdf

BEA: COUNTY COMPENSATION BY INDUSTRY, 2010 [14 December 2011]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/comp/2011/comp1211.htm

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/comp/2011/pdf/comp1211.pdf

[full-text, 6 pages]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/comp/2011/xls/comp1211.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Regional Highlights and Maps

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/comp/2011/Highlights_1211.htm

BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- NOVEMBER 2011 [20 December 2011]

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

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

[full-text, 20 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

BLS: REAL EARNINGS NOVEMBER 2011 [16 December 2011]

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

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

[full-text, 5 pages]

BLS: Consumer Price Index - November 2011 [16 December 2011]

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

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

[full-text, 19 pages]

BLS: PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - NOVEMBER 2011 [15 December 2011]

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

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: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - NOVEMBER 2011 [14 December 2011]

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

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

Census

Joint Release

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Commerce

NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION IN NOVEMBER 2011 [20 December 2011]

http://www.census.gov/newresconst

http://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/pdf/newresconst.pdf

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention

The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) [14 December 2011]

http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/nisvs/index.html?source=govdelivery

http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pdf/NISVS_Report2010-a.pdf

[full-text, 124 pages]

Executive Summary

http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pdf/NISVS_Executive_Summary-a.pdf

[English]

http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pdf/NISVS_Executive_Summary_Spanish-a.pdf

[Spanish]

FACT SHEET

http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pdf/NISVS_FactSheet-a.pdf

Tool Kit

http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pdf/NISVS_toolkit-a.pdf

Expanded State Tables

http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/nisvs/state_tables.html

ILR School at Cornell University
FREE Webcast
Are the jobs ever coming back?
Management priorities, market incentives, workplace technology and sustainable employment
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/events/01252012-compensationPanelDiscussion.html
Webcast Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012
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NOTE: In light of the continuing economic crisis, it is wise to educate ourselves about the social dangers that can result if societies and individuals forget the lessons of history and act irresponsibly. With this in mind, the following ongoing educational project is being brought to your attention.

Camp des Milles: A Memorial for the Future

http://www.campdesmilles.org/index.html

http://www.campdesmilles.org/content/view/1/7/lang,eng

[English Version]

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 2011, will appear from time to time on this news service.
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
www.ictr.org

The Appeals Chamber Affirms Ntawukulilyayo’s Conviction but Reduces his Sentence
ICTR/INFO-9-2-694.EN
Dec 14, 2011
http://www.unictr.org/tabid/155/Default.aspx?id=1247

THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/

Paulson’s Loans

POSTED by HOWARD ZHANG on DEC 9, 2011

http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/paulsons-loans/

About this publication

http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/about/

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