Wednesday, December 14, 2011
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 14 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, 14 December 2011
Academic Research
OECD
External links to macroeconomic reports and data
http://www.oecd.org/document/39/0,3746,en_2649_33733_41515815_1_1_1_1,00.html
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
6180 The New Role of Temporary Agency Work in Germany
6179 The Effect of Religion on Cooperation and Altruistic Punishment: Experimental Evidence from Public Goods Experiments
6178 How Local Are Labor Markets? Evidence from a Spatial Job Search Model
6177 Is Graduate Under-employment Persistent? Evidence from the United Kingdom
6176 Wage Dispersion and Decentralization of Wage Bargaining
6175 The French Unhappiness Puzzle: The Cultural Dimension of Happiness
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 Commission
EuroStat
REGIONAL LABOUR MARKETS [9 December 2011]
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Regional_labour_markets
European Commission
EuroStat
EuroStat REGIONAL YEARBOOK 2011 [9 December 2011]
or
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-HA-11-001/EN/KS-HA-11-001-EN.PDF
[full-text, 240 pages]
Press Release 9 December 2011
Eurostat regional yearbook 2011: Regional diversity of the EU illustrated through maps and figures
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_PUBLIC/1-09122011-BP/EN/1-09122011-BP-EN.PDF
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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
EUROPEAN LEVEL
Health and safety of workers on fixed-term and temporary contracts [5 December 2011]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/2011/09/EU1109041I.htm
ILO International Training Centre +
LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (LED) KNOWLEDGE PORTAL
(The Global Resource Site for Local Economic Development)
http://www.ledknowledge.org/
RESOURCES-- http://www.ledknowledge.org/index.php?mod=doc&act=list&idC=1
PROJECTS & INITIATIVES -- http://www.ledknowledge.org/index.php?mod=doc&act=list&idC=2
COURSES & CONFERENCES -- http://www.ledknowledge.org/index.php?mod=doc&act=list&idC=3
Browse by THEMATIC AREA -- http://www.ledknowledge.org/index.php?mod=doc&idA=0
FREE REGISTRATION at http://www.ledknowledge.org/index.php?mod=register
Government of India
Ministry of Home Affairs
Office of the Registrar General & Cnesus Commissioner, India
CENSUS OF INDIA
| Provisional Population Totals Paper 1 of 2011 India Series 1 |
Provisional Population Totals Paper 2 of 2011 (India & States/UTs)
http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/census2011_paper2.html
OECD
SICK ON THE JOB? MYTHS AND REALITIES ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AT WORK [12 December 2011]
http://www.oecd.org/document/20/0,3746,en_2649_34747_38887124_1_1_1_1,00.html
[scroll down for TABLES and OTHER INFORMATION]
Full-text (206 pages) will be available 26 January 2011 via OECD iLIBRARY at
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/mental-health-and-work_9789264124523-en
FACT SHEET -- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/17/24/49227189.pdf
Press Release 12 December 2011]
Employment: mental health issues rising in workplace, says OECD
http://www.oecd.org/document/43/0,3746,en_21571361_44315115_49232043_1_1_1_1,00.html
World Bank
Opportunities for Men and Women: Emerging Europe and Central Asia [8 December 2011]
Sarosh Sattar
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/ECAEXT/Resources/258598-1322580725430/WB_genderReportFINAL.pdf
[full-text, 128 pages]
Executive Summary
Federal
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)
QCEW STATE AND COUNTY MAP (BETA APPLICATION)
http://beta.bls.gov/maps/cew/us
Introducing the QCEW State and County Map Application
http://www.bls.gov/cew/map_application.htm
BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions (CWC)
ASSAULTS AND VIOLENT ACTS IN THE PRIVATE RETAIL TRADE SECTOR, 2003-2008 [7 December 2011]
by Joyce Northwood
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/sh20111202ar01p1.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/sh20111202ar01p1.htm
Census
The 2010 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates
http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/searchresults.xhtml?refresh=t
Press Release 8 December 2011
Census Bureau Releases New Set of 5-Year American Community Survey Estimates
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb11-208.html
Census
American Community Survey Briefs
ACSBR/10-10
Native North American Languages Spoken at Home in the United States: 2006–2010 [8 December 2011]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acsbr10-10.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
Census
American Community Survey Briefs
ACSBR/10-17
AREAS WITH CONCENTRATED POVERTY: 2006-2010 [8 December 2011]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acsbr10-17.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]
Census
Consumer Income
P60-240
CUSTODIAL MOTHERS AND FATHERS AND THEIR CHILD SUPPORT: 2009 [7 December 2011]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/p60-240.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
Press Release 7 December 2011
Custodial Parents Becoming Less Likely to Receive Full Amount of Child Support, Census Bureau Reports
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/children/cb11-206.html
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
THE U.S. FEDERAL BUDGET: INFOGRAPHIC [12 December 2011]
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/125xx/doc12577/budgetinfographic.pdf
Joint Economic Committee (JEC)
Supporting the Engines of Economic Growth: Payroll Tax Relief for Working Americans and Small Businesses [29 November 2011]
http://jec.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=5637cccb-6726-449a-96c9-b64465ae64f0
[full-text, 4 pages]
Includes CHARTS & REFERENCES...
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Vital and Health Statistics
Series 10, Number 252
Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2010 [2 December 2011]
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_252.pdf
[full-text, 227 pages]
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2010 [6 December 2011]
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/sed/
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
EBRI Notes - December 2011
'Retirement Age Expectations of Older Americans Between 2006 and 2010,'
and 'Variation in Public Opinion on the Future of Employment-Based Health
Benefits: Findings from the 2011 Health Confidence Survey'
http://www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=4954
or
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_12_Dec-11.RetAge-HCS.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
Mercer
Press Release 5 December 2011
Outlook for 2012 pension plan contributions and expense is bleak according to Mercer analysis
http://www.mercer.com/press-releases/1437435
Mercer
Press Release 29 November 2011
2011 Quality of Living worldwide city rankings – Mercer survey
http://www.mercer.com/press-releases/quality-of-living-report-2011
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) & AARP
Aging in Place: A State Survey of Livability Policies and Practice [7 December 2011]
http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?TabId=23937
or
http://www.ncsl.org/documents/transportation/Aging-in-Place-2011.pdf
[full-text, 84 pages]
Brief
http://www.ncsl.org/documents/transportation/Aging-in-Place-brief.pdf
Press Release 7 December 2011
Older Americans would like to be in their homes for the holidays, and beyond.
http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=23942
New America Foundation (NAF)
FEDERAL EDUCATION BUDGET PROJECT
Includes two DATABASES
(1) K-12: Comparative analysis of funding, student demographics and achievement data.
Comprised of 13,428 school districts
http://febp.newamerica.net/k12
(2) HIGHER EDUCATION: An in-depth study of financial aid, student demographics and outcome data from post-secondary institutions.
Comprised of 7,506 higher education institutions.
http://febp.newamerica.net/higher-ed
RAND
Fact Sheet
How Does Health Reform Affect the Health Care Workforce? Lessons from Massachusetts [13 December 2011]
http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9635.html
or
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_briefs/2011/RAND_RB9635.pdf
[full-text, 3 pages]
RAND
An Evaluation of the Use of Performance Measures in Health Care [9 December 2011]
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1148.html
or
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/technical_reports/2011/RAND_TR1148.pdf
[full-text, 68 pages]
Summary
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/technical_reports/2011/RAND_TR1148.sum.pdf
Towers Watson
Press Release 7 December 2011
Majority of U.S. Companies to Pay 2011 Executive Bonuses Equal To or Larger Than Last Year's
Majority of North American Companies to Pay 2011 Executive Bonuses Equal To or Larger Than Last Year's, Towers Watson Survey Finds
http://www.towerswatson.com/press/6014
Law
International Labour Office (ILO)
ILO, DIALOGUE in Brief No. 3, September 2011
Employment Protection Legislation tested by the economic crisis: a global review of the regulation of collective dismissals for economic reasons
by Angelika Muller
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_dialogue/---dialogue/documents/publication/wcms_166754.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Industrial and Employment Relations Department
DATABASE on EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION (EPLex)
http://www.ilo.org/dyn/eplex/termmain.home
Browse by Country
http://www.ilo.org/dyn/eplex/termmain.byCountry?p_lang=en
Browse by Theme
http://www.ilo.org/dyn/eplex/termmain.byTheme?p_lang=en
[AND MUCH MORE in LEFT MARGIN]
International Social Security Association (ISSA)
SOCIAL SECURITY COUNTRY PROFILES [DATABASE]
http://www.issa.int/Observatory/Country-Profiles
Statistical Reports
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
2010 Economic Recovery Led By Durable-Goods Manufacturing
Revised Statistics of Gross Domestic Product by Industry for 2003-2010 [13 December 2011]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/gdpindustry/gdpindnewsrelease.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/gdpindustry/2011/pdf/gdpind10_rev.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
or
Charts & Tables
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/gdpindustry/2011/xls/gdpind10_rev.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/gdpindustry/2011/pdf/gdpind10_rev_fax.pdf
BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES October 2011 [9 December 2011]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2011/pdf/trad1011.pdf
[full-text, 50 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2011/xls/trad1011.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2011/pdf/trad1011_fax.pdf
BLS: Job Openings and Labor Turnover – October 2011 [13 December 2011]
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: WORK EXPERIENCE OF THE POPULATION -- 2010 [8 December 2011]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/work.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/work.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]
BLS: EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION - SEPTEMBER 2011 [7 December 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
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
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. (EST)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Academic Libraries: 2010 First Look [13 December 2011]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012365
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012365
[full-text, 59 pages]
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
or
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
Trial Chamber Decisions
http://www.unictr.org/Diary/LatestDecisions/tabid/76/Default.aspx
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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Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
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