Wednesday, January 11, 2012
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 11 January 2012
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, 11 January 2012
Academic Research
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
6268 Are All Migrants Really Worse Off in Urban Labour Markets? New Empirical Evidence from China
6267 How Large Is the Private Sector in Africa? Evidence from National Accounts and Labor Markets
6266 Aggregation without the Aggravation? Nonparametric Analysis of the Representative Consumer
6265 Altruism, Cooperation, and Efficiency: Agricultural Production in Polygynous Households
6264 Do Europe's Minimum Income Schemes Provide Adequate Shelter against the Economic Crisis and How, If at All, Have Governments Responded?
6263 Development and Sources of Labor Productivity in Chinese Provinces
6262 Are Drone Strikes Effective in Afghanistan and Pakistan? On the Dynamics of Violence between the United States and the Talib
6261 Immigration: The European Experience
6260 Pitfalls of Immigrant Inclusion into the European Welfare State
6259 H-1Bs: How Do They Stack Up to US Born Workers?
6258 The Labor Market Effects of Immigration and Emigration in OECD Countries
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)
AFRICA EMERGING ISSUES, Vol. 1, Issue 1, November 2011 [29 December 2011]
[full-text, 50 pages]
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Higher Education Across Asia: An Overview of Issues and Strategies [December 2011]
http://beta.adb.org/publications/higher-education-across-asia-overview-issues-and-strategies
or
http://beta.adb.org/sites/default/files/higher-education-dynamic-asia.pdf
[full-text, 66 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditons (Dublin Foundation)
Recession and social dialogue in the banking sector: a European perspective [9 January 2012]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1161.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2011/61/en/1/EF1161EN.pdf
[full-text, 64 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Impact of the recession on age management policies (Résumé) [9 January 2012]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1175.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2011/75/en/1/EF1175EN.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions ((Dublin Foundation)
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
EUROPEAN LEVEL
AXA signs European framework agreement on structural change [9 January 2012]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2011/10/articles/eu1110041i.htm
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Annual work programme 2012 [4 January 2012]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1203.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2012/03/en/1/EF1203EN.pdf
[full-text, 44 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
[UK] Union derecognition in the spotlight [22 December 2011]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2011/11/articles/uk1111029i.htm
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Stress Prevention at Work Checkpoints. Practical improvements for stress prevention in the workplace [6 January 2012]
or
[full-text, 137 pages]
World Bank
ADePT: Software Platform for Automated Economic Analysis [5 January 2012]
http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTRESEARCH/EXTPROGRAMS/EXTADEPT/0,,menuPK:7108381~pagePK:64168176~piPK:64168140~theSitePK:7108360,00.html
Press Release 5 January 2012
ADePT: A Helping Hand in Evidence-Based Decision Making: Free World Bank Software Empowers Users
http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/0,,contentMDK:23080537~pagePK:64165401~piPK:64165026~theSitePK:469372,00.html
or
http://go.worldbank.org/CJOTT44Q30
Federal
BLS: [DATA OVERVIEW] FACT SHEETS FOR [SELECTED] GEOGRAPHIC AREAS [Updated 5 January 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/regions/overviews.htm
BLS: Monthly Labor Reivew, December 2011
Vol. 134, Number 12
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2011/12/mlr201112.pdf
[full-text, 116 pages]
Employment growth by size class: comparing firm and establishment data
Sherry Dalton, Erik Friesenhahn, James Spletzer, and David Talan
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2011/12/art1full.pdf
Estimating an energy consumer price index from establishment survey data
Janice Lent
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2011/12/art2full.pdf
Census
The U.S. Census Bureau has launched a newly redesigned census.gov homepage with a brief TUTORIAL [21 December 2011]
http://blogs.census.gov/censusblog/2011/12/censusgov-transformation-pardon-our-dust.html
Census
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/briefroom/BriefRm
Census
COUNTY BUSINESS and DEMOGRAPHICS MAP
INTERACTIVE MAP
INTERACTIVE TEXT
http://www.census.gov/cbdmap/cbptext.php
Census
School Enrollment in the United States: 2010 [10 January 2012]
http://www.census.gov/hhes/school/data/cps/2010/tables.html
Census
Finances of Selected State and Local Government Employee Retirement Systems: 3rd Quarter 2011 [28 December 2011]
http://www.census.gov/govs/qpr/
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
National Health Expenditures 2010 Highlights [9 January 2012]
http://www.cms.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/downloads/highlights.pdf
and
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION & DETAILS
http://www.cms.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/02_NationalHealthAccountsHistorical.asp
Press Release 9 January 2012
GROWTH IN U.S. HEALTH SPENDING REMAINS SLOW IN 2010 [9 January 2012]
HEALTH SPENDING GROWTH AT HISTORIC LOWS FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR
http://www.cms.gov/apps/media/press/release.asp?Counter=4245
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
DEFORESTATION AND GREENHOUSE GASES [6 January 2011]
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/125xx/doc12553/1-6-12-forest.pdf
[full-text, 33 pages]
and
DEFORESTATION AND GREENHOUSE GASES: INFOGRAPHIC [6 January 2011]
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/126xx/doc12652/1-6-12-forest_infographic.pdf
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
CHANGES IN THE DISTRIBUITON OF INCOME TAX FILERS BETWEEN 1996 AND 2006: THE ROLE OF LABOR INCOME, CAPITAL INCOME AND TAX POLICY
Thomas L. Hungerford, Specialist in Public Finance
December 29, 2011
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42131.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/874/
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Keystone XL Pipeline Project: Key Issues
Paul W. Parfomak, Specialist in Energy and Infrastructure Policy
Neelesh Nerurkar, Specialist in Energy Policy
Linda Luther, Analyst in Environmental Policy
Adam Vann, Legislative Attorney
December 12, 2011
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41668.pdf
[full-text, 27 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/875/
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Economic Recovery: Sustaining U.S. Economic Growth in a Post-Crisis Economy
Craig K. Elwell, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy
December 1, 2011
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41332.pdf
[full-text, 25 pages]
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
http://www.dol.gov/dol/maps/euc/euc.htm
AND
Unemployment Insurance Extensions and Reforms in the American Jobs Act [December 2011]
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/ui_report_final_121511.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
America's Youth: Transitions to Adulthood [20 December 2011]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012026
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012026.pdf
[full-text, 191 pages]
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Wireless Substitution [for Telephones]: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January–June 2011 (21 December 2011]
by Stephen J. Blumberg, Ph.D., and Julian V. Luke, Division of Health Interview Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201112.htm
or
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201112.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Racial and Ethnic Diversity among U.S.-Educated Science, Engineering, and Health Doctorate Recipients: Methods of Reporting Diversity [9 January 2012]
NSF 12-304 | January 2012 |
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf12304/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf12304/nsf12304.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering: Fall 2009 [27 December 2011]
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 12-300 | December 2011
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf12300/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf12300/pdf/nsf12300.pdf
[full-text, 299 pages]
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
EBRI NOTES, January 2012, Vol. 33, No. 1
The Impact of PPACA on Employment-Based Health Coverage of Adult Children to Age 26 [10 January 2012]
http://www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=4975
or
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_01_Jan-12.PPACA-Only.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]
Press Release 10 January 2012
New Research from EBRI:
New Health Law Increased Insurance Coverage of Adult Children
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR954.10Jan12.PPACA.pdf
European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
ETUC NEWSLETTER
N°62 | DECEMBER 2011 | EuropEan TradE union ConfEdEraTion (ETuC) | ConfédéraTion EuropéEnnE dEs syndiCaTs (CEs)
http://www.etuc.org/IMG/pdf/Newsletter_62-2011_EN.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
Manpower Group
4th CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY UPDATE: TEACHING A MAN NOT TO FISH IS HUMANLY POSSIBLE [9 January 2012]
[full-text, 50 pages]
Press Release 9 January 2012
ManpowerGroup Releases Fourth Corporate Social Responsibility Update
"Teaching a Man Not to Fish is Humanly Possible" Shows How Innovative Workforce Solutions Provider is Bringing the Human Age to Life Across the Globe
http://manpowergroup.com/investors/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=637796
Towers Watson
Joining Forces: Forging an HR/Finance Partnership to Shape Employee Rewards for the Future [15 December 2011]
http://www.towerswatson.com/research/6033
or
http://www.towerswatson.com/assets/pdf/6033/Towers-Watson-HR-Finance-Partnership.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
Press Release 15 December 2011
Finance, HR Executives See Roles Changing in the Wake of Health Reform, Towers Watson Survey Finds
Vast majority expect to maintain health care benefits for active employees; no change anticipated to reward mix
http://www.towerswatson.com/united-states/press/6058
Urban Institute (UI)
Implementation and Early Training Outcomes of the High Growth Job Training Initiative: Final Report (Research Report) [released online, 9 January 2012]
http://www.urban.org/publications/412476.html
or
[full-text, 103 pages]
Law
Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
“Ten Years in the WTO: Has China Kept Its Promises?”
http://www.cecc.gov/pages/hearings/general/hearing3/index.php
[Streaming video of hearing available at this URL, otherwise click on witnesses for text]
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Statistical Reports
BEA: TRAVEL AND TOURISM SPENDING TURNED DOWN IN THE THIRD QUARTER 2011 [21 December 2011]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/tourism/2011/tour311.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/tourism/2011/pdf/tour311.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/tourism/2011/xls/tour311.xls
[spreadsheet]
BLS: Job Openings and Labor Turnover – November 2011 [10 January 2012]
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: County Employment and Wages Second Quarter 2011 [10 January 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewqtr.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- DECEMBER 2011 [6 January 2011]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 41 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm
BLS: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS IN MANUFACTURING, 2010 [21 December 2011]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ichcc.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ichcc.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ichcc.supp.toc.htm
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)
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
THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/
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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.
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Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
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New York, NY 10016
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