Wednesday, April 18, 2012
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 18 April 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, 18 April 2012
Academic Research
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
6481 Food Security and Wheat Prices in Afghanistan: A Distribution-Sensitive Analysis of Household-Level Impacts
6480 The Effects of Prize Spread and Noise in Elimination Tournaments: A Natural Field Experiment
6479 Do Unions Promote Members' Electoral Office Holding? Evidence from Correlates of State Legislatures' Occupational Shares
6478 Repeated Selection with Heterogenous Individuals and Relative Age Effects
6477 Police and Crime: Evidence from Dictated Delays in Centralized Police Hiring
6476 To Meet or Not to Meet (Your Case Worker) – That is the Question
6475 Quitting and Peer Effects at Work
6474 Link between Pay for Performance Incentives and Physician Payment Mechanisms: Evidence from the Diabetes Management Incentive in Ontario
6473 A Theory of Political Entrenchment
6472 Is There Monopsonistic Discrimination against Immigrants? First Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data
6471 Identifying the Substitution Effect of Temporary Agency Employment
6470 The Relationship Between Economic Preferences and Psychological Personality Measures
6469 Testing CAPM with a Large Number of Assets
6468 An Empirical Growth Model for Major Oil Exporters
DigitalCommons@ILR--Most Recent Additions
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/recent_additions.html
Home Page at - http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/
Cornell University Press – New books in LABOR STUDIES
[Use discount code CAU6 to receive a 20% discount off the book's list price]
| | Retirement on the Line: Age, Work, and Value in an American Factory | |
| | With God on Our Side: The Struggle for Workers' Rights in a Catholic Hospital | |
| | Phone Clones: Authenticity Work in the Transnational Service Economy | |
| | Reforming Asian Labor Systems: Economic Tensions and Worker Dissent |
First, Do Less Harm: Confronting the Inconvenient Problems of Patient Safety
Ross Koppel, Suzanne Gordon
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Asian Development Outlook 2012: Confronting Rising Inequality in Asia [11 April 2012]
http://www.adb.org/publications/asian-development-outlook-2012-confronting-rising-inequality-asia
[full-text, 298 pages]
Highlights
http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/ado2012-highlights.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
Video
http://www.adb.org/news/videos/confronting-asias-rising-inequality
Press Release 11 April 2012
New figures from ADB's Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2012 show inequality is on the rise across the region - casting a shadow over Asia's ongoing economic success.
http://www.adb.org/features/unfair-growth
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
WORKPLACE EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATION IN EUROPE [17 April 2012]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1214.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2012/14/en/1/EF1214EN.pdf
[full-text, 86 pages]
OECD
FISCAL CONSOLIDATION: HOW MUCH, HOW FAST AND BY WHAT MEANS? [12 April 2012]
http://www.oecd.org/document/44/0,3746,en_2649_34109_50098732_1_1_1_1,00.html
Press Release 12 April 2012
Fiscal Consolidation: How much, how fast and by what means?
http://www.oecd.org/document/1/0,3746,en_21571361_44315115_50109953_1_1_1_1,00.html
| Fiscal Consolidation: How much, how fast and by what means? An Economic Outlook Report, OECD Economics Policy Paper No. 1, 12 April 2012 [full-text, 31 pages] Fiscal consolidation: How much is needed to reduce debt to a prudent level? http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/25/63/50100974.pdf OECD Economics Department Policy Note No. 11 What are the best policy instruments for fiscal consolidation? http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/26/4/50100775.pdf | |
Economics Department Working Papers on fiscal consolidation [click on title]
How much is needed and how to reduce debt to a prudent level?
Fiscal multipliers and fiscal consolidation
Long-run projections and fiscal gap calculations
Case studies of large fiscal consolidation episodes
What factors determine the success of consolidation efforts?
What are the best policy instruments for fiscal consolidation?
Federal
Census
2011 ANNUAL SURVEY OF STATE GOVERNMENT TAX COLLECTIONS [12 April 2012]
http://www.census.gov/govs/statetax/
or
http://www2.census.gov/govs/statetax/2011stcreport.pdf
[fulll-text, 7 pages]
Downloadable Data
· Summary Table [EXCEL, 92KB] – Spreadsheet format of the U.S. and state summary tables.
· Flat Data File [TXT, 17KB] – Detailed tax item data for each of the 50 state governments (file layout).
· Ranking Table [PDF, 59KB] – States ranked according to total tax.
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Private Health Insurance Market Reforms in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Annie L. Mach, Analyst in Health Care Financing
Bernadette Fernandez, Specialist in Health Care Financing
April 16, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42069.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC): A Fact Sheet
John J. Topoleski, Analyst in Income Security
April 16, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/95-118.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Nanotechnology: A Policy Primer
John F. Sargent Jr., Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
April 13, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34511.pdf
[full-text, 17 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Small Business Size Standards: A Historical Analysis of Contemporary Issues
Robert Jay Dilger, Senior Specialist in American National Government
April 10, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40860.pdf
[full-text, 37 pages]
Homeland Security
Office of Immigration Statistics
POLICY DIRECTORATE
U.S. NATURALIZATIONS 2011 [12 April 2012]
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/natz_fr_2011.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
Homeland Security
Office of Immigration Statistics
POLICY DIRECTORATE
Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2011
DATA on NATURALIZATIONS 2011 [12 April 2012]
http://www.dhs.gov/files/statistics/publications/YrBk11Na.shtm
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
NCHS Data Brief
Number 91, April 2012
Residents Living in Residential Care Facilities: United States, 2010 [12 April 2012]
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db91.htm
or
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db91.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
Social Security Administration (SSA)
SSA's Office of Retirement and Disability Policy
Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2009 [11 April 2012]
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/eedata_sc/2009/index.html
or
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/eedata_sc/2009/eedata_sc09.pdf
[full-text, 461 pages]
or
Download all Tables
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/eedata_sc/2009/eedata_sc09.xlsx
U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC)
January 26, 2012
Hearing: China’s Global Quest for Resources and Implications for the United States
http://www.uscc.gov/hearings/2012hearings/written_testimonies/hr12_01_26.php
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
Challenger, Gray and Christmas, Inc.
Press Release
CEO Turnover Drops As Quarter Ends [11 April 2012]
94 CEO CHANGES IN MARCH; 321 THROUGH Q1
http://challengergray.com/press/press.aspx
Hay Group
[SUCCESS FACTORS for WORLD’S MOST ADMIRED COMPANIES (WMAC)]
LIGHTING THE PATH TO SUCCESS: Find out what separates the FORTUNE World’s Most Admired Companies from the rest [17 April 2012]
http://www.haygroup.com/fortune/downloads/2012-FORTUNE-Lighting-the-path-to-success.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
Ranking for 2012 appear here
http://www.haygroup.com/Fortune/results/fortune-rankings.aspx
Mercer
ASIA PACIFIC TOTAL HEALTH AND CHOICE IN BENEFITS SURVEY
http://www.mercer.com/TotalHealthChoice
or
[fill out form and get full-text free]
Press Release 10 April 2012
Wellness program is the new weapon to combat rising costs of employee healthcare
http://www.mercer.com/press-releases/1456990
New America Foundation (NAF)
The Assets Report 2012: An Assessment of the Federal “Asset-Building” Budget [11 April 2012]
http://assets.newamerica.net/publications/policy/the_assets_report_2012
or
http://assets.newamerica.net/sites/newamerica.net/files/policydocs/AssetsReport2012.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
DATA VISUALIZATION
http://newamericafoundation.github.com/assets/report.html#overview
WorldatWork (The Total Rewards Association)
Snapshot Survey: FMLA Proposed Rules April 2012 [16 April 2012]
http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=60680
[full-text, 3 pages]
Law
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”: Issues for Congress
David F. Burrelli, Specialist in Military Manpower Policy
April 5, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42003.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Immigration of Temporary Lower-Skilled Workers: Current Policy and Related Issues
Andorra Bruno, Specialist in Immigration Policy
March 20, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R42434.pdf
[full-text, 42 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
U.S. Immigration Policy on Permanent Admissions
Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy
March 13, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/RL32235.pdf
[full-text, 41 pages]
Statistical Reports
BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES February 2012 [12 April 2012]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2012/trad0212.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2012/pdf/trad0212.pdf
[full-text, 50 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2012/xls/trad0212.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2012/pdf/trad0212_fax.pdf
BLS: USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS -- FIRST QUARTER 2012 [17 April 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/wkyeng.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
BLS: Consumer Price Index - March 2012 [13 April 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
[full-text, 40 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/cpi.supp.toc.htm
BLS: REAL EARNINGS MARCH 2012 [13 April 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
BLS: PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - MARCH 2012 [12 April 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm
BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - MARCH 2012 [11 April 2012]
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
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
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 2012, 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/
Toads & Good Ideas
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Mar 30, 2012
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/toads-good-ideas/
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