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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, 15 May 2012  --

NOTE: This is the last issue for this academic year. The service will start again on 22 August 2012.

 

Academic Research

 

 

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
6551       Family Planning and Women's and Children's Health: Long Term Consequences of an Outreach Program in Matlab, Bangladesh

(forthcoming in: Demography)

6550       Human Capital, Economic Growth, and Inequality in China           

6549       Like Father, Like Son? Intergenerational Education Mobility in India        

6548       The Impact of Indian Job Guarantee Scheme on Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Natural Experiment       

6547       Determinants of Immigrants' Cash-Welfare Benefits Intake in Spain       

6546       The Impact of the 1996 US Immigration Policy Reform (IIRIRA) on Mexican Migrants' Remittances            

6545       E-Lections: Voting Behavior and the Internet     

6544       Bayesian Procedures as a Numerical Tool for the Estimation of Dynamic Discrete Choice Models               

6543       Wage and Occupational Assimilation by Skill Level            

6542       Moroccans', Ecuadorians' and Romanians' Assimilation in Spain

6541       Care or Cash? The Effect of Child Care Subsidies on Student Performance            

6540       Quit Behavior and the Role of Job Protection     

6539       Schooling and Voter Turnout: Is there an American Exception?

6538       Retirement: Does Individual Unemployment Matter? Evidence from Danish Panel Data 1980–2009         

6537       Paid Work after Retirement: Recent Trends in Denmark               

6536       Union Decline in Britain: Is Chauvinism Also to Blame?


DigitalCommons@ILR--Most Recent Additions
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/recent_additions.html
Home Page at - http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/

 

 

Featured open access journals this week
Industrielle Beziehungen

Zeitschrift für Arbeit, Organisation und Management

The German Journal of Industrial Relations

http://www.hampp-verlag.de/hampp_e-journals_IndB.htm

 

 

Zeitschrift für Personalforschung

German Journal of Research in Human Resource Management

http://www.hampp-verlag.de/hampp_e-journals_ZfP.htm

 

 

Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local


International

 

 

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Shadow Education: Private Supplementary Tutoring and Its Implications for Policy Makers in Asia [9 May 2012]

http://www.adb.org/publications/shadow-education-private-supplementary-tutoring-and-its-implications-policy-makers-asia

or

http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2012/shadow-education.pdf

[full-text, 114 pages]

 

 

CANADA

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

CENTRE FOR INTERCULTURAL LEARNING
http://www.international.gc.ca/cfsi-icse/cil-cai/index-eng.asp
ABOUT
http://www.international.gc.ca/cfsi-icse/cil-cai/about-apropos-eng.asp

 

 

Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

Ageing, Solidarity and Social Protection: Time to Move Towards Equality [9 May 2012]

http://www.cepal.org/celade/noticias/paginas/7/46027/2012-114-CRE-Ingles.pdf

[full-text, 97 pages]—may download slowly

Press Release 9 May 2012

The Regional Agenda on Equality Requires the Inclusion of Older Persons in Social Protection Systems

The number of older persons in Latin America will exceed that of children in 2036

http://www.eclac.org/cgi-bin/getProd.asp?xml=/prensa/noticias/comunicados/1/46661/P46661.xml&xsl=/prensa/tpl-i/p6f.xsl&base=/prensa/tpl-i/top-bottom.xsl

 

 

EuroStat

EuroStat YEARBOOK 2012 [11 May 2012]

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Eurostat_yearbook

Europe in figures - Eurostat yearbook [11 May 2012]

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Europe_in_figures_-_Eurostat_yearbook

Press Release 11 May 2012

Europe in figures – Eurostat yearbook 2012

A gateway to European statistics

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_PUBLIC/1-11052012-AP/EN/1-11052012-AP-EN.PDF

See OTHER YEARBOOKS at

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Category:Yearbook

 

 

OECD Development Centre

SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS & GENDER INDEX (SIGI) 2012 [10 May 2012]

http://www.genderindex.org/

GENDER, INSTITUTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT DATABASE 2012 (GID-DB)

http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?datasetcode=GIDDB2012

Press Release 10 May 2012

Discrimination against women persists around the globe hampering development
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/59/34/50283714.pdf

 

 

World Bank

INCLUSIVE GREEN GROWTH: THE PATHWAY TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT [9 May 2012]

http://vx.worldbank.org/t/3379872/3011049/35842/0/

[full-text, 192 pages]
Press Release 9 May 2012

World Bank Urges Governments to Think Green for Inclusive Growth

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:23190794~pagePK:34370~piPK:34424~theSitePK:4607,00.html

 

 

Federal

 

 

BLS:  BEYOND THE NUMBERS

Prices & Spending May 2012 Volume 1/Number 2

HOW NEW FEES ARE AFFECTING THE PRODUCER PRICE INDEX for AIR TRAVEL

http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/

or

http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-1/how-new-fees-are-affecting-the-producer-price-index-for-air-travel.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-1/how-new-fees-are-affecting-the-producer-price-index-for-air-travel.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

 

 

Census

American Community Survey Reports

ACS-19

The Foreign-Born Population in the United States: 2010 [10 May 2012]

http://www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/acs-19.pdf

[full-text, 22 pages]

See also

American Community Survey 

·         The Foreign-Born With Science and Engineering Degrees: 2010 [PDF]

·         The Newly Arrived Foreign-Born Population of the United States: 2010 [PDF]

·         The Foreign Born from Latin America and the Caribbean: 2010 [PDF]

Current Population Survey 

·         2010 Tables Package

Press Release 10 May 2012
Census Bureau Reports Foreign-Born Households are Larger, Include More Children and Grandparents
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/foreignborn_population/cb12-79.html

 

 

Census

E-STATS

E-commerce 2010 [10 May 2012]

http://www.census.gov/econ/estats/2010/2010reportfinal.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

 

 

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

April 27, 2012 / 61(16);281-285

Short Sleep Duration Among Workers — United States, 2010 [27 April 2012]

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6116a2.htm?s_cid=mm6116a2_w

or

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/wk/mm6116.pdf

[full-text, 16 pages]

 

 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

ENERGY SECURITY IN THE UNITED STATES [9 May 2012]

http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/05-09-EnergySecurity.pdf

[full-text, 38 pages]

InfoGraphic

http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43232

or

http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/43232-infographic-EnergySecurity.pdf

[full-text, 5 pages]

 

 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

CBO’s Projections of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the Framework of the National Income and Product Accounts [9 May 2012]

http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/05-09-NIPAs.pdf

[full-text, 6 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Vulnerable Youth: Employment and Job Training Programs

Adrienne L. Fernandes-Alcantara, Specialist in Social Policy

May 11, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40929.pdf

[full-text, 46 pages]

or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/918/

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Youth and the Labor Force: Background and Trends

Adrienne L. Fernandes-Alcantara, Specialist in Social Policy

May 10, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42519.pdf

[full-text, 35 pages]
or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/917/

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Job Growth During the Recovery

Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics

May 10, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41434.pdf

[full-text, 15 pages]

or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/920/

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Outsourcing and Insourcing Jobs in the U.S. Economy: Evidence Based on Foreign Investment Data

James K. Jackson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance

May 10, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL32461.pdf

[full-text, 47 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/921/

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis

James K. Jackson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance

May 10, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS21857.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/919/

 

 

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

May 9, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41668.pdf

[full-text, 40 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/922/

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Trade Primer: Qs and As on Trade Concepts, Performance, and Policy

J. F. Hornbeck, Coordinator, Specialist in International Trade and Finance

April 16, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33944.pdf

[full-text, 35 pages]

or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/915/

 

 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Unemployed Older Workers: Many Experience Challenges Regaining Employment and Face Reduced Retirement Security.  GAO-12-445, April 25. [online 15 May 2012]

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-445
or
http://www.gao.gov/assets/600/590408.pdf

[full-text, 90 pages]

and

Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/assets/600/590409.pdf

 

 

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

The Nation’s Report Card: Science 2011 [10 May 2012]

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012465

or

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/main2011/2012465.pdf

[full-text, 27 pages]

 

 

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

NAEP Science 2011 State Snapshot Reports  [10 May 2012]

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012467

or

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/stt2011/20124678.asp

[select that STATE at this location]

 

 

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

 

 

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

EBRI DATABOOK ON EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (Updates for May 2012)

http://www.ebri.org/publications/books/?fa=databook

Chapter 2 - Finances of the Employee Benefit System (Updated May 2012)
Chapter 19 - State and Local Government Pension Plans (Updated May 2012)

 

 

Harvey Nash

CIO SURVEY 2012 [14 May 2012]

http://www.harveynash.com/ciosurvey/

Foreward

http://www.harveynash.com/ciosurvey/foreword.asp

Executive Summary

http://www.harveynash.com/ciosurvey/executive_summary.asp
Conclusions

http://www.harveynash.com/ciosurvey/conclusions.asp

Request for Copy

https://www.formstack.com/forms/?1076312-v84EOCraSO

Press Release 14 May 2012

CIOs indicate a return to growth and a change in priorities creates new skills challenges - Harvey Nash / TelecityGroup

http://media.harveynash.com/uk/mediacentre/2012/05/cios_indicate_a_return_to_grow.htm

 

 

Hay Group

Press Release 7 May 2012
Hay Group study finds employee turnover in Retail industry is slowly increasing
E-commerce growth and demand for part-time workers fueling employee turnover
http://www.haygroup.com/ww/press/details.aspx?id=33790

 

 

Kaiser Family Foundation

HEALTH CARE COSTTS: A PRIMER--KEY INFORMATION ON HEALTH CARE COSTS AND THEIR IMPACT [9 May 2012]

http://www.kff.org/insurance/7670.cfm

or

http://www.kff.org/insurance/upload/7670-03.pdf

[full-text, 44 pages]

SLIDES

http://facts.kff.org/results.aspx?view=slides&detail=29

 

 

Mercer

Press Release 7 May 2012

Mercer identifies key drivers for diversity and inclusion strategy in Asia Pacific
http://www.mercer.com/press-releases/key-drivers-for-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-in-Asia-Pacific

 

 

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

The Relationship Between Immigration and Nativism in Europe and Norrth America [9 May 2012]
By Cas Mudde

http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/Immigration-Nativism.pdf

[full-text, 47 pages]
Press Release 9 May 2012
MPI Report Examines Rise of Radical-Right Parties in Europe and Assesses the Role of Immigration as a Factor in those Gains
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/2012_05_09.php

 

 

Sponsored by The Society of Actuaries

Prepared by Mathew Greenwald & Associates, Inc./ Employee Benefit Research Institute

March 2012

2011 Risks and Process of Retirement Survey

Report of Findings

http://www.soa.org/files/research/projects/research-2011-risks-process-report.pdf

[full-text, 149 pages]

 

 

Law

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues

Alison M. Smith, Legislative Attorney

May 9, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL31994.pdf

[full-text, 35 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/916/

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Racial Profiling: Legal and Constitutional Issues

Jody Feder, Legislative Attorney

April 16, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL31130.pdf

[full-text, 16 pages]

or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/914/

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Insourcing Functions Performed by Federal Contractors: An Overview of the Legal Issues

Kate M. Manuel, Legislative Attorney

Jack Maskell, Legislative Attorney

May 7, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41810.pdf

[full-text, 23 pages]

or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/913/

 

 

Statistical Reports

 

 

BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES March 2012 [10 May 2012]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2012/pdf/trad0312.pdf

[full-text, 50 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2012/xls/trad0312.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2012/pdf/trad0312_fax.pdf

 

 

BLS: Consumer Price Index - April 2012 [15 May 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 --APRIL 2012 [15 May 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 - APRIL 2012 [11 May 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 - APRIL 2012 [10 May 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/

 

 

LEADERSHIP: New Voice, New Insights, RESULTS-ORIENTED

 

The Knee-Jerk Dichotomy: Management v. Leadership

Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on May 11, 2012 •

http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/the-knee-jerk-dichotomy-management-v-leadership/

 

 

 

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