Wednesday, May 02, 2012
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 2 May 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, 2 May 2012
Academic Research
Urban Institute (UI)
(Occasional Paper)
A Very Uneven Road: US Labor Markets in the Past 30 Years [online 30 April 2012]
by Harry Holzer, Marek Hlavac
http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=1001606
and
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/1001606-A-Very-Uneven-Road-US-Labor-Markets-in-the-Past-30-Years.pdf
[full-text, 44 pages]
Korea Labor Institute (KLI)
Working Papers
Recent Studies—
http://www.kli.re.kr/kli_ehome/work/lst.ehome-200004
209 Labor Market Dualism and Social Insurance Coverage in Korea
(Jiyeun Chang, Director of International Cooperation and Information Office, KLI)
[full-text, 20 pages]
208 Case Studies of Long Working Hours in Korea—With a Focus on the Banking and Auto Parts Industries
(Kiu-Sik Bae, Director-General of Labor Relations and Social Policy Research Division, Korea Labor Institute)
[full-text, 22 pages]
Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
Research Reports [Summaries in English] | ||||||||||||||||
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| No.132 | Research Report on Non-Regular Employment: Focusing on Trends, Equal Treatment, and the Transition to Regular Employment |
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| No.131 | Human Resources Development at SMEs in the Manufacturing Industry |
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
6505 The Impact of Redistributive Policies on Inequality in OECD Countries
6504 The Impact of Greek Labour Market Regulation on Temporary and Family Employment: Evidence from a New Survey
6503 Change in the Distribution of House Prices across Spanish Cities
6502 The Productivity Advantages of Large Cities: Distinguishing Agglomeration from Firm Selection
(forthcoming in: Econometrica)
6501 Sorting and Local Wage and Skill Distributions in France
(forthcoming in: Regional Science and Urban Economics)
6500 Comparing Real Wage Rates
6499 Marginal Employment, Unemployment Duration and Job Match Quality
6498 Distortions in the International Migrant Labor Market: Evidence from Filipino Migration and Wage Responses to Destination Country Economic Shocks
6497 Works Councils, Collective Bargaining and Apprenticeship Training
6496 More Apples Less Chips? The Effect of School Fruit Schemes on the Consumption of Junk Food
6495 Primate Evidence on the Late Health Effects of Early Life Adversity
6494 The Equality Multiplier: How Wage Setting and Welfare Spending Make Similar Countries Diverge
6493 Taxing Home Ownership: Distributional Effects of Including Net Imputed Rent in Taxable Income
6492 Changes in China's Wage Structure
6491 The Good, the Bad and the Naive: Do Fair Prices Signal Good Types or Do They Induce Good Behaviour?
6490 Trends in Occupational Segregation by Gender 1970-2009: Adjusting for the Impact of Changes in the Occupational Coding System
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 (EC)
HEALTH-EU: Your gateway to trustworthy information on public health
The official EU Public Health Portal has been revamped. [25 April 2012]
http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/index_en.htm
The portal also hosts a section on health and safety at work.
http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/my_environment/at_work/index_en.htm
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
Employment and industrial relations in the hotels and restaurants sector [24 April 2012]
April 2012
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn1109011s/index.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn1109011s/tn1109011s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn1109011s/tn1109011s.pdf
[full-text, 52 pages]
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
IDEA: Ideas for Development in the Americas, Volume 27:
The Skills Gap: Teens in the Workforce
http://www.iadb.org/en/research-and-data/publication-details,3169.html?pub_id=IDB-NW-105
or
http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=36820616
[full-text, 12 pages]
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT--AN UPDATE [15 March 2012]
By Stijn Claessens and Burcin Yurtoglu
http://www.gcgf.org/ifcext/cgf.nsf/Content/Focus10
or
http://www.gcgf.org/ifcext/cgf.nsf/AttachmentsByTitle/Focus10CG&Dev/$FILE/Focus10_CG&Development.pdf
[full-text, 108 pages]
Press Release 15 March 2012
IFC Report Finds Better Corporate Governance Helps Strengthen Economic Development
http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/pressroom/ifcpressroom.nsf/0/ADFE9051E43069AD852579C300511801?OpenDocument
International Labour Organization (ILO)
WORLD OF WORK REPORT 2012 : Better Jobs for a Better Economy [30 April 2012]
http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/books/world-of-work/lang--en/index.htm
or
http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/books/world-of-work/WCMS_179453/lang--en/index.htm
or
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_179453.pdf
[full-text, 128 pages]
Press Release 29 April 2012
No recovery in sight for labour markets, warns ILO
http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/press-and-media-centre/news/WCMS_179449/lang--en/index.htm
World Bank
FOOD PRICE WATCH [25 April 2012]
or
[full-text, 6 pages]
Press Release 25 April 2012
Food Prices Rise Again on Higher Oil Prices and Adverse Weather
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:23180612~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html
Federal
BLS: Monthly Labor Review, April 2012
Vol. 135, Number 4
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2012/04/mlr201204.pdf
[full-text, 138 pages]
Women's employment, education, and the gender gap in 17 countries
Paula England, Janet Gornick, and Emily Fitzgibbons Shafer
Full text in PDF
Employment projections through the lens of education and training
Dixie Sommers and Teresa L. Morisi
Full text in PDF
Impact of commodity price movements on CPI inflation
Richa Ajmera, Nancy Kook, and Jeff Crilley
Full text in PDF
No longer tax exempt: income tax calculation in the Consumer Expenditure Survey
Aylin Kumc
Full text in PDF
Census
2010 Census Briefs
C2010BR-14
HOUSEHOLDS and FAMILIES: 2010 [25 April 2012]
http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-14.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
Interracial and Interethnic Coupled Households Appendix Tables
http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2010/briefs/tables/appendix.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]
Press Kit
http://2010.census.gov/news/press-kits/briefs/briefs.html
Press Releae 25 April 2012
2010 Census Shows Interracial and Interethnic Married Couples Grew by 28 Percent over Decade
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/2010_census/cb12-68.html
Census
CB12-TPS.20
USA COUNTIES [Updated 27 April 2012]
http://censtats.census.gov/usa/usa.shtml
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
U.S. Solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing: Industry Trends, Global Competition, Federal Support
Michaela D. Platzer, Specialist in Industrial Organization and Business
April 27, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42509.pdf
[full-text, 33 pages]
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Private Health Insurance: Estimates of Individuals with Pre-Existing Conditions Range from 36 Million to 122 Million. GAO-12-439, March 27. [online 26 April 2012]
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-439
or
http://www.gao.gov/assets/590/589618.pdf
[full-text, 46 pages]
and
Highlights –
http://www.gao.gov/assets/590/589619.pdf
Joint Economic Committee (JEC)
STEM Education: Preparing Jobs of the Future
Apr 10 2012
http://jec.senate.gov/public//index.cfm?a=Files.Serve&File_id=6aaa7e1f-9586-47be-82e7-326f47658320
[full-text, 17 pages]
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2010-11 - First Look [1 May 2012]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012325
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012325.pdf
[full-text, 34 pages]
Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Local Education Agencies From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2010-11 - First Look [1 May 2012]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012326
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012326.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
Public Elementary and Secondary School Student Enrollment and Staff Counts From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2010–11 - First Look [1 May 2012]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012327
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012327.pdf
[full-text, 29 pages]
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Working Paper | NCSES 12-200 | April 2012
Trends in Interdisciplinary Dissertation Research: An Analysis of the Survey of Earned Doctorates [27 April 2012]
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/ncses12200/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/ncses12200/pdf/ncses12200.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC)
CHINA'S EVOLVING SPACE CAPABILITIES: IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. INTERESTS [27 April 2012]
http://www.uscc.gov/RFP/2012/USCC_China-Space-Program-Report_April-2012.pdf
[full-text, 85 pages]
Press Release 27 April 2012
http://www.uscc.gov/pressreleases/2012/12_4_27.pdf
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
CLASP DataFinder
Find DATA: BY STATES
Choice of State and Year(s) desired is possible for the following variables--
· Young Child Demographics [ 0 SELECTED ]
· Child Care Subsidies: CCDBG Participation [ 0 SELECTED ]
· Child Care Subsidies: Spending [ 0 SELECTED ]
· Head Start: All Programs [ 0 SELECTED ]
· Early Head Start [ 0 SELECTED ]
· Temporary Assistance Expenditure Data [ 0 SELECTED ]
· TANF Caseload Data (Families) [ 0 SELECTED ]
· Educational Attainment [ 0 SELECTED ]
· Working Families Demographics [ 0 SELECTED ]
· Income and Work Supports [ 0 SELECTED ]
Find DATA: BY COMMUN ITIES
http://www.clasp.org/data#tab2
Choice of Community and Year(s) desired is possible for the following variables—
· Child & Youth Demographics [ 0 SELECTED ]
· Child & Youth Poverty [ 0 SELECTED ]
· Education in Distressed Communities [ 0 SELECTED ]
· Youth Employment in Distressed Communities [ 0 SELECTED ]
· Violence in Distressed Communities [ 0 SELECTED ]
· Families in Distressed Communities [ 0 SELECTED ]
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) & National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS)
http://www.clasp.org/
RETURN ON [EDUCATIONAL] INVESTMENT DASHBOARDS RELEASED 26 April 2012
CALCULATING THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF INCREASING COLLEGE CREDENTIALS BY 2025--UNITED STATES
http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/flash/CPES%20ROI%20Tool/US.swf
[click on the MAP found at the bottom of http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/pages?type=postsecondary_and_economic_success&id=0025 to get ROI DASHBOARDS for INDIVIDUAL STATES. Here are two examples:
NEW YORK http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/flash/CPES%20ROI%20Tool/New%20York.swf
FLORIDA http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/flash/CPES%20ROI%20Tool/Florida.swf
Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.
Press Release 25 April 2012
Challenger Annual Teen Summer Job Outlook
More jobs for teens who want them; but a growing number don't
http://challengergray.com/press/press.aspx
Law
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Domestic Content Legislation: The Buy American Act and Complementary Little Buy American Provisions
John R. Luckey, Legislative Attorney
April 25, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42501.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/912/
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Requiring Individuals to Obtain Health Insurance: A Constitutional Analysis
Jennifer Staman, Legislative Attorney
Cynthia Brougher, Legislative Attorney
Edward C. Liu, Attorney Adviser (General)
Erika K. Lunder, Legislative Attorney
Kenneth R. Thomas, Legislative Attorney
April 6, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40725.pdf
[full-text, 42 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/911/
Joint project of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
GLOBAL BANKING LAW DATABASE (GBLD)
ABOUT
http://www.gbld.org/index.asp?mode=32
Statistical Reports
BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS, MARCH 2012 [30 April 2012]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2012/pi0312.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2012/pdf/pi0312.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2012/xls/pi0312.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2012/pdf/pi0312_fax.pdf
BEA: Advance GDP by Industry Statistics for 2011 [26 April 2012]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/gdpindustry/2012/gdpind11_adv.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/gdpindustry/2012/pdf/gdpind11_adv.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]
and
Charts & Tables
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/gdpindustry/2012/xls/gdpind11_adv.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/gdpindustry/2012/pdf/gdpind11_adv_fax.pdf
BEA: Local Area Personal Income, 2010 [25 April 2012]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/lapi/2012/lapi0412.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/lapi/2012/pdf/lapi0412.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/lapi/2012/xls/lapi0412.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Regional Highlights and Maps
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/lapi/2012/Highlights_0412.htm
BLS: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS: THIRD QUARTER 2011 [1 May 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewbd.pdf
[full-text, 17 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/cewbd.supp.toc.htm
BLS: EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX - MARCH 2012 [27 April 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/eci.supp.toc.htm
BLS: EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF FAMILIES -- 2011 [26 April 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/famee.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/famee.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
BLS: MASS LAYOFFS -- MARCH 2012 [24 April 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/mmls_04242012.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/mmls_04242012.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
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/
Escaping the Asylum
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Apr 27, 2012
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/escaping-the-asylum/
Have You Re-Read Giants of Enterprise?
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Apr 27, 2012
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/managerial-competence/have-you-re-read-giants-of-enterprise/
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