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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, 9 May 2012

 

Academic Research

 

 

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
6535       Dismissal Protection and Worker Flows in OECD Countries: Evidence from Cross-Country/Cross-Industry Data      

6534       The Determinants of Earnings Inequalities: Panel Data Evidence from South Africa          

6533       Becker Meets Ricardo: Multisector Matching with Social and Cognitive Skills       

6532       Gender Effects of Education on Economic Development in Turkey           

6531       The Effect of Village-Based Schools: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Afghanistan             

6530       Ingratiation and Favoritism: Experimental Evidence        

6529       What Effects Do Macroeconomic Conditions Have on Families' Time Together?

6528       Urban-Rural Disparities of Child Health and Nutritional Status in China from 1989 to 2006               

6527       Declining Fertility and Economic Well-Being: Do Education and Health Ride to the Rescue?           

6526       Temporary Employment, Job Flows and Productivity: A Tale of Two Reforms      

6525       Explaining Charter School Effectiveness                

6524       Electoral Impacts of Uncovering Public School Quality: Evidence from Brazilian Municipalities      

6523       Internal vs. International Migration: Impacts of Remittances on Child Well-Being in Vietnam       

6522       On the Reversibility of Structural Reforms


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

 

 

Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

SHAPING THE FUTURE OF THE ASIA-LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN RELATIONSHIP [5 May 2012]

http://www.adbi.org/book/2012/05/05/5059.shaping.future.asia.lac.relationship/

or

http://www.adbi.org/files/2012.05.05.book.shaping.future.asia.lac.relationship.pdf

[full-text, 171 pages]

 

 

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

How Can Asia Respond to Global Economic Crisis and Transformation? [3 May 2012]

http://www.adb.org/publications/how-can-asia-respond-global-economic-crisis-and-transformation

or

http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2012/how-can-asia-respond.pdf

[full-text, 42 pages]

 

 

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Basic Statistics 2012 [2 May 2012]

http://www.adb.org/publications/basic-statistics-2012

or

http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2012/basic-statistics-2012.pdf

[full-text, 2 pages]

or

http://adb.org/sites/default/files/basic-statistics-2012.xls

[spreadsheet]

 

 

European Commission

Employment and Social Developments in Europe 2011 [15 December 2011]

http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=113&langId=en&pubId=6176&type=2&furtherPubs=yes

or

http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=7294&langId=en

[full-text, 292 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/intl/217/

Press Release 15 December 2012
New analysis shows employment and social policies key to Europe’s job-rich recovery
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=101&newsId=1137&furtherNews=yes

 

 

European Commission

Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion

DOCUMENT DATABASE of EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL AFFAIRS & INCLUSION

http://ec.europa.eu/social/keyDocuments.jsp?type=0&policyArea=0&subCategory=0&country=0&year=0&advSearchKey=empleuropereport&mode=advancedSubmit&langId=en

Advance Search at

http://ec.europa.eu/social/search.jsp?langId=en

 

 

European Commission

Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion

DATABASE ON TRANSNATIONAL COMPANY AGREEMENTS

http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=978&langId=en

·         Download the user guide

·         Download the data dictionary

·         Download the full list of all identified agreements

·         About the database

·         More information about Transnational Company Agreements

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

Quality Assurance Framework for the 3rd European Company Survey (ECS) [2 May 2012]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1236.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2012/36/en/1/EF1236EN.pdf

[full-text, 61 pages]

 

 

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)

COMPARATIVE STUDY
Use of alcohol and drugs at the workplace [3 May 2012]
May 2012
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/tn1111013s/index.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/tn1111013s/tn1111013s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/ewco/tn1111013s/tn1111013s.pdf
[full-text, 49 pages]
- see also the Executive Summary  

 

 

Federal

 

 

BLS: Program Perspectives, Vol. 4, Issue 1

Program Perspectives on Legally Required Benefit Costs [2 May 2012]

HOW MUCH DO PRIVATE INDUSTRY EMPLOYERS PAY FOR LEGALLY REQUIRED EMPLOYEE BENEFITS?

http://www.bls.gov/opub/perspectives/program_perspectives_vol4_issue1.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

 

 

BLS: Issues in Labor Statistics

Young adult employment during the recent recession [2 May 2012]

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils91.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

 

 

BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions

The Relevance of Occupational Wage Leveling [27 April 2012]

by John E. Buckley

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20120424ar01p1.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/cm20120424ar01p1.htm

 

 

Census

International Population Reports

Issued May 2012

P95/12-01

SHADES OF GRAY: A CROSS-COUNTRY STUDY OF HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE OLDER POPULATIONS IN SAGE COUNTRIES, 2007-2010 [7 May 2012]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p95-12-01.pdf

[full-text, 76 pages]

Press Release 7 May 2012
Health and Well-Being of Older Populations in Six Low- to Middle-Income Countries Examined in Census Bureau Report
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/population/cb12-81.html

 

 

Small Business Administration (SBA)

Office of Advocacy

Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners, and their Access to Financial Capital [3 May 2012]

http://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/rs396tot.pdf

[full-text, 51 pages]

Research Summary

http://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/rs396.pdf

 

 

Social Security Administration (SSA)

GET YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY STATEMENT ONLINE [1 May 2012]

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/mystatement/

Press Release 1 May 2012
Social Security Statement Now Available Online at www.socialsecurity.gov
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pressoffice/pr/ss-online-statement-pr.html

 

 

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

 

 

Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.
Press Release 3 May 2012

Job Cuts Rise Slightly in April

EMPLOYERS ANNOUNCE 40,559 JOB CUTS

http://www.challengergray.com/press/press.aspx

 

 

International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF)

'Continuous excellence' or more dubious claims in Nestlé's sustainability reporting?

http://cms.iuf.org/?q=node/1652
                Press Release 8 May 2012

New downgrade for Nestlé CSR rating

http://cms.iuf.org/sites/cms.iuf.org/files/Continuousexcellence.pdf

[full-text, 3 pages]

 

 

RAND

Workforce Development for Big-City Law Enforcement Agencies [7 May 2012]

by Nelson Lim, Carl F. Matthies, Kirsten Keller

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP357.html#key-findings

or

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/occasional_papers/2012/RAND_OP357.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages]

 

 

RAND

Selected International Best Practices in Police Performance Measurement [7 May 2012]

by Robert C. Davis

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1153.html

or

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/technical_reports/2012/RAND_TR1153.pdf

[full-text, 24 pages]

 

 

Urban Institute (UI)

Housing as a Platform for Formerly Incarcerated Persons [7 May 2012]

Jocelyn Fontaine, Jennifer Biess

http://www.urban.org/publications/412552.html

or

http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412552-Housing-as-a-Platform-for-Formerly-Incarcerated-Persons.pdf

[full-text, 23 pages]

 

 

Law

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Cybersecurity: Selected Legal Issues

Edward C. Liu, Legislative Attorney

Gina Stevens, Legislative Attorney

Kathleen Ann Ruane, Legislative Attorney

Alissa M. Dolan, Legislative Attorney

Richard M. Thompson II, Legislative Attorney

April 20, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42409.pdf

[full-text, 48 pages]

 

 

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Enforcement Guidance

Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/arrest_conviction.cfm

or

http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/upload/arrest_conviction.pdf

[full-text, 55 pages]

Questions & Answers

http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/qa_arrest_conviction.cfm

Press Release 25 April 2012

EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance

Commission Updates Guidance on Employer Use of Arrest and Conviction Records

http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/4-25-12.cfm

 

 

National Conference of State Legislature (NCSL)

FEDERAL HEALTH REFORM: STATE LEGISLATIVE TRACKING DATABASE

http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/health/health-reform-database-2011-2012-state-legislation.aspx

Welcome to the State Legislative Tracking Database on Health Reform!

http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/health/health-reform-2012-state-legislative-tracking-data.aspx

 

 

Statistical Reports

 

 

BLS: Job Openings and Labor Turnover – March 2012 [8 May 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: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS First Quarter 2012, Preliminary [3 May 2012]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf

[full-text, 15 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm

 

 

BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- MARCH 2012 [2 May 2012]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf

[full-text, 23 pages]

And

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.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/

 

 

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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