Wednesday, August 29, 2012
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 29 August 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, 29 August 2012
Academic Research
International Labour Organization (ILO)
RECENT WORKING PAPERS
http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/working-papers/lang--en/index.htm
Case studies of policy coherence initiatives in developing Asia 21 August 2012
Income inequality as a cause of the Great Recession? A survey of current debates, Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 39 16 August 2012
Wage-led or Profit-led Supply: Wages, Productivity and Investment, Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 36 14 August 2012
The effects of working time on productivity and firm performance: a research synthesis paper, Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 33 14 August 2012
The influence of working time arrangements on work-life integration or 'balance': a review of the international evidence, Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 32 14 August 2012
Working time, health, and safety: a research synthesis paper, Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 31 28 May 2012
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
6809 Trade Liberalization and Female Labor Force Participation: Evidence from Brazil
6808 Decomposing Differences in Labour Force Status between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians
6807 The Impact of Physical Education on Obesity among Elementary School Children
6806 Evolution of Teachers' Salaries in Latin America at the Turn of the 20th Century: How Much Are They (Under or Over) Paid?
6805 Anti-Lemons: School Reputation, Relative Diversity, and Educational Quality
6804 Do Higher Childcare Subsidies Improve Parental Well-being? Evidence from Québec's Family Policies
6803 Comparing Quasi-Experimental Designs and Structural Models for Policy Evaluation: The Case of a Reform of Lone Parental Welfare
6802 Estimating and Testing a Quantile Regression Model with Interactive Effects
6801 State Merit-based Financial Aid Programs and College Attainment
6800 Global Pension Systems and Their Reform: Worldwide Drivers, Trends, and Challenges
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 (ADB)
Working Paper 101
DIFFERENT TYPES OF FIRMS, PRODUCTS, AND DIRECTIONS OF TRADE: THE CASE OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Hyun-Hoon Lee, Donghyun Park, and Jing Wang
No. 101 | August 2012
http://www.adb.org/publications/different-types-firms-products-and-directions-trade-case-prc
or
http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2012/wp101-types-of-firms-products-directions-trade.pdf
[full-text, 60 pages]
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
KEY INDICATORS FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 2012 [August 2012]
http://www.adb.org/publications/key-indicators-asia-and-pacific-2012
or
http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2012/ki2012.pdf
[full-text, 337 pages]
Special Chapter
Green Urbanization in Asia
http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2012/ki2012-special-chapter.pdf
[full-text, 56 pages]
See Press Release 15 August 2012
Asia's Booming Cities Must Go Green or Risk Disaster - ADB Study
http://www.adb.org/news/asias-booming-cities-must-go-green-or-risk-disaster-adb-study
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Knowledge Solutins
INNOVATION IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
June 2012 #117
By Oliver Serrat
http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2012/innovation-public-sector.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/intl/220/
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Knowledge Solutions
KNOWLEDGE AS CULTURE
May 2012 #116
By Oliver Serrat
http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2012/knowledge-as-culture.pdf
[full-text, 23 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/intl/219/
ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean)
U.S. HEALTH CARE REFORM AND MEDICAL TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES (August 2012)
by Raquel Artecona
or
http://www.eclac.org/publicaciones/xml/6/47826/USHealthreformandMedicalTourism.pdf
[full-text, 37 pages]
ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean)
CAPITAL FLOWS TO LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS [August 2012]
or
http://www.eclac.org/publicaciones/xml/5/47825/CapitalFlowstoLA.pdf
[full-text, 37 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Labour mobility within the EU: The impact of return migration [21 August 2012]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1243.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2012/43/en/1/EF1243EN.pdf
[full-text, 84 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Trends in job quality in Europe [13 August 2012]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1228.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2012/28/en/1/EF1228EN.pdf
[full-text, 100 pages]
International Labour Organization (ILO)
EuroZone job crisis: trends and policy responses [11 July 2012]
http://www.ilo.org/global/research/publications/WCMS_184965/lang--en/index.htm
or
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_184965.pdf
[full-text, 60 pages]
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
EMPLOYMENT- RELATED DATA & PUBLICATIONS
http://www.oecd.org/employment/
Employment policies and data
Public employment and management
Labour markets, human capital and inequality
Labour statistics
LEED Programme (Local Economic and Employment Development)
Also
Jobs for Youth - Country Reviews
Country Reviews of Labour Market and Social Policies
Working papers
World Bank
The Right Skills for the Job?: Rethinking Training Policies for Workers [13 July 2012]
Edited by Rita Almeida, Jere Behrman, David Robalino
or
[full-text, 184 pages]
World Bank
Migration and Remittances during the Global Financial Crisis and Beyond [31 May 2012]
Edited by Ibrahim Sirkeci, Jeffrey H. Cohen, Dilip Ratha
or
http://issuu.com/world.bank.publications/docs/9780821388266?mode=a_p
[full-text, 470 pages]
Federal
BLS: BEYOND THE NUMBERS (Formerly ISSUES IN LABOR STATISTICS)--ARCHIVE
http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/archive/home.htm
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
| May 2012 | Employment & Unemployment | Donna S. Rothstein | Issues in Labor Statistics | |
| May 2012 | Global Economy | International Air Passenger Fares Shrug Off The Recession (PDF) | Edwin Bennion and Jon Ruder | Beyond the Numbers |
| Jun 2012 | Pay & Benefits | How Have Health Benefits Changed In State And Local Governments From 1998 To 2011? (PDF) | Beyond the Numbers | |
| Jun 2012 | Employment & Unemployment | Employment, College Enrollment, And Training Of Young Male Veterans And Nonveterans During The Recent Recession (PDF) | Beyond the Numbers | |
| Jul 2012 | Employment & Unemployment | An Overview Of U.S. Occupational Employment And Wages In 2011 (PDF) | Audrey Watson, Occupational Employment Statistics program | Beyond the Numbers |
| Aug 2012 | Prices & Spending | Ann C. Foster and Craig J. Kreisler, Consumer Expenditure Survey | Beyond the Numbers | |
| Aug 2012 | Regional Economies | Atlanta’s Thriving Air Transportation Industry: Employment And Wages, 1990–2010 (PDF) | Matthew Dotson | Beyond the Numbers |
| Aug 2012 | Workplace Injuries | Facts Of The Catch: Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, And Fatalities To Fishing Workers, 2003–2009 (PDF) | Jill Janocha | Beyond the Numbers |
| Aug 2012 | Prices & Spending | Wholesale And Retail Producer Price Indexes: Margin Prices (PDF) | Producer Price Index program staff | Beyond the Numbers |
| Aug 2012 | Global Economy | Bureau Of Labor Statistics Introduces New Locality Of Origin Import Price Indexes By Industry Sector (PDF) | Edwin Bennion and David Mead, International Price Program | Beyond the Numbers |
Census
2011 ANNUAL SURVEY OF PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT & PAYROLL [23 August 2012]
http://www.census.gov/govs/apes/
Press Release 23 August 2012
State and Local Governments Employ 16.4 Million Full-Time Equivalent Employees in 2011, Census Bureau Reports
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/governments/cb12-156.html
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
An Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2012 to 2022
August 22, 2012
http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43539
or
http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/08-22-2012-Update_to_Outlook.pdf
[full-text, 75 pages]
Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
"Working Conditions and Worker Rights in China: Recent Developments"
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
http://cecc.gov/pages/hearings/general/hearing7/index.php
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grants
Benjamin Collins, Analyst in Labor Policy
August 15, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42661.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
AON Hewitt
Press Release 13 August 2012
Survey Shows Marginal Rise in Salary Increases in 2012 [Projections 2013]; Spending on Performance-Based Awards Remains Strong
http://aon.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=2681
Brookings Institution
GENDER AND WELL-BEING AROUND THE WORLD [20 August 2012]
by Carol Graham and Soumya Chattopadhyay
http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2012/08/gender-well-being-graham
or
[full-text, 16 pages]
Brookings
The Search for Skills: Demand for H-1B Immigrant Workers in U.S. Metropolitan Areas [18 July 2012]
By Neil G. Ruiz, Jill H. Wilson, and Shyamali Choudhury
http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports/2012/07/18-h1b-visas-labor-immigration#overview
or
[full-text, 38 pages]
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
August 2012, No. 12-15
2010 SCF (Survey of Consumer Finances) SUGGESTS EVEN GREATER RETIREMENT RISKS
By Alicia H. Munnell
http://crr.bc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IB_12-15.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
Colonial Life White Paper
Benefits at Work Series
Well on the Way: Engaging Employees in Workplace Wellness [20 August 2012]
http://www.coloniallife.com/Newsroom/~/media/acrobat/newsroom/white%20papers/NS-12658.ashx
[full-text, 16 pages]
Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
“After” Math: The Impact and Influence of Incentives on Benefit Policy [28 August 2012]
http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=5098
or
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/briefspdf/EBRI_IB_08-2012_No374_PolForum.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
Press Release 28 August 2012
The Impact and Influence of Tax Incentives on Health and Retirement Benefits
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR982.28Aug12.PolFor.pdf
National Consumers League
WORKER RIGHTS
http://nclnet.org/worker-rights
[most recent article]
PLIGHT OF RESTAURANT WORKERS MAKING DINING OUT UNAPPETIZING [23 August 2012]
Pew Research Center
Pew Social & Demographic Trends
The Lost Decade of the Middle Class: Fewer, Poorer, Gloomier [22 August 2012]
http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/08/22/the-lost-decade-of-the-middle-class/
or
http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/files/2012/08/pew-social-trends-lost-decade-of-the-middle-class.pdf
[full-text, 140 pages]
Law
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Health Insurance Exchanges Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Bernadette Fernandez, Specialist in Health Care Financing
Annie L. Mach, Analyst in Health Care Financing
August 15, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42663.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Part I
EEO Complaints Processing
Fiscal Year 2011
http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/reports/fsp2011/index.cfm
or
http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/reports/fsp2011/upload/FY-2011-Annual-Report-Part-IMaster.pdf
[full-text, 341 pages]
Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)
New Resources Examine Legal and Implementation Issues in the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid Expansion [28 August 2012]
A Guide to the Supreme Court’s Decision on the ACA’s Medicaid Expansion
http://www.kff.org/healthreform/8347.cfm
or
http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/8347.pdf
A companion brief,
Implementing the ACA’s Medicaid-Related Health Reform Provisions After the Supreme Court Decision,
http://www.kff.org/healthreform/8348.cfm
or
http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/8348.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]
Also available is a new brief
A Historical Review of How States Have Responded to the Availability of Federal Funds for Health Coverage
http://www.kff.org/medicaid/8349.cfm
or
http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/8349.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]
Statistical Reports
BLS: WORKER DISPLACEMENT: 2009-2011 [24 August 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/disp_08242012.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/disp_08242012.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
BLS: MASS LAYOFFS -- JULY 2012 [23 August 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
National Conference of State Legislature (NCSL)
Obesity prevails and affects 35 percent of American adults [August 2012]
http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/health/obesity-statistics-in-the-united-states.aspx
Updated August 2012 --Click on the following headers.
2011 State Obesity Rates | Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents | State-Level Estimated Annual Medical Costs of Obesity | Obesity and Disease
Hart Publishing Ltd.
The Lisbon Treaty and Social Europe
Edited by Niklas Bruun, Klaus Lörcher and Isabelle Schömann
http://www.hartpub.co.uk/books/details.asp?isbn=9781849462532
NOTE: If you are interested in purchasing this book, the publisher (Hart Publishing Ltd) is offering readers of this news service a 20% discount.
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
Do Women Go For It?
Posted by Myra Din on Aug 22, 2012
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/do-women-go-for-it/
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