Wednesday, September 19, 2012
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 19 September 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, 19 September 2012
Academic Research
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
6846 Family and Labor Market Choices: Requirements to Guide Effective Evidence-Based Policy
6845 Cultural Diversity and Plant‐Level Productivity
6844 Entrepreneurship: Cause or Consequence of Financial Optimism?
6843 Does Emigration Benefit the Stayers? Evidence from EU Enlargement
6842 Electricity Prices, River Temperatures and Cooling Water Scarcity
6841 Ethnic Segregation in Germany
6840 A Cautionary Note on Using Industry Affiliation to Predict Income
6839 Skilled Labor Supply, IT-Based Technical Change and Job Instability
6838 Musn't Grumble: Immigration, Health and Health Service Use in the UK and Germany
6837 Frontier Issues of the Political Economy of Migration
6836 How Different Are the Wage Curves for Formal and Informal Workers? Evidence from Turkey
6835 Earnings Losses and Labor Mobility over the Lifecycle S
6834 Moving to Segregation: Evidence from 8 Italian Cities
6833 Remember When It Rained: The Elusiveness of Gender Discrimination in Indian School Enrollment
6832 Rational Students and Resit Exams
(forthcoming in: Economics Letters)
6831 Assimilation through Marriage
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
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Africa & Global Economic Trends
Quarterly Statistical Review
2nd Quarter 2012
Volume 10
June 30, 2012
[full-text, 17 pages]
PREVIOUS EDITIONS at
http://www.afdb.org/en/documents/publications/africa-and-global-economic-trends-quarterly-review/
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
12 Things to Know in 2012: Gender Equality [18 September 2012]
[most include LINKS to the source of information—click on underlined blue source]
http://www.adb.org/features/12-things-know-2012-gender-equality
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN IN THE WORLD ECONOMY 2011-2012: BRIEFING PAPER [13 September 2012]
or
http://www.eclac.org/publicaciones/xml/6/47986/PANINSAL2011-12-BriefingPaper.pdf
[full-text, 59 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
ROLE OF SOCIAL PARTNERS IN ADDRESSING THE GLOBAL CRISIS (Working Paper) [17 September 2012]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1230.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2012/30/en/1/EF1230EN.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
EuroStat
Foreign affiliates statistics - FATS
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Foreign_affiliates_statistics_-_FATS
see—
Structural Business Statistics
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/european_business/data/database
Foreign Controlled Enterprises
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/european_business/special_sbs_topics/foreign_controlled_enterprises
OECD
OECD SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRY OUTLOOK 2012 [13 September 2012]
http://www.oecd.org/sti/oecdsciencetechnologyandindustryoutlook.htm
or
or
[full-text, 466 pages]
Press Release 13 September 2012
Innovation: Economic crisis and weak outlook hit R&D, says OECD
http://www.oecd.org/sti/innovationeconomiccrisisandweakoutlookhitrdsaysoecd.htm
COUNTRY REPORT on UNITED STATES
http://www.oecd.org/sti/sti-outlook-2012-united-states.pdf
World Bank
GLOBAL FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2013[12 September 2012]
RETHINKING THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN FINANCE
http://go.worldbank.org/JIDZR7G250
or
[full-text, 220 pages]
Press Release 12 September 2012
Rethink Role of State in Finance, says World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/2012/09/13/rethink-role-state-finance-says-world-bank
World Bank
New Century, Old Disparities: Gender and Ethnic Earnings Gaps in Latin America and the Caribbean [7 September 2012]
or
[full-text, 356 pages]
Federal
Census: Current Population Reports P60-243
INCOME, POVERTY AND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE IN THE UNITED STATES: 2011 [12 September 2012]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p60-243.pdf
Press kit
Report
Income data
Poverty data
Health insurance coverage data
Press Release 12 September 2012
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/income_wealth/cb12-172.html
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
TARP Assistance for Chrysler: Restructuring and Repayment Issues
Baird Webel, Specialist in Financial Economics
Bill Canis, Specialist in Industrial Organization and Business
September 7, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41940.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/940/
Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics
OLDER AMERICANS 2012: KEY INDICATORS OF WELL-BEING [August 2012]
http://www.agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/main_site/default.aspx
or
http://www.agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/Main_Site/Data/2012_Documents/Docs/EntireChartbook.pdf
[full-text, 200 pages]
Press Release 16 August 2012
Federal report details health, economic status of older Americans
http://www.agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/Main_Site/Data/2012_Documents/Docs/Older_Americans_2012_FINAL_press_note.pdf
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Childstats.gov
http://childstats.gov/index.asp
AMERICA'S CHILDREN IN BRIEF: KEY NATIONAL INDICATORS OF WELL-BEING 2012 [July 2012]
http://childstats.gov/americaschildren/index.asp
or
http://childstats.gov/pdf/ac2012/ac_12.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
Press Release
Federal report shows drops in infant mortality, preterm birth rates
Annual statistics compilation notes increases in poverty, drop in secure parental employment
http://childstats.gov/americaschildren/press_release.asp
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
The Nation's Report Card: Writing 2011 [14 September 2012]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012470
or
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/main2011/2012470.pdf
[full-text, 52 pages]
National Science Foundation (NSF)
STATE GOVERNMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: FISCAL YEAR 2009 [10 September 2012]
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf12331/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf12331/pdf/nsf12331.pdf
[full-text, 70 pages]
United States International Trade Commission (USITC)
A Global Database of Foreign Affiliate Sales
Tani Fukui and Csilla Lakatos
July 2012
http://usitc.gov/publications/332/working_papers/EC201208A.pdf
[full-text, 46 pages]
Access database here: Sales [CSV] | Sales [GDX] | Sales [HAR] | Country/Sector codes [XLSX]
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
Brookings Institution
The U.S. Employment-Population Reversal in the 2000s: Facts and Explanations [9 September 2012]
Robert Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Projects/BPEA/Fall%202012/2012%20fall%20moffitt.pdf
[full-text, 63 pages]
Press Release 13 September 2012
Unmarried Women Hit Particularly Hard Before Recession Started
Wages Rose, Skills in Demand; Reasons for Drop Unexplained
http://www.brookings.edu/about/projects/bpea/latest-conference/2012-fall-moffitt
CareerBuilder.com
Press Release 29 August 2012
CareerBuilder Study Finds More Workers Feeling Bullied in the Workplace
Bullying Causing Some Workers to Experience Health Issues and Leave Their Jobs
http://www.careerbuilder.com/share/aboutus/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?sd=8%2f29%2f2012&sc_cmp1=cb_pr713_&siteid=cbpr&id=pr713&ed=12%2f31%2f2012
Deloitte
Talent 2020: Surveying the talent paradox from an employee perspective [12 September 2012]
[full-text, 22 pages]
Press Release 12 September 2012
Deloitte's "Talent 2020" Report Reveals 80 Percent of Employees Plan to Stay with Current Employer in the Next Year
Filling technical and skilled positions remains challenging for employers
Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)
The Gender Wage Gap: 2011 [14 September 2012]
by Ariane Hegewisch, Angela Edwards (September 2012)
http://www.iwpr.org/publications/pubs/the-gender-wage-gap-2011-1/
or
http://www.iwpr.org/publications/pubs/the-gender-wage-gap-2011-1/at_download/file
[full-text, 4 pages]
Press Release 14 September 2012
A Decade of Stagnation: Gender Wage Gap 2011 Unchanged at 23 Percent
http://www.iwpr.org/press-room
Manpower Group
Manpower Employment Outlook Survey – United States, Q4 2012 [11 September 2012]
http://press.manpower.com/reports/2012/manpower-employment-outlook-survey-united-states-q4-2012/
or
http://press.manpower.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/FINAL_MEOSQ42012.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
Press Release 11 September 2012
Manpower Employment Outlook Survey Reveals U.S. Employers' Hiring Plans Remain Stable for the Fourth Quarter
http://press.manpower.com/press/2012/meos_q4_2012/
Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
Migration Information Source
Renouncing US Citizenship: A New Trend? [18 September 2012]
By Muzaffar Chishti and Faye Hipsman
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?ID=905
PEW Research Center
PEW Social & Demographic Trends
A Third of Americans Now Say They Are in the Lower Classes [10 September 2012]
By Rich Morin and Seth Motel
or
http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/files/2012/09/the-lower-classes-final.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
Principal Financial Group
WELLNESS OUTCOMES: HEALTH COACHING
http://www.principal.com/about/news/documents/2012wellness-outcomes-summary.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
Press Release 11 September
Workplace Wellness Programs Significantly Reduce Health Risks
Two-year study from The Principal shows greatest impact from personalized coaching
http://www.principal.com/about/news/2012/usis-wellness-outcomes-study091112.htm
Urban Institute (UI)
POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT [Fact Sheet][12 September 2012]
by Austin Nichols
http://www.urban.org/publications/412652.html
or
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412652-Poverty-and-Unemployment.pdf
[full-text, 1 page]
Urban Institute (UI)
POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES [Fact Sheet] [12 September 2012]
by Austin Nichols
http://www.urban.org/publications/412653.html
or
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412653-Poverty-in-the-United-States.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]
Law
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Whistleblower Protections Under Federal Law: An Overview
Jon O. Shimabukuro, Legislative Attorney
L. Paige Whitaker, Legislative Attorney
September 13, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42727.pdf
[full-text, 25 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/945/
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The Corporate Income Tax System: Overview and Options for Reform
Mark P. Keightley, Specialist in Economics
Molly F. Sherlock, Specialist in Public Finance
September 13, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42726.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/944/
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Disability Benefits Available Under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Veterans Disability Compensation (VDC) Programs
Umar Moulta-Ali, Analyst in Disability Policy
September 12, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41289.pdf
[full-text, 23 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/941/
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Post-Employment, "Revolving Door," Laws for Federal Personnel
Jack Maskell, Legislative Attorney
September 13, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42728.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/942/
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Taxation of Unemployment Benefits
Julie M. Whittaker, Specialist in Income Security
September 13, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS21356.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/943/
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Authority of State and Local Police to Enforce Federal Immigration Law
Michael John Garcia, Legislative Attorney
Kate M. Manuel, Legislative Attorney
September 10, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R41423.pdf
[full-text, 27 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/946/
Statistical Reports
BEA: U.S. International Transactions: Second Quarter 2012 [18 September 2012]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2012/trans212.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2012/pdf/trans212.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2012/xls/trans212.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2012/pdf/trans212_fax.pdf
BLS: EMPLOYEE TENURE IN 2012 [18 September 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/tenure.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/tenure.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]
BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX--AUGUST 2012 [14 September 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
[full-text, 39 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/cpi.supp.toc.htm
BLS: REAL EARNINGS * AUGUST 2012 [14 September 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 - AUGUST 2012 [13 September 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 - AUGUST 2012 [12 September 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
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Reports on the Middle East and the Arab World
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/index.html
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
2012 Legislation to Adopt the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act (UELMA)
As of June 26, 2012
http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/telecom/uniform-electronic-legal-material-legislation-2012.aspx
Summary: Six states have introduced legislation to adopt the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act (UELMA), which provides for the authentication and preservation of certain electronic legal materials. Colorado adopted the act in April. For more information about UELMA, see "Online and Authentic?" and "State Uniform Law Commission: An Update for Legislative Lawyers."
Worldwide Access to Foreign Law: International & National Developments Toward Digital Authentication
Claire M. Germain, University of Florida Levin College of Law
http://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/working/1/
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/home.html
[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
Inc. Article: Boosting "Big Mo"
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Sep 12, 2012
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/managerial-competence/inc-article-boosting-big-mo/
--see also
BACHARACH LEADERSHIP GROUP (BLG)
http://sambacharach.com/blg-lead/
and
INC.com & Inc. Magazine
www.inc.com
Samuel Bacharach Articles
http://www.inc.com/author/samuel-bacharach
Boosting "Big Mo"
Leadership Training for Your High-Potential Employees
Gen-Y Employees: How to Motivate Them
The 5 Traits of High-Potential Employees
Why You Should Say What You Pay Employees
How to Change Your Mind Without Being a Flip-Flopper
Don't Do Office Politics? Then You Don't Do Leadership.
Leading Teams: Find the Right Balance Between Hands-on and Hands-off
Charisma Is Not Enough. Great Leaders Execute
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