Tuesday, September 25, 2012
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 26 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, 26 September 2012
Academic Research
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
6862 Education and Freedom of Choice: Evidence from Arranged Marriages in Vietnam
6861 An Experimental Test of a Committee Search Model
6860 Why Are Educated and Risk-Loving Persons More Mobile Across Regions?
6859 Media Slant Against Foreign Owners: Downsizing
6858 Labor Market Impacts of a Large-Scale Public Works Program: Evidence from the Indian Employment Guarantee Scheme
6857 In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants and its Impact on College Enrollment, Tuition Costs, Student Financial Aid, and Indebtedness
6856 Do Babysitters Have More Kids? The Effects of Teenage Work Experiences on Adult Outcomes
6855 The Declines in Infant Mortality and Fertility: Evidence from British Cities in Demographic Transition
6854 Russian Jewish Immigrants in the United States: The Adjustment of their English Language Proficiency and Earnings in the American Community Survey
6853 Access to Public Schools and the Education of Migrant Children in China
6852 The Impact of Divorce on Return-Migration of Family Migrants
6851 Trust and Trustworthiness under the Prospect Theory: A Field Experiment in Vietnam
6850 Migrants, Ethnicity and the Welfare State
6849 Separations, Sorting and Cyclical Unemployment
6848 Do Chinese Employers Avoid Hiring Overqualified Workers? Evidence from an Internet Job Board
6847 It's a Boy! Women and Non-Monetary Benefits from a Son in India
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)
and OECD
AFRICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2012: PROMOTING YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/development/african-economic-outlook-2012_aeo-2012-en
or
[full-text, 294 pages]
Press Release 18 September 2012
African Economic Outlook Launched in Addis Ababa: Creating Jobs for Africa’s Expanding Youth Population
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Economics Working Paper 311
On Measuring Human Capital: A Case Study of Viet Nam [September 2012]
by Hyun Hwa Son
http://www.adb.org/publications/measuring-human-capital-case-study-viet-nam
or
http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2012/economics-wp311.pdf
[full-text, 37 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Cleaning activities industry [24 September 2012]
September 2012
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn1108048s/index.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn1108048s/tn1108048s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn1108048s/tn1108048s.pdf
[full-text, 57 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Organisation of working time: Implications for productivity and working conditions – Overview Report [20 September 2012]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1250.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2012/50/en/1/EF1250EN.pdf
[full-text 72 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
PAY DEVELOPMENTS--2011 [18 September 2012]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn1204012s/tn1204012s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn1204012s/tn1204012s.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]
ILO
Skills and Employability Department (EMP/SKILLS)
OVERVIEW OF APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEMS AND ISSUES [4 September 2012]
ILO contribution to the G20 Task Force on Employment
September 2012
[full-text, 24 pages]
OECD
PENSION MARKETS IN FOCUS [21 September 2012]
September 2012, Issue 9
[full-text, 28 pages]
Press Release 21 September 2012
Pension fund assets at record high but investment returns negative in 2011, says OECD
OECD
OECD System of Unit Labour Cost and Related Indicators
http://www.oecd.org/std/labourstatistics/ULC_2012Q2_%20Eng.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]
Press Release 20 September 2012
Unit labour costs for OECD area rose by 0.3% in the second quarter of 2012
http://www.oecd.org/std/labourstatistics/systemofunitlabourcostoecd-updatedseptember2012.htm
Federal
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
Prevalence of Violent Crime among Households with Children, 1993-2010
Erica L. Smith, Jennifer L. Truman, Ph.D.
September 19, 2012 NCJ 238799
http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=4472
or
http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/pvchc9310.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
BLS Bulletin 2773
ANNUAL BULLETIN ON BENEFIT COVERAGE [24 September 2012]
National Compensation Survey: Employee Benefits in the United States, March 2012 [24 September 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/benefits/2012/home.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/benefits/2012/ebbl0050.pdf
[full-text, 542 pages]
BLS: Beyond the Numbers, September 2012, Vol. 1, No. 12
Pay and Benefits
Who has benefits in private industry in 2012?
http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-1/who-has-benefits-in-private-industry-in-2012.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-1/pdf/who-has-benefits-in-private-industry-in-2012.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
Census
Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenue: 2nd Quarter 2012 [25 September 2012]
http://www.census.gov/govs/qtax/
Census
2011 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY ESTIMATES [20 September 2012]
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
Access DATA DIRECTLY from
AMERICAN FACTFINDER
http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/searchresults.xhtml?refresh=t
Press Release 20 September 2012
Census Bureau Releases 2011 American Community Survey Estimates
Topics Include Local Estimates on Income, Poverty, Health Insurance and More
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-175.html
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Choices for Federal Spending and Taxes
Presentation at the University of Michigan
Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director
September 20, 2012
[full-text, 23 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables
Ida A. Brudnick, Specialist on the Congress
September 20, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/97-1011.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF): State Insolvency and Federal Loans to States
Julie M. Whittaker, Specialist in Income Security
September 20, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS22954.pdf
[full-text, 17 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/950/
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Poverty in the United States: 2011
Thomas Gabe, Specialist in Social Policy
September 13, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33069.pdf
[full-text, 41 pages]
Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
401(k) FEE DISCLOSURE RESOURCE WEBSITE LAUNCHED [19 September 2012]
UNDERSTANDING YOUR RETIREMENT PLAN FEES
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/publications/understandingretirementfees.html
Press Release 19 September 2012
Employee Benefits Security Administration announces launch of 401(k) fee disclosure resource website
Site includes new tool to help consumers make the most of new disclosures
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ebsa/EBSA20121868.htm
National Science Foundation (NSF)
InfoBrief
NSF 12-332 September 2012
Project Linking Multi-Agency Surveys Produces New Findings on R&D by Multinational Companies [17 September 2012]
by Francisco Moris
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf12332/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf12332/nsf12332.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
Social Security Administration (SSA)
Office of Retirement and Disability Policy
Profile of Social Security Disabled Workers and Dependents Who Have a Connection to Workers' Compensation or Public Disability Benefits [18 September 2012]
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/rsnotes/rsn2012-03.html
or
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/rsnotes/rsn2012-03.pdf
[full-text, 35 pages]
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
Challenger, Gray and Christmas, Inc.
Press Release 24 September 2012
Challenger Annual Holiday Hiring Outlook
retailers hopeful for holiday sales gains, but that may not spur hiring surge
http://challengergray.com/press/PressRelease.aspx?PressUid=240
CHINA DAILY 21 September 2012
[CHINA] EXECUTIVES REACH BREAKING POINT
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/weekly/2012-09/21/content_15772409.htm
Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
EBRI NOTES September 2012, Vol. 33, No. 9
2012 Health Confidence Survey: Americans Remain Confident About Health Care, Concerned About Costs, Following Supreme Court Decision [24 September 2012]
http://www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=5108
or
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_09_Sept-12.HCS-only1.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]
New America Foundation
Issue Brief
Counting Kids and Tracking Funds in Pre-K and Kindergarten: Falling Short at the Local Level
or
http://earlyed.newamerica.net/sites/newamerica.net/files/policydocs/Counting_Kids_Tracking_Funds.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]
PreK-12 [DATABASE]
Comparative analysis of funding, student demographics and achievement data.
Comprised of 13,773 school districts.
Press Release 19 September 2012
Pre-K Data Available in First-of-its-Kind Database
Includes Data on Publicly Funded Pre-K Programs at the School District Level
Towers Watson
Perspectives:
To Drive Strategic Alignment and Workforce Agility, Successful Organizations Embrace Change
http://towerswatson.com/assets/pdf/7945/TW-Alignment-Agility-NA-2012.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]
Press Release September 2012
To Drive Strategic Alignment and Workforce Agility, Successful Organizations Embrace Change
http://towerswatson.com/united-states/research/7945
Urban Institute (UI)
International Competitiveness: Who Competes Against Whom and for What? [19 September 2012]
Eric Toder
http://www.urban.org/publications/412654.html
or
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412654-international-competitiveness-Tax-Law-Review.pdf
[full-text, 30 pages]
Law
Baker & McKenzie
The Global Employer: A Primer On International Labor and Employment Issues 2012 [17 September 2012]
http://www.jdsupra.com/post/fileServer.aspx?fName=b4b5e936-f590-4737-94bc-eeea8c4971d1.pdf
[full-text, 198 pages]
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Payments of Penalties for Being Uninsured Under the Affordable Care Act [19 September 2012]
http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43628
or
http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/09-19-12-Indiv_Mandate_Penalty.pdf
[full-text, 3 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Federal Tax Benefits for Manufacturing: Current Law, Legislative Proposals, and Issues for the 112th Congress
Gary Guenther, Analyst in Public Finance
September 20, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42742.pdf
[full-text, 30 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/949/
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Unauthorized Aliens’ Access to Federal Benefits: Policy and Issues
Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy
September 17, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/RL34500.pdf
[full-text, 25 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Medigap: A Primer
Carol Rapaport, Analyst in Health Care Financing
September 19, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42745.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Welfare Waivers
Gene Falk, Specialist in Social Policy
September 21, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42627.pdf
[full-text, 33 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Congressional Responses to Selected Work Stoppages in Professional Sports
L. Elaine Halchin, Coordinator, Specialist in American National Government
Justin Murray, Information Research Specialist
Jon O. Shimabukuro, Legislative Attorney
Kathleen Ann Ruane, Legislative Attorney
September 17, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41060.pdf
[full-text, 46 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/947/
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Taxes and the Economy: An Economic Analysis of the Top Tax Rates Since 1945
Thomas L. Hungerford, Specialist in Public Finance
September 14, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42729.pdf
[full-text, 23 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Unemployment Insurance: Programs and Benefits
Julie M. Whittaker, Specialist in Income Security
Katelin P. Isaacs, Analyst in Income Security
September 19, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33362.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]
Statistical Reports
BEA: State Personal Income: Second Quarter 2012 [25 September 2012]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2012/spi0912.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2012/pdf/spi0912.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2012/xls/spi0912.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2012/pdf/spi0912_fax.pdf
BEA: Travel and Tourism Satellite Accounts, 2nd quarter 2012 [19 September 2012]
TRAVEL AND TOURISM SPENDING INCREASED IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2012
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/tourism/2012/tour212.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/tourism/2012/pdf/tour212.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]
or
Tables & Charts
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/tourism/2012/xls/tour212.xls
[spreadsheet]
BLS: CONSUMER EXPENDITURES--2011 [25 September 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cesan.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cesan.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- AUGUST 2012 [21 September 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm
BLS: MASS LAYOFFS -- AUGUST 2012 [21 September 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]
BLS: NATIONAL CENSUS OF FATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES IN 2011 (PRELIMINARY RESULTS) [20 September 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cfoi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cfoi.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
Library of Congress
CONGRESS.GOV
http://Congress.gov
Press Release from USA.gov 19 September 2012
The Library of Congress unveiled Congress.gov today. It's a new website that will eventually replace THOMAS.gov as the government's site for accessing free, fact-based legislative information.
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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