Wednesday, December 19, 2012

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 19 December 2012

IWS Documented News Service

_______________________________

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

________________________________________________________________________

 

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 19 December 2012 

 


Academic Research

 


IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---

7063       Competition and Educational Productivity: Incentives Writ Large              

7062       Immigrant Wage and Employment Assimilation: A Comparison of Methods         

7061       Domestic Multinationals, Foreign Affiliates, and Labour Demand Elasticities        

7060       The Developmental Approach to Child and Adult Health               

7059       Going to School in Purdah: Female Schooling, Mobility Norms and Madrasas in Bangladesh         

7058       Working for a Good Cause          

7057       Heterogeneity in Subjective Wellbeing: An Application to Occupational Allocation in Africa          

7056       Income Risk, Income Mobility and Welfare         

7055       Household Survey Data for Research on Well-Being and Behavior in Central Asia              

7054       An Exponential Class of Dynamic Binary Choice Panel Data Models with Fixed Effects     

7053       Can't Buy Mommy's Love? Universal Childcare and Children's Long-Term Cognitive Development            

7052       The Effects of 9/11 on Attitudes Toward Immigration and the Moderating Role of Education       

7051       Strategies of Cooperation and Punishment among Students and Clerical Workers            

7050       Is Innovative Firm Behavior Correlated with Age and Gender Composition of the Workforce? Evidence from a New Type of Data for German Enterprises


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)

Knowledge Solutions October 2012/121

COMMUNICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES [online December 2012]

http://www.adb.org/publications/communications-development-outcomes

or

http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2012/communications-for-development-outcomes.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]


Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Regional Economic Integration Working Paper 103

JAPAN'S EDUCATION SERVICES IMPORTS: BRANCH CAMPUS OR SUBSIDIARY CAMPUS? [18 December 2012]

by Shintaro Hamanaka

http://www.adb.org/publications/japan-s-education-services-imports-branch-campus-or-subsidiary-campus

or
http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2012/wp103-japan-education-services-imports.pdf
[full-text, 40 pages]

 

 

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

PRELIMINARY OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMIES OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 2012: BRIEFING PAPER [11 December 2012]

http://www.eclac.org/cgi-bin/getProd.asp?xml=%20/publicaciones/xml/3/48593/P48593.xml&xsl=/tpl-i/p9f.xsl%20&base=/tpl-i/top-bottom.xslt

or

http://www.eclac.org/publicaciones/xml/3/48593/PreliminaryOverview2012.pdf

[full-text, 98 pages]

 

 

European Commission

EuroStat

THE EU IN THE WORLD 2013: A STATISTICAL PORTRAIT [11 December 2012]

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_details/publication?p_product_code=KS-30-12-861

or

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-30-12-861/EN/KS-30-12-861-EN.PDF

[full-text, 154 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/intl/227/

 

 

European Commission

EuroStat
The EU in the world - labour market [10 December 2012]
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/The_EU_in_the_world_-_labour_market

 

 

European Commission>Research & Innovation>Information Centre

RETHINKING EDUCATION: INVESTING IN SKILLS FOR BETTER SOCIO-ECONOMIC OUTCOMES [20 November2012]

http://ec.europa.eu/education/news/rethinking/sw373_en.pdf

[full-text, 68 pages]

Press Release 10 December 2012

EU to offer every young person employment or training within four months of leaving school

http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_12_12_10_en.html&item=All&artid=28613&caller=AllHeadlines



Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

CLOSING THE GENDER GAP: ACT NOW [17 December 2012]

http://www.oecd.org/gender/closingthegap.htm

or

http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/close-the-gender-gap-now_9789264179370-en
and

Executive Summary

http://www.oecd.org/gender/Executive%20Summary.pdf

[full-text, 7 pages]
See also

GENDER FORUM [17 December 2012

http://www.oecd.org/gender/forum2012.htm

OECD GENDER INITITATIVE DATA BROWSER

http://www.oecd.org/els/familiesandchildren/OECD2012%20-%20Gender%20Initiative%20-%20Data%20browser%20-%20v3.2.xls

KEY ISSUES IN GENDER EQUALITY

http://www.oecd.org/gender/issues/

OECD GENDER DATA PORTAL

http://www.oecd.org/gender/data/

OECD GATHERED GENDER RESOURCES

http://www.oecd.org/gender/resources/

 

 

Federal



BLS:
RESOURCES FOR BUSINESS LEADERS

http://www.bls.gov/audience/business.htm



BLS:
Beyond the Numbers, December 2012, Vol.1, no. 21

Pay & Benefits

RETIREMENT COSTS FOR DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS HIGHER THAN FOR DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS [12 December 2012]

http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-1/retirement-costs-for-defined-benefit-plans-higher-than-for-defined-contribution-plans.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-1/pdf/retirement-costs-for-defined-benefit-plans-higher-than-for-defined-contribution-plans.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]


BLS:
Beyond the Numbers, December 2012, Vol.1, no. 20

Prices & Spending

TRAVEL EXPENDITURES, 2005-2011: SPENDING SLOWS DURING RECENT RECESSION [12 December 2012]

http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-1/travel-expenditures-2005-2011-spending-slows-during-recent-recession.htm



Census

AMERICA’S CHANGING LABOR FORCE (Infographic) [13 December 2012]
http://www.census.gov/how/infographics/acs_infographic_eeo.html
Press Release 13 December 2012
Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation and Infographic from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/

Census

American Community Survey Briefs

ACSBR/11-22

Veterans’ Racial and Ethnic Composition and Place of Birth: 2011 [13 December 2012]

http://www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/acsbr11-22.pdf

[full-text, 5 pages]
Census Tip Sheet 13 December 2012
American Community Survey Brief: Veterans' Racial and Ethnic Composition and Place of Birth: 2011
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-tps92.html

 

Census
SMALL AREA INCOME AND POVERTY ESTIMATES 2011
[12 December 2012]
http://www.census.gov/did/www/saipe/index.html
Release highlights of 2011 »
SAIPE Interactive Data Tool»
More Data Access Options»
View state and county maps for 2011 »

Press Release 12 December 2012
Census Bureau Releases 2011 Income and Poverty Estimates for All Counties and School Districts
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/income_wealth/cb12-242.html


Census

2012 NATIONAL POPULATION PROJECTIONS [12 December 2012]

http://www.census.gov/population/projections/data/national/2012.html
Press Release 12 December 2012
U.S. Census Bureau Projections Show a Slower Growing, Older, More Diverse Nation a Half Century from Now
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/population/cb12-243.html

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Teacher Quality Issues in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Jeffrey J. Kuenzi, Specialist in Education Policy

December 10, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42127.pdf
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/984/



Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Taxes and the Economy: An Economic Analysis of the Top Tax Rates Since 1945 (Updated)

Thomas L. Hungerford, Specialist in Public Finance

December 12, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42729.pdf

[full-text, 25 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/982/

 

U.S. Department of Labor

Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)

REDUCING CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR: A TOOLKIT FOR RESPONSIBLE BUSINESSES [14 December 2012]

http://www.dol.gov/ilab/child-forced-labor/index.htm

or

http://www.dol.gov/ChildLaborBusinessToolkit

Press Release 14 December 2012
US Department of Labor releases toolkit to help businesses combat child and forced labor in global supply chains
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ilab/ILAB20122438.htm

 


DOL/SBA: New Self-Employment Assistance (SEA) Technical Assistance Web site and Small Business Administration (SBA) Resource Toolkit [13 December 2012]

SELF-EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE CENTER: Building Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs Through Self-Employment Assistance

http://sea.workforce3one.org/

SBA Toolkit

http://sea.workforce3one.org/more-resources/small-business-administration-toolkit/

About

http://sea.workforce3one.org/about



U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
SHIFTS IN U.S. MERCHANDISE TRADE 2011 [11 December 2012]

http://www.usitc.gov/research_and_analysis/tradeshifts/2011/index.htm

Press Release 11 December 2012
USITC RELEASES 2011 DATA ON SHIFTS IN U.S. MERCHANDISE TRADE; SEEKS INPUT ON IMPROVING DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
Agency is Reviewing, Revamping Publication
http://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2012/er1211kk1.htm

 

 

 

Institutes/Associations/Commercial



American Benefits Institute (ABI)

ATTITUDES OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS DECISION MAKERS TOWARD RETIREMENT PLAN TAX PROPOSALS [11 December 2012]

http://www.americanbenefitscouncil.org/documents2012/retirement-tax_survey-greenwald121012.pdf

[full-text, 57 pages]
Press Release 11 December 2012

Survey says: taxation of 401(k) contributions will lead to fewer plans, less retirement security

Impact on employees of large companies could be most severe; Council urges Congress not to erode retirement savings

http://www.americanbenefitscouncil.org/newsroom/2012/pr12-23.cfm

 

 

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)

Coordinating Human Services Programs with Health Reform Implementation: A Toolkit for State Agencies [Updated December 2012]

http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3791

or

http://www.cbpp.org/files/6-6-12health.pdf

[full-text, 197 pages]


Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.

Challenger Survey on Holiday Bonuses

nearly three in four employers plan to hand out year-end bonuses
http://www.challengergray.com/press/PressRelease.aspx?PressUid=251



The Commonwealth Fund

TRENDS IN EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS AND EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS IN MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS, 2003-2011 [ December 2012]

http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Data%20Brief/2012/1649_Lippa_trends_ESI_premiums_metro_areas_2003_2011_data_brief_v2.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages]



Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

EBRI Issue Brief #379

FINDINGS FROM THE 2012 EBRI/MGA CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE SURVEY [18 December 2012]

http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=5139

or

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/briefspdf/EBRI_IB_12-2012_No379_CEHCS2.pdf

[full-text, 28 pages]

Press Release 18 December 2012

Consumer-Driven Health Plan Participants More Cost-Conscious

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR1000.18.Dec12.CEHCS.pdf



National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

[STATE] LABOR & EMPLOYMENT (Issues & Research)
http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research.aspx?tabs=951,69,169
INDEX to NCSL LABOR & EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES
http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/labor/labor-and-employment-resources.aspx

 


Towers Watson

Perspectives

EMPLOYEE VALUE PROPOSITION: KEY TO GETTING AND KEEPING THE BEST [6 December 2012]

http://www.towerswatson.com/assets/pdf/8646/TW-EVP-8646-Perspectives-12-6-12.pdf

[full-text, 5 pages]

Press Release 6 December 2012

Employee Value Proposition: Key to Getting and Keeping the Best

http://www.towerswatson.com/united-states/research/8646

 

WorldatWork (Total Rewards Association)

PROMOTIONAL GUIDELINES [Survey Report][17 December 2012]

http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=68185

[full-text, 18 pages]
Press Release 18 December 2012

Employee Promotions Not Being Leveraged as Attraction and Retention Tool

http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=68445&from=press4

 

 

World Economic Forum (WEF)

THE RE-EMERGENCE OF EUROPE [14 December 2012]

http://www.weforum.org/re-emergence-europe

or

http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_KSC_Re-emergenceEurope_2012.pdf

[full-text, 97 pages]

 

 

Law


Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Outside Employment, “Moonlighting,” by Federal Executive Branch Employees

Jack Maskell, Legislative Attorney

December 12, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42857.pdf

[full-text, 15 pages]
or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/983/

 

 

 

 

Statistical Reports



BEA: Travel and Tourism Satellite Accounts, 3rd Quarter 2012

TRAVEL AND TOURISM SPENDING SLOWED IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2012 [17 December 2012]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/tourism/tournewsrelease.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/tourism/2012/pdf/tour312.pdf

[full-text, 7 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/tourism/2012/xls/tour312.xls

[spreadsheet]

 

BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES October 2012 [11 December 2012]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2012/trad1012.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2012/pdf/trad1012.pdf

[full-text, 50 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2012/xls/trad1012.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2012/pdf/trad1012_fax.pdf


BLS: WORK EXPERIENCE OF THE POPULATION -- 2011 [18 December 2012]

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

or

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

[full-text, 9 pages]



BLS: Consumer Price Index - November 2012 [14 December 2012]

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

or

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

[full-text, 38 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/cpi.supp.toc.htm8:34 AM 12/14/2012



BLS: REAL EARNINGS * NOVEMBER 2012 [14 December 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 - NOVEMBER 2012 [13 December 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 - NOVEMBER 2012 [12 December 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



            Launching the BLG Leadership Academy

Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach

http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/new-developments-launching-the-blg-leadership-academy/

BLG LEADERSHIP ACADEMY: Developing Pragmatic Leaders
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/blg/


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/index2.html
or

http://www.campdesmilles.org/home2.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

From Inc: Can You Manage and Lead?
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Dec 13, 2012
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/from-inc-can-you-manage-and-lead/



 --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

Can You Manage and Lead?
How to Hang Onto Your Best & Brightest
Negotiation: How to Play the Doomsday Strategy
Your Own Private Whale: Leadership Lessons From Moby Dick
Why He Won: A Lesson in What People Really Want in a Leader
The Leadership Gifts of Keeping Your Mouth Shut
Will They Tell You You're Naked?
5 Traits of True Leaders
How to Lead Creative Geeks
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

 

 

________________________________________________________________________

This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

 


Wednesday, December 12, 2012

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 12 December 2012

IWS Documented News Service

_______________________________

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

________________________________________________________________________

 

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 12 December 2012 

 


Academic Research

 

 

Census

EASY STATS [New Tool] (access to selected data from the American Community Survey) [6 December 2012]

http://www.census.gov/cnmp/easystats/
See OTHER INTERACTIVE INTERNET DATA TOOLS at
http://www.census.gov/main/www/access.html

 


IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---

7049       The Labor Demand Was Downward Sloping: Disentangling Migrants' Inflows and Outflows, 1929-1957   

7048       Per Se Drugged Driving Laws and Traffic Fatalities            

7047       The Minimum Wage Affects Them All: Evidence on Employment Spillovers in the Roofing Sector              

7046       What Explains the Decline in Wage Mobility in the German Low-Wage Sector?  

7045       Intergenerational Earnings Mobility in Japan among Sons and Daughters: Levels and Trends       

7044       Ability Dispersion and Team Performance: A Field Experiment   

7043       Regional Unemployment, Gender and Time Allocation of the Unemployed         

7042       Effect of Perceptions and Behaviour on Access to and Use of Financial Service: Evidence from South Africa                

7041       Are Skills a Constraint on Firms? New Evidence from Russia        

7040       Understanding the Mechanisms Through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes          

7039       The Impact of Non-Parental Child Care on Child Development: Evidence from the Summer Participation "Dip"    

7038       United but (Un-)Equal: Human Capital, Probability of Divorce and the Marriage Contract              

7037       The Cost of Acting "Girly": Gender Stereotypes and Educational Choices              

7036       Worker Productivity and Wages: Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data            

7035       Labor Market Institutions and Informality in Transition and Latin America


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)

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FOR INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN DEVELOPING ASIA-PACIFIC [11 December 2012]

http://www.adb.org/publications/skills-development-inclusive-and-sustainable-growth-developing-asia-pacific

or

http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2012/skills-development-inclusive-growth-asia-pacific.pdf

[full-text, 388 pages]

 

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

PACIFIC ECONOMIC MONITOR--DECEMBER 2012 [10 December 2012]

http://www.adb.org/publications/pacific-economic-monitor-december-2012

or

http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2012/pacmonitor-201212.pdf

[full-text, 40 pages]

 

 

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
SUSTAINABLE WORK AND THE AGEING WORKFORCE [10 December 2012]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1266.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2012/66/en/1/EF1266EN.pdf
[full-text, 104 pages]

 

 

International Labour Organization (ILO)

GLOBAL EMPLOYMENT TRENDS FOR WOMEN 2012 [11 December 2012]

http://www.ilo.org/global/research/global-reports/global-employment-trends/WCMS_195447/lang--en/index.htm

or

http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_195447.pdf

[full-text, 72 pages]

 

 

International Labour Organization (ILO)

GLOBAL WAGE REPORT 2012-13: WAGES AND EQUITABLE GROWTH [7 DECEMBER 2012]

http://www.ilo.org/global/research/global-reports/global-wage-report/2012/lang--en/index.htm?shared_from=media-mail

or

http://www.ilo.org/global/research/global-reports/global-wage-report/2012/WCMS_194843/lang--en/index.htm

or

http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_194843.pdf

[full-text, 127 pages]

 

 

Federal

 

BLS
Employee Benefits Survey

http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/

[scroll down to find]

Annual Bulletin on Benefit Plan Details in Private Industry
December 2012
Bulletin 2775

National Compensation Survey: HEALTH PLAN PROVISIONS IN PRIVATE INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES, 2011 [10 December 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/detailedprovisions/2011/ownership/private/ebbl0051.pdf
[full-text, 240 pages]

 

 

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

TED: THE EDITOR'S DESK: CHARTING YOUR WAY TO BLS DATA

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/

TOPICS

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/subject.htm

ARCHIVED BY YEAR

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/year.htm

ARCHIVED BY PROGRAM

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/program.htm

ABOUT TED

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/about.htm

 

 

Census
2010 Census Special Reports
C2010SR-03
CENTENARIANS: 2010 [10 December 2012]
http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/reports/c2010sr-03.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]

Press Release 10 December 2012
2010 Census Report Shows More Than 80 Percent of Centenarians are Women
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/2010_census/cb12-239.html

 

 

Census
(1) 2011-2012 GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY--DETAILED TABLES [10 December 2012]

http://www.census.gov/hhes/migration/data/cps.html

Population Characteristics P20-567

(2) 2005-2010 GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY REPORT [10 December 2012]

http://www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p20-567.pdf

[full-text, 15 pages]

and

2005-2010 GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY--DETAILED TABLES [10 December 2012]

http://www.census.gov/hhes/migration/data/cps/cps2010-5yr.html

(3) 2012 HISTORICAL MIGRATION VISUALIZATIONS [10 December 2012]

http://www.census.gov/hhes/migration/data/cps/historical.html

(4) 2011 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY STATE-TO-STATE FLOW TABLES [10 December 2012]

http://www.census.gov/hhes/migration/data/acs/state-to-state.html

Press Release 10 December 2012
Census Bureau Reports National Mover Rate Increases After a Record Low in 2011
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/mobility_of_the_population/cb12-240.html


Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME: AN OVERVIEW [11 December 2012]

http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43759

or

http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/43759-SupplementalSecurity.pdf

[full-text, 22 pages

 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

TAXING BUSINESSES THROUGH THE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX [6 December 2012]

http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43750

or

http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/43750-TaxingBusinesses2.pdf

[full-text, 40 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Trafficking in Persons: U.S. Policy and Issues for Congress

Alison Siskin, Specialist in Immigration Policy

Liana Sun Wyler, Analyst in International Crime and Narcotics

December 7, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL34317.pdf

[full-text, 74 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Small Business Size Standards: A Historical Analysis of Contemporary Issues

Robert Jay Dilger, Senior Specialist in American National Government

December 6, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40860.pdf

[full-text, 39 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Industrial Competitiveness and Technological Advancement: Debate Over Government Policy

Wendy H. Schacht, Specialist in Science and Technology Policy

December 3, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33528.pdf

[full-text, 15 pages]



U.S. Department of Labor

Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)

PRIVATE PENSION PLAN BULLETIN HISTORICAL TABLES AND GRAPHS [November 2012]

http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/pdf/historicaltables.pdf

[full-text, 48 pages]

 

 

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Highlights From TIMSS 2011: Mathematics and Science Achievement of U.S. Fourth- and Eighth-Grade Students in an International Context [11 December 2012]

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2013009

 

 

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Highlights From PIRLS 2011: Reading Achievement of U.S. Fourth-Grade Students in an International Context [11 December 2012]

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2013010

 

 

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Enrollment in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2011; Financial Statistics, Fiscal Year 2011; and Graduation Rates, Selected Cohorts, 2003-2008 : First Look (Provisional Data) [11 December 2012]

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012174rev

or

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012174rev.pdf

[full-text, 23 pages]

 

 

National Science Foundation (NSF)

DOCTORAL RECIPIENTS FROM U.S. UNIVERSITIES: 2011 [5 December 2012]

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/sed/2011/

or

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/sed/digest/2011/nsf13301.pdf

[full-text, 24 pages]

and

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/sed/2011/data_table.cfm

 

 

 

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

 

Brookings Institution
ECONOMIC STUDIES--MOST RECENT (as of 5 December 2012]
http://www.brookings.edu/about/programs/economics#/?
or
http://www.brookings.edu/about/programs/economics/publications

Taxing the Wealthiest Could Go a Long Way

December 5, 2012, William G. Gale

A Bipartisan Proposal: Go Medium to Avoid Fiscal Cliff

December 5, 2012, Ron Haskins and Michael E. O'Hanlon

The Importance of Unemployment Insurance for American Families and the Economy

December 4, 2012, Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney

Forget the Fiscal Cliff; Focus on the Debt Ceiling

December 4, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

Effects of an Individual Development Account Program on Retirement Saving: Follow-Up Evidence from a Randomized Experiment

December 2012, Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Michael Sherraden, William G. Gale, William M. Rohe, Mark Schreiner and Clinton Key

Bridging The Gap: Integrating Price Mechanisms Into International Climate Negotiations

December 3, 2012, Warwick J. McKibbin, Adele Morris and Peter J. Wilcoxen

Tax Reform for Growth, Equity, and Revenue

November 30, 2012, Samuel Brown and William G. Gale

Why We May Have to go Over the Fiscal Cliff

November 29, 2012, William G. Gale

Keep the Recovery Going with a Temporary Super Deduction for Charitable Giving

November 28, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

Kick the Cliff Down the Road, Then Start Negotiating

November 27, 2012, Scott Winship

 

 

MERCER

MERCER IDENTIFIES TOP PENSION RISK MANAGEMENT PRIORITIES FOR 2013 [6 December 2012]

http://www.mercer.com/press-releases/1494665



RAND

Financial Sustainability for Nonprofit Organizations: A Review of the Literature [30 November 2012]

by Lisa Sontag-Padilla, Bessie Staplefoote, Kristy Gonzalez Morganti

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR121.html

or

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR100/RR121/RAND_RR121.pdf

[full-text, 46 pages]

 

 

RAND

A REVIEW OF THE U.S. WORKPLACE WELLNESS MARKET  [27 November 2012]

by Soeren Mattke, Christopher Schnyer, Kristin R. Van Busum

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP373.html

or

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/occasional_papers/2012/RAND_OP373.pdf

[full-text, 50 pages]

And

Summary

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/occasional_papers/2012/RAND_OP373.sum.pdf

 

 

 

Law

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Right to Work Laws: Legislative Background and Empirical Research

Benjamin Collins, Analyst in Labor Policy

December 6, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42575.pdf

[full-text, 17 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/979/

 

 

 

Statistical Reports

 

BLS: EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION - SEPTEMBER 2012 [11 December 2012]

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

or

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

[full-text, 23 pages]

 

 

BLS: Job Openings and Labor Turnover – October 2012 [11 December 2012]

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

or

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

[full-text, 17 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

 

 

BLS: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIVITY AND UNIT LABOR COST TRENDS, 2011 [6 December 2012]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod4.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod4.pdf

[full-text, 7 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/prod4.supp.toc.htm



BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- NOVEMBER 2012 [7 December 2012]

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

or

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

[full-text, 39 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

 

 

BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS Third Quarter 2012, Revised [5 December 2012]

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

or

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

[full-text, 12 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

 

 

 

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

 

U.S. Department of State

Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment » Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs » Oceans, Fisheries and Polar Affairs » Ocean and Polar Affairs » Limits in the Seas

LIMITS IN THE SEAS

http://www.state.gov/e/oes/ocns/opa/c16065.htm

NOTE from the editor:  Some current international disputes involve boundaries and maritime claims. This set of U.S. government agency publications can shed light on these matters. To understand better the matters of concern, this link is provided.



            Launching the BLG Leadership Academy

Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Nov 6, 2012

http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/new-developments-launching-the-blg-leadership-academy/

BLG LEADERSHIP ACADEMY: Developing Pragmatic Leaders
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/blg/


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/index2.html
or

http://www.campdesmilles.org/home2.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

From Inc: How to Play the Doomsday Strategy
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Nov 28, 2012
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/from-inchow-to-play-the-doomsday-strategy/



 --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

Can You Manage and Lead?
How to Hang Onto Your Best & Brightest
Negotiation: How to Play the Doomsday Strategy
Your Own Private Whale: Leadership Lessons From Moby Dick
Why He Won: A Lesson in What People Really Want in a Leader
The Leadership Gifts of Keeping Your Mouth Shut
Will They Tell You You're Naked?
5 Traits of True Leaders
How to Lead Creative Geeks
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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