IWS Documented News WEEKLY BULLETIN: April 2012

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 25 April 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, 25 April 2012

Academic Research

University of California, Berkeley

Dept. of Economics

Striking it Richer: The Evolution of Top Incomes in the United States

(Updated with 2009 and 2010 estimates)

Emmanuel Saez•

March 2, 2012

http://elsa.berkeley.edu/~saez/saez-UStopincomes-2010.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages]

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Protecting the Poor: A microinsurance compendium. Vol. II [10 April 2012]

http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/ilo-bookstore/order-online/books/WCMS_175786/lang--en/index.htm

http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/---publ/documents/publication/wcms_175786.pdf

[full-text, 662 pages]

ILR School at Cornell University

Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS)
Student Research - Executive Summaries
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/cahrs/research/Studentresearchexecsummary.html

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
6489 Health, Height, Height Shrinkage and SES at Older Ages: Evidence from China

6488 Asymmetric Labor Market Institutions in the EMU and the Volatility of Inflation and Unemployment Differentials

6487 "I Wish I Had 100 Dollars a Month …" - The Intergenerational Transfer of Poverty in Mongolia

6486 Transfer and Promotion: New Evidence and an Interpretation from the Perspective of Task-Specific Human Capital

6485 Labor Mobility in an Enlarged European Union

(forthcoming in: International Handbook of the Economics of Migration)

6484 Minimum Wages as a Barrier to Entry: Evidence from Germany

6483 Performance Related Pay and Firm Productivity: New Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in Italy

6482 Evaluating the Impact of a Reduction in the Generosity of Disability Benefits: The 2008 Spanish Reform

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

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

European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
European Level
Commission publishes White Paper on sustainable pensions [23 April 2012]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2012/03/articles/eu1203011i.htm

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

NEW DELHI

CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE

MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

[INDIA] ENERGY STATISTICS 2012 [28 March 2012]

http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/upload/Energy_Statistics_2012_28mar.pdf

[full-text, 107 pages]

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

World Economic and Financial Surveys

World Economic Outlook Database [17 April 2012]

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/weodata/index.aspx

Download WEO Data: April 2012 Edition

By Countries (country-level data)

By Country Groups (aggregated data) and commodity prices

Entire Dataset

Working Papers

94. Historical Migration of the Young, Single, and College Educated: 1965 to 2000 [PDF - 1.6M], by Justyna Goworowska, and Todd K. Gardner. Issued April 2012.

· Supplementary Table 1. Domestic Migration of the Young, Single, and College-Educated Population for Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 1965 to 2000 [XLS - 101k] [CSV - 46k]

· Supplementary Table 2. Domestic Migration of the Total Population for Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 1965 to 2000 [XLS - 101k] [CSV - 58k]

Migration Data and Reports

http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/migration/index.html

Press Release 13 April 2012
Historical Migration of the Young, Single, and College Educated: 1965 to 2000
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/education/cb12-tps15.html

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Economic Growth and the Unemployment Rate

Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics

April 18, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42063.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/909/

Department of Labor REPORT
THE LATINO LABOR FORCE IN THE RECOVERY [5 April 2012]
http://www.dol.gov/_sec/media/reports/hispaniclaborforce/
or
THE LATINO LABOR FORCE AT A GLANCE [5 April 2012]
http://www.dol.gov/_sec/media/reports/HispanicLaborForce/HispanicLaborForce.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
or
for Spanish Text
http://www.dol.gov/_sec/media/reports/HispanicLaborForce/HispanicLaborForceSpanish.pdf
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/910/

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Workplace Safety and Health: Multiple Challenges Lengthen OSHA's Standard Setting

GAO-12-330, Apr 2, 2012 [0nline 19 April 2012]

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-330

http://www.gao.gov/assets/590/589825.pdf

[full-text, 55 pages]

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Reading, Mathematics, and Science Achievement of Language-Minority Students in Grade 8 [24 April 2012]

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012028

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012028.pdf

[full-text, 3 pages]

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

National Health Statistics Reports

Number 52 n April 18, 2012

Characteristics and Use of Home Health Care by Men and Women Aged 65 and Over

by Adrienne L. Jones, B. S.; Lauren Harris-Kojetin, Ph.D.; and Roberto Valverde, M.P.H., Division of Health Care Statistics

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr052.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

U.S. Commercial Service

Country Commercial Guides [click on the title of each guide for full-text]

Doing Business in Kuwait 2012
2012 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies...
(Entire CCG)

Country Commercial Guide: Mexico
The 2012 Country Commercial Guide for Mexico is a comprehensive guide for U.S. companies interested in doing business in Mexico. The Guide provides in depth information on trade and business issues, and is essential reading material for those looking to export to Mexico....
(Entire CCG)

Doing Business in Turkey: 2012 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies
Turkey’s rapidly expanding economy, political and economic stability, and the possibility of EU membership has attracted the attention of a variety of American companies. In 2011, U.S. exports to Turkey reached a record $15 billion, a 34% increase from 2010. That trend is expected to continue, howe...
(Entire CCG)

Poland Country Commercial Guide 2012
Comprehensive report on Poland's, its economy and best prospects for U.S. exporters....
(Entire CCG)

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Challenger, Gray & Christmas, In c.

Press Release 18 April 2012

Annual College Grad Job Outlook

GRADUATE JOB PROSPECTS SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN YEAR AGO
http://www.challengergray.com/press/press.aspx

[see table at bottom of posting]

The Commonwealth Fund

Gaps in Health Insurance: Why So Many Americans Experience Breaks in Coverage and How the Affordable Care Act Will Help [19 April 2012]

Authors: Sara R. Collins, Ph.D., Ruth Robertson, M.Sc., Tracy Garber, and Michelle M. Doty, Ph.D.

http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications/Issue-Briefs/2012/Apr/Gaps-in-Health-Insurance.aspx

http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Issue%20Brief/2012/Apr/1594_collins_gaps_in_hlt_ins_tracking_brief_v2.pdf

[full-text, 22 pages]

Mercer

WHAT'S WORKING AROUND THE WORLD: GLOBAL INSIGHTS ON EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT [April 2012]

http://www.mercer.com/wwaw

[full-text, 30 pages -- Free, simple registration required]

Towers Watson

CHANGE AND COMMUNICATON ROI STUDY REPORT 2011-2012 [19 April 2012]

Clear Direction in a Complex World

How Top Companies Create Clarity, Confidence and Community to Build Sustainable Performance

http://www.towerswatson.com/assets/pdf/5995/Towers-Watson-ROI-Survey.pdf

[full-text, 30 pages]

Press Release 19 April 2012
Towers Watson Global Study Identifies Six Activities That Influence Success of Organizational Change Management
Highly effective companies follow formal processes, have dedicated change management staff

http://www.towerswatson.com/press/6889

WorldatWork (Total Rewards Association)

ISSUE TRACKER

"SAY-ON-PAY" -- SHAREHOLDER ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVES

http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/search/searchWorldatWork.jsp?N=0&Ntt=%22say-on-pay%22&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&spc=sayonpay&incSplshJs=y&Ns=P_SortDate|1

World Economic Forum (WEF)

Sustainable Transportation Ecosystem Addressing sustainability from an integrated systems perspective [17 April 2012]

http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_MO_SustainableTransportationEcosystem_Report_2012.pdf

[full-text, 56 pages]

Executive Summary

http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_MO_SustainableTransportationEcosystem_ExecutiveSummary_2012.pdf

[full-text, 9 pages]

World Economic Forum (WEF)

GLOBAL AVIATION BIOFUEL INITIATIVE DATABASE

http://www.weforum.org/best-practices/biofuels

Law

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

An Overview of Tax Provisions Expiring in 2012

Margot L. Crandall-Hollick, Analyst in Public Finance

April 17, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42485.pdf

[full-text, 29 pages]

Statistical Reports

BEA: Summary Estimates for Multinational Companies:

Employment, Sales, and Capital Expenditures for 2010 [18 April 2012]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/mnc/2012/mnc2010.htm

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/mnc/2012/_pdf/mnc2010.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/mnc/2012/_xls/mnc2010.xls

[spreadsheet]

BLS: COLLEGE ENROLLMENT AND WORK ACTIVITY OF 2011 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES [19 April 2012]

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

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

[full-text, 5 pages]

BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- MARCH 2012 [20 April 2012]

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

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

[full-text, 19 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

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/

IDEAS

http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/category/ideas-2/

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# posted by SBasefsky : 5:48 AM

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 18 April 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, 18 April 2012

Academic Research

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
6481 Food Security and Wheat Prices in Afghanistan: A Distribution-Sensitive Analysis of Household-Level Impacts

6480 The Effects of Prize Spread and Noise in Elimination Tournaments: A Natural Field Experiment

6479 Do Unions Promote Members' Electoral Office Holding? Evidence from Correlates of State Legislatures' Occupational Shares

6478 Repeated Selection with Heterogenous Individuals and Relative Age Effects

6477 Police and Crime: Evidence from Dictated Delays in Centralized Police Hiring

6476 To Meet or Not to Meet (Your Case Worker) – That is the Question

6475 Quitting and Peer Effects at Work

6474 Link between Pay for Performance Incentives and Physician Payment Mechanisms: Evidence from the Diabetes Management Incentive in Ontario

6473 A Theory of Political Entrenchment

6472 Is There Monopsonistic Discrimination against Immigrants? First Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data

6471 Identifying the Substitution Effect of Temporary Agency Employment

6470 The Relationship Between Economic Preferences and Psychological Personality Measures

6469 Testing CAPM with a Large Number of Assets

6468 An Empirical Growth Model for Major Oil Exporters

DigitalCommons@ILR--Most Recent Additions
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/recent_additions.html
Home Page at - http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/

Cornell University Press – New books in LABOR STUDIES

[Use discount code CAU6 to receive a 20% discount off the book's list price]

Retirement on the Line: Age, Work, and Value in an American Factory
Caitrin Lynch

http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140100134860&utm_source=9&utm_medium=CornellUniversityPressemail&utm_campaign=Labor%20Studies%20-%20April%202012

With God on Our Side: The Struggle for Workers' Rights in a Catholic Hospital
Adam D. Reich

http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140100527900&utm_source=9&utm_medium=CornellUniversityPressemail&utm_campaign=Labor%20Studies%20-%20April%202012

Phone Clones: Authenticity Work in the Transnational Service Economy
Kiran Mirchandani

http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140100220590&utm_source=9&utm_medium=CornellUniversityPressemail&utm_campaign=Labor%20Studies%20-%20April%202012

Reforming Asian Labor Systems: Economic Tensions and Worker Dissent
Frederic C. Deyo

http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140100596510&utm_source=9&utm_medium=CornellUniversityPressemail&utm_campaign=Labor%20Studies%20-%20April%202012

First, Do Less Harm: Confronting the Inconvenient Problems of Patient Safety
Ross Koppel, Suzanne Gordon

http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140100383500&utm_source=9&utm_medium=CornellUniversityPressemail&utm_campaign=Labor%20Studies%20-%20April%202012

Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local

International

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Asian Development Outlook 2012: Confronting Rising Inequality in Asia [11 April 2012]

http://www.adb.org/publications/asian-development-outlook-2012-confronting-rising-inequality-asia

[full-text, 298 pages]

Highlights

http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/ado2012-highlights.pdf

[full-text, 20 pages]

Video

http://www.adb.org/news/videos/confronting-asias-rising-inequality

Press Release 11 April 2012

New figures from ADB's Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2012 show inequality is on the rise across the region - casting a shadow over Asia's ongoing economic success.

http://www.adb.org/features/unfair-growth

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
WORKPLACE EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATION IN EUROPE [17 April 2012]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1214.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2012/14/en/1/EF1214EN.pdf
[full-text, 86 pages]

OECD

FISCAL CONSOLIDATION: HOW MUCH, HOW FAST AND BY WHAT MEANS? [12 April 2012]

http://www.oecd.org/document/44/0,3746,en_2649_34109_50098732_1_1_1_1,00.html

Press Release 12 April 2012
Fiscal Consolidation: How much, how fast and by what means?
http://www.oecd.org/document/1/0,3746,en_21571361_44315115_50109953_1_1_1_1,00.html

Fiscal Consolidation: How much, how fast and by what means?

An Economic Outlook Report, OECD Economics Policy Paper No. 1, 12 April 2012
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/5/9/50106656.pdf

[full-text, 31 pages]
Related material:

Fiscal consolidation: How much is needed to reduce debt to a prudent level?

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/25/63/50100974.pdf

OECD Economics Department Policy Note No. 11

What are the best policy instruments for fiscal consolidation?

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/26/4/50100775.pdf
OECD Economics Department Policy Note No. 12

Economics Department Working Papers on fiscal consolidation [click on title]

How much is needed and how to reduce debt to a prudent level?

Fiscal multipliers and fiscal consolidation

Long-run projections and fiscal gap calculations

Case studies of large fiscal consolidation episodes

What factors determine the success of consolidation efforts?

What are the best policy instruments for fiscal consolidation?

Federal

Census

2011 ANNUAL SURVEY OF STATE GOVERNMENT TAX COLLECTIONS [12 April 2012]

http://www.census.gov/govs/statetax/

http://www2.census.gov/govs/statetax/2011stcreport.pdf

[fulll-text, 7 pages]
Downloadable Data

· Summary Table [EXCEL, 92KB] – Spreadsheet format of the U.S. and state summary tables.

· Flat Data File [TXT, 17KB] – Detailed tax item data for each of the 50 state governments (file layout).

· Ranking Table [PDF, 59KB] – States ranked according to total tax.

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Private Health Insurance Market Reforms in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Annie L. Mach, Analyst in Health Care Financing

Bernadette Fernandez, Specialist in Health Care Financing

April 16, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42069.pdf

[full-text, 28 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC): A Fact Sheet

John J. Topoleski, Analyst in Income Security

April 16, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/95-118.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Nanotechnology: A Policy Primer

John F. Sargent Jr., Specialist in Science and Technology Policy

April 13, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34511.pdf

[full-text, 17 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Small Business Size Standards: A Historical Analysis of Contemporary Issues

Robert Jay Dilger, Senior Specialist in American National Government

April 10, 2012

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

[full-text, 37 pages]

Homeland Security

Office of Immigration Statistics

POLICY DIRECTORATE

U.S. NATURALIZATIONS 2011 [12 April 2012]

http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/natz_fr_2011.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

Homeland Security

Office of Immigration Statistics

POLICY DIRECTORATE

Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2011

DATA on NATURALIZATIONS 2011 [12 April 2012]

http://www.dhs.gov/files/statistics/publications/YrBk11Na.shtm

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

NCHS Data Brief

Number 91, April 2012

Residents Living in Residential Care Facilities: United States, 2010 [12 April 2012]

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db91.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db91.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

Social Security Administration (SSA)

SSA's Office of Retirement and Disability Policy

Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2009 [11 April 2012]

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/eedata_sc/2009/index.html

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/eedata_sc/2009/eedata_sc09.pdf

[full-text, 461 pages]

Download all Tables

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/eedata_sc/2009/eedata_sc09.xlsx

U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC)
January 26, 2012
Hearing: China’s Global Quest for Resources and Implications for the United States
http://www.uscc.gov/hearings/2012hearings/written_testimonies/hr12_01_26.php

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Challenger, Gray and Christmas, Inc.

Press Release

CEO Turnover Drops As Quarter Ends [11 April 2012]

94 CEO CHANGES IN MARCH; 321 THROUGH Q1

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

Hay Group

[SUCCESS FACTORS for WORLD’S MOST ADMIRED COMPANIES (WMAC)]

LIGHTING THE PATH TO SUCCESS: Find out what separates the FORTUNE World’s Most Admired Companies from the rest [17 April 2012]

http://www.haygroup.com/fortune/downloads/2012-FORTUNE-Lighting-the-path-to-success.pdf

[full-text, 24 pages]

Ranking for 2012 appear here

http://www.haygroup.com/Fortune/results/fortune-rankings.aspx

Mercer
ASIA PACIFIC TOTAL HEALTH AND CHOICE IN BENEFITS SURVEY

http://www.mercer.com/TotalHealthChoice

[fill out form and get full-text free]

Press Release 10 April 2012

Wellness program is the new weapon to combat rising costs of employee healthcare
http://www.mercer.com/press-releases/1456990

New America Foundation (NAF)

The Assets Report 2012: An Assessment of the Federal “Asset-Building” Budget [11 April 2012]

http://assets.newamerica.net/publications/policy/the_assets_report_2012

http://assets.newamerica.net/sites/newamerica.net/files/policydocs/AssetsReport2012.pdf

[full-text, 28 pages]

DATA VISUALIZATION

http://newamericafoundation.github.com/assets/report.html#overview

WorldatWork (The Total Rewards Association)

Snapshot Survey: FMLA Proposed Rules April 2012 [16 April 2012]

http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=60680

[full-text, 3 pages]

Law

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

The Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”: Issues for Congress

David F. Burrelli, Specialist in Military Manpower Policy

April 5, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42003.pdf

[full-text, 14 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Immigration of Temporary Lower-Skilled Workers: Current Policy and Related Issues

Andorra Bruno, Specialist in Immigration Policy

March 20, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R42434.pdf

[full-text, 42 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

U.S. Immigration Policy on Permanent Admissions

Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy

March 13, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/RL32235.pdf

[full-text, 41 pages]

Statistical Reports

BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES February 2012 [12 April 2012]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2012/trad0212.htm

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2012/pdf/trad0212.pdf

[full-text, 50 pages]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2012/xls/trad0212.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2012/pdf/trad0212_fax.pdf

BLS: USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS -- FIRST QUARTER 2012 [17 April 2012]

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

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

[full-text, 18 pages]

BLS: Consumer Price Index - March 2012 [13 April 2012]

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

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

[full-text, 40 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

BLS: REAL EARNINGS MARCH 2012 [13 April 2012]

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

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

[full-text, 5 pages]

BLS: PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - MARCH 2012 [12 April 2012]

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

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 - MARCH 2012 [11 April 2012]

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

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

Camp des Milles: A Memorial for the Future

http://www.campdesmilles.org/index.html

http://www.campdesmilles.org/content/view/1/7/lang,eng

[English Version]

THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/

Toads & Good Ideas

Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Mar 30, 2012

http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/toads-good-ideas/

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