Wednesday, April 10, 2013

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 10 April 2013

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, 10 April 2013 

 


Academic Research

 


IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

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

7324       Health and Labour Income of Wage Earners and Self-Employed Workers in Cameroon   

7323       Offshoring and Productivity Revisited: A Time-Series Analysis    

7322       Groupthink: Collective Delusions in Organizations and Markets

(forthcoming in: Review of Economic Studies)   

7321       Bonus Culture: Competitive Pay, Screening, and Multitasking    

7320       Skill-Biased Technological Change and Skill-Enhancing Trade in Turkey: Evidence from Longitudinal Microdata          

7319       Just the Facts, Ma'am: Postsecondary Education and Labor Market Outcomes in the U.S.             

7318       Post-Socialist Transition and the Intergenerational Transmission of Education in Kyrgyzstan         

7317       Evidence on Individual Preferences for Longevity Risk   

7316       The Impact of Internet Diffusion on Marriage Rates: Evidence from the Broadband Market         

7315       Population Average Gender Effects       

7314       The Effects of Test-based Retention on Student Outcomes over Time: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Florida

7313       An Anatomy of Public Sector Unions      

7312       Honest on Mondays: Honesty and the Temporal Distance between Decisions and Payoffs           

7311       MDoes Mental Productivity Decline with Age? Evidence from Chess Players


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)

EAST AFRICA QUARTERLY BULLETIN [online 8 April 2013]

Vol. 1, issue 4, 4th Qtr 2012

http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Publications/East%20Africa%20Quarterly%20Bulletin%20-%20Fourth%20Quarter%202012.pdf

[full-text, 43 pages]

 

 

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

ASIAN DEVELOPMENT OUTLOOK 2013: ASIA'S ENERGY CHALLENGE [9 April 2013]

http://wcm.adb.org/publications/asian-development-outlook-2013-asias-energy-challenge

or

http://wcm.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2013/ado-2013.pdf

[full-text, 317 pages]

Press Release 9 April 2013

Developing Asia's Growth Steps Up to 6.6% in 2013

http://www.adb.org/news/developing-asias-growth-steps-66-2013

 

 

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

ADB Economics Working Paper Series

No. 340

TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, SKILL DEMAND, AND WAGE INEQUALITY IN INDONESIA [March 2013; online 4 April 2013]

by Jong-Wha Lee and Dainn Wie

http://www.adb.org/publications/technological-change-skill-demand-and-wage-inequality-indonesia

or

http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2013/economics-wp-340-technological-change-indonesia.pdf

[full-text, 40 pages]

 

 

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

European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)

EUROPEAN LEVEL

SOCIAL PARTNERS ASSERT THEIR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AUTONOMY [8 April 2013]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2013/02/articles/eu1302021i.htm

 

 

InfoDev & World Bank

MOBILE INNOVATON FOR DEVELOPMENT

http://www.infodev.org/en/Topic.34.html

What is infoDev?

http://www.infodev.org/en/Page.About.html
Press Release

InfoDev: Growing Innovation [5 April 2013]
Supporting New Technologies and Entrepreneurs Through a Network of Specialized Business Support Centers

http://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2013/04/05/supporting-new-technologies-and-entrepreneurs-infoDev-network-of-business-support-centers

infoDev's Mobile Applications Laboratories
Climate Innovation Center (CIC)
Agribusiness Innovation Centers
ICT in Agriculture Sourcebook
Broadband Strategies Handbook

 

 

Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)

JAPAN LABOR REVIEW, vol. 10, no. 2, Spring 2013

SPECIAL EDITION: THE IMPACT OF THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ACT IN JAPAN [1 April 2013]

http://www.jil.go.jp/english/JLR.htm

or

http://www.jil.go.jp/english/JLR/documents/2013/JLR38_all.pdf

[full-text, 145 pages]

 

 

OECD

OECD TEST FOR SCHOOLS [3 April 2013]
http://www.oecd.org/pisa/pisa-basedtestforschools/
Press Release 3 April 2013
OECD develops new tool to help schools improve
http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/oecd-develops-new-tool-to-help-schools-improve.htm

 

 

World Bank

UNTIL DEBT DO US PART: SUBNATIONAL DEBT, INSOLVENCY, AND MARKETS [3 April 2013]

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/ORGANIZATION/EXTPREMNET/0,,contentMDK:23383286~pagePK:64159605~piPK:64157667~theSitePK:489961,00.html

or

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/12597

or

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/12597/9780821397664.pdf?sequence=1

[full-text, 654 pages]

 

 

Federal

 

 

BLS: Beyond the Numbers, vol.2, no. 8, April 2013

PAY & BENEFITS

EMPLOYMENT-BASED HEALTH BENEFITS IN SMALL AND LARGE PRIVATE ESTABLISHMENTS [5 April 2013]

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

or

http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-2/employment-based-health-benefits-in-small-and-large-private-establishments.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-2/pdf/employment-based-health-benefits-in-small-and-large-private-establishments.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

 

 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

PRIVATE PENSIONS: TIMELY ACTION NEEDED TO ADDRESS IMPENDING MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN INSOLVENCIES [28 March 2013; online 8 April 2013]

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-240

or

http://www.gao.gov/assets/660/653383.pdf

[full-text, 66 pages]

 

 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

LABOR AND IRS COULD IMPROVE THE ROLLOVER PROCESS FOR PARTICIPANTS [7 March 2013; online 3 April 2013]

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-30

or

http://www.gao.gov/assets/660/652881.pdf

[full-text, 76 pages]

 

 

Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)

MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH AT A GLANCE [8 April 2013]

http://www.msha.gov/MSHAINFO/FactSheets/MSHAFCT10.HTM

or

http://www.msha.gov/MSHAINFO/FactSheets/MSHAFCT10.pdf

[full-text, 2 pages]

Press Release 8 April 2013

MSHA releases preliminary data for 2012 reflecting record low fatality and injury rates in mining

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/msha/MSHA20130643.htm

 

 

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

 

 

Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)

QUALITY EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN IN THE GREEN ECONOMY: INDUSTRY, OCCUPATION, AND STATE-BY-STATE JOB ESTIMATES [8 April 2013]

http://www.iwpr.org/publications/pubs/quality-employment-for-women-in-the-green-economy-industry-occupation-and-state-by-state-job-estimates

or

http://www.iwpr.org/publications/pubs/quality-employment-for-women-in-the-green-economy-industry-occupation-and-state-by-state-job-estimates/at_download/file

[full-text, 72 pages]

 

 

International Confederation of Private Employment Agencies (Ciett)

THE AGENCY WORK INDUSTRY AROUND THE WORLD: ECONOMIC REPORT 2013[27 March 2013]

http://www.ciett.org/fileadmin/templates/ciett/docs/Stats/Ciett_EC_Report_2013_Final_web.pdf

[full-text, 60 pages]

Press Release 27 March 2013

46 MILLION PEOPLE GET A JOB THROUGH PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES EACH YEAR

259€ Billion industry is a leading economic indicator

http://www.ciett.org/fileadmin/templates/ciett/docs/press_releases/130327_press_release_Ciett_annual_report.pdf

 

 

Manning & Napier

White Paper, Feb. 2013

HELPING EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES NAVIGATE THE HEALTH/WEALTH CONVERGENCE

https://www.manning-napier.com/Corporate/Insights/WhitePapers.aspx?ArticleID=210

or

https://www.manning-napier.com/Portals/0/documents/insights/white-papers/health-wealth-convergence.pdf

[full-text, 7 pages]

 

 

RAND

Dissertation

Three Essays on Entrepreneurship in India and the U.S.: Policies, Social Ties and Mobility [4 April 2013]

by Elizabeth D.Brown

http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD297.html

or

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD200/RGSD297/RAND_RGSD297.pdf

[full-text, 148 pages]

 

 

Law


Congressional Research Service (CRS)

POTENTIAL EMPLOYER PENALTIES UNDER THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA)

Janemarie Mulvey, Specialist in Health Care Financing

April 8, 2013

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41159.pdf

[full-text, 18 pages]


Congressional Research Service (CRS)

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant: A Primer on TANF Financing and Federal Requirements

Gene Falk, Specialist in Social Policy

April 2, 2013

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL32748.pdf

[full-text,  28 pages]

 

 

Statistical Reports

 

 

BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES- February 2013 [5 April 2013]

http://bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2013/trad0213.htm

or

http://bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2013/pdf/trad0213.pdf

[full-text, 50 pages]

or

http://bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2013/xls/trad0213.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

highlights

http://bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2013/pdf/trad0213_fax.pdf

 

 

BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – FEBRUARY 2013 [9 April 2013]

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

or

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

[full-text, 14 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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


BLS: MULTIFACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRENDS - 2011 [9 April 2013]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod3.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod3.pdf

[full-text, 15 pages]

 

 

BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- MARCH 2013 [5 April 2013]

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

or

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

[full-text, 38 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

 

 

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

INVITATION:
Institute for Workplace Studies Colloquium Series

Beyond the Checklist: Protecting Patient Safety with Suzanne Gordon

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/news/colloquium.html

WHEN: Thursday, May 16, 2013

6:30 pm: Check‐in and reception

7:00‐9:00 pm: Program and Dinner

WHERE: The Cornell Club

6 E. 44th Street

New York, NY 10017

FEE: $55 (includes reception and dinner)

REGISTER at https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/registration/login/login.html?CFID=6275380&CFTOKEN=74117161&jsessionid=8430715a00e188abb04a35625f4b78684b05

 

ADAPT  University Press

Revista Internacional y Comparada

de RELACIONES LABORALES Y DERECHO DEL EMPLEO

see

http://www.adapt.it/definitvo_flyer.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

Solicitud de Ponencias [Call for Papers]

 

Association for International and Comparative Studies in the Field of Labour Law and Industrial Relations (ADAPT)

ADAPT Labour Studies BOOK-SERIES

Youth Unemployment in Africa: Recent Developments and New Challenges

Call for Papers [DEADLINE 1 July 2013]

http://www.adapt.it/englishbulletin/docs/cfp_rev.pdf

 


            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

This Week's 10 Best Leadership Links [April 1-5]
Posted by Admin on Apr 5, 2013
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/linksy/this-weeks-10-best-leadership-links-april-1-5/

4 Lessons for Mid-Life Entrepreneurs
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Apr 3, 2013
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/managerial-competence/4-lessons-for-mid-life-entrepreneurs/

Leadership Is Something We Can Teach [Video]
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Apr 2, 2013
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/videos/leadership-is-something-we-can-teach/



 --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

4 Lessons for Mid-Life Entrepreneurs
5 Leadership Lessons From the Seder
The One Thing You Need To Create Change
How Competition Makes You Better: 4 Lessons from Picasso and Matisse
Change: A Play in 4 Acts
Creativity Tips From 5 Very Funny People
Great Leaders Know When to Step Down: A Lesson From the Pope
5 Reasons Leaders Fail
Stop Procrastinating: 5 Tips From Ben Franklin
How to Avoid a Desperate Decision
You Talk Too Much
Leading for a Gender-Inclusive Workplace
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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