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
[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]
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]
or
or
[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]
or
[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
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
[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)
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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