Tuesday, October 29, 2013

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 30 October 2013

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, 30 October 2013 



Academic Research

 

 

                A new issue of ILRReview is available online at

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/ilrreview/vol66/iss5/

               Subscribers may log-in to download copies. 

To subscribe, go to: http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/ilrreview/subscribe.html

 


IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers

Recent studies include ---

7709       Household Consumption at Retirement: A Regression Discontinuity Study on French Data  

7708       What If You Had Been Less Fortunate: The Effects of Poor Family Background on Current Labor Market Outcomes 

7707       What Is the Case for Paid Maternity Leave? 

7706       U.S. versus Sweden: The Effect of Alternative In-Work Tax Credit Policies on Labour Supply of Single Mothers

7705       Assessing the Impact of the Maternity Capital Policy in Russia Using a Dynamic Model of Fertility and Employment 

7704       Mothers, Friends and Gender Identity 

7703       Informality and Mobility: Evidence from Russian Panel Data 

7702       Money on the Table? Firms' and Workers' Gains from Productivity Spillovers through Worker Mobility  

7701       Skill Mismatches in the EU: Immigrants vs. Natives  

7700       A Gravity Model of Migration between ENC and EU 

7699       Aggregation and Labor Supply Elasticities 

7698       Steady-State Labor Supply Elasticities: A Survey

7697       Does It Pay to Work for Free? Wage Returns and Gender Differences in the Market for Volunteers


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

 

           

BePress (Berkeley Electronic Press)

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COMMONS

http://network.bepress.com/business/human-resources-management/

or

http://network.bepress.com/explore/business/human-resources-management/

 

ILR PRESS
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/presses/?fa=publisher&NameP=ILR%20Press
Forthcoming and recent ILR Press titles
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/search/?fa=rechercheA&keyType=all&Editeur=ILR%20Press&StartYear=1920

 

CORNELL HR REVIEW

http://www.cornellhrreview.org/

(The Cornell HR Review is a student-run HR publication that provides timely articles, essays, and executive commentary).

 

 

International Labour Organization (ILO)

ILO WORKING PAPERS—Recent Studies
http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/working-papers/lang--en/index.htm

 


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


International

 

 

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

ASIAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION MONITOR--OCTOBER 2013 [24 October 2013]

http://www.adb.org/publications/asian-economic-integration-monitor-october-2013

or

http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2013/aiem-201310.pdf

[full-text, 63 pages]

Press Release 24 October 2013

National and Regional Actions Required to Realize Growth Benefits of Integration

http://www.adb.org/news/national-and-regional-actions-required-realize-growth-benefits-integration

 

 

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

Social protection systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Plurinational State of Bolivia [September 2013, online October]

by Javier Monterrey Arce

http://www.eclac.org/cgi-bin/getProd.asp?xml=%20/publicaciones/xml/0/51360/P51360.xml&xsl=/tpl-i/p9f.xsl%20&base=/tpl-i/top-bottom.xslt

or

http://www.eclac.org/publicaciones/xml/0/51360/SPS_Bolivia_ing.pdf

[full-text, 35 pages]

 

 

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

FOUNDATION FOCUS: QUALITY OF LIFE, PUBLIC SERVICE AND THE CRISIS [24 October 2013]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1342.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2013/42/en/1/EF1342EN.pdf

[full-text, 20 pages]

 

 

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

WOMEN, MEN AND WORKING CONDITIONS IN EUROPE [24 October 2013]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1349.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2013/49/en/1/EF1349EN.pdf

[full-text, 104 pages]

 

 

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

European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)

ESTONIA: NEW CIVIL SERVICE ACT REDUCES CIVIL SERVANTS BY 25% [24 October 2013]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2013/08/articles/ee1308019i.htm

 

 

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Can better working conditions improve the performance of SMEs? :An international literature review [23 October 2013]

by Richard Croucher, Bianca Stumbitz, , Michael Quinlan, Ian Vickers

http://www.ilo.org/empent/Publications/WCMS_227760/lang--en/index.htm

or

http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/documents/publication/wcms_227760.pdf

[full-text, 104 pages]

 

 

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Workers' resistance against Nazi Germany at the International Labour Conference 1933 [23 October 2013]

by Reiner Tosstorff

http://www.ilo.org/actrav/what/pubs/WCMS_226941/lang--en/index.htm

or

http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_dialogue/---actrav/documents/publication/wcms_226941.pdf

[full-text, 97 pages]

 

 

Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)

JILPT Research Report No.154 Summary March 21, 2013

Work and consciousness of [persons in their] 30s in Tokyo: From "the survey on the working style of [persons in their] 30s [22 October 2013]

http://www.jil.go.jp/english/reports/jilpt_research/2013/no.154.html

 

 

Organisaton for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

OECD SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRY SCOREBOARD 2013: INNOVATION FOR GROWTH [23 October 2013]

http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/science-and-technology/oecd-science-technology-and-industry-scoreboard-2013_sti_scoreboard-2013-en

or

http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/download/9213051e.pdf?expires=1383031520&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=76D06125EA3D4BF90AE2F56A34F53E88

[full-text, 279 pages]

 

 

Organisaton for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

OECD HEALTH STATISTICS [DATASETS]

http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/data/oecd-health-statistics_health-data-en;jsessionid=4e5ov88h3lgvn.x-oecd-live-02

 

 

Organisaton for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

OECD Health Working Papers No. 62

HEALTH WORKFORCE PLANNING IN OECD COUNTRIES:A REVIEW OF 26 PROJECTION MODELS FROM 18 COUNTRIES [26 June 2013]

by Tomoko Ono, Gaetan Lafortune, Michael Schoenstein

http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/health-workforce-planning-in-oecd-countries_5k44t787zcwb-en

or

http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/download/5k44t787zcwb.pdf?expires=1383030939&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=11E0EA6B1A0D51F686D2D372D937111D

[full-text, 131 pages]

 

 

World Bank

INCLUSION MATTERS: THE FOUNDATION FOR SHARED PROSPERITY [18 October 2013]

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/16195

or

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/16195/9781464800108.pdf?sequence=1

[full-text, 301 pages]

 

 

World Bank

Developing Skills for Economic Transformation and Social Harmony in China : A Study of Yunnan Province [25 October 2013]

Author(s):   Liang, Xiaoyan ;  Chen, Shuang

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/16197

or

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/16197/82053.pdf?sequence=1

[full-text, 203 pages]

 

 

World Economic Forum (WEF)

THE GLOBAL GENDER GAP REPORT 2013 [25 October 2013]

http://reports.weforum.org/global-gender-gap-report-2013/#=

or

http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GenderGap_Report_2013.pdf

[full-text, 397 pages]

Press Release 25 October 2013

Increased Political Participation Helps Narrow Global Gender Gap in 2013

http://www.weforum.org/news/increased-political-participation-helps-narrow-global-gender-gap-2013

 

 

Federal

 

Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)

2012 FINDINGS ON THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [30 September 2013]

http://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/child-labor/findings/

[use the above link for individual country reports]

or

http://www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/ocft/2012TDA.pdf

[full-text, 896 pages]

 

 

BLS: MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW October 2013

MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE: PATTERNS BY GENDER, RACE, AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2013/article/marriage-and-divorce-patterns-by-gender-race-and-educational-attainment.htm

 

 

Census

INCOME AND EARNINGS ESTIMATES FOR 2012 [17 October 2013]

http://www.census.gov/sipp/tables/quarterly-est.html

 

 

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

WORKPLACE HEALTH PROMOTION

http://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/

 

 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

Raising the Age of Eligibility for Medicare to 67: An Updated Estimate of the Budgetary Effects [24 October 2013]

http://www.cbo.gov/publication/44661

or

http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/44661-EligibilityAgeforMedicare.pdf

[full-text, 5 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

SOCIAL SECURITY: WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE TRUST FUNDS RAN OUT? [21 October 2013]

Christine Scott, Specialist in Social Policy

October 21, 2013

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33514.pdf

[full-text, 16 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 17, 2013

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33362.pdf

[full-text, 32 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

The Mental Health Workforce: A Primer

Elayne J. Heisler, Analyst in Health Services

Erin Bagalman, Analyst in Health Policy

October 18, 2013

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43255.pdf

[full-text, 24 pages]

 

 

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

TRANSITIONING TO SAFER CHEMICALS: A TOOLKIT FOR EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS [24 October 2013]

https://www.osha.gov/dsg/safer_chemicals/index.html

See also--

Permissible Exposure Limits – Annotated Tables

https://www.osha.gov/dsg/annotated-pels/index.html

Press Release 24 October 2013

OSHA releases new resources to better protect workers from hazardous chemicals

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/osha/OSHA20132026.htm

 

 

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

 

 

Kachan & Co., As You Sow and Responsible Endowments Coalition

Cleantech Redefined: Why the next wave of cleantech infrastructure, technology and services will thrive in the twenty first century [23 October 2013]

http://www.asyousow.org/publications/2013/Cleantech_Redefined-20131023.pdf

[full-text, 39 pages]

 

 

Urban Institute (UI)

CLASS AND COLOR IN THE CREDIT CRUNCH: Mortgage Lending to Low- and Moderate-Income Borrowers and Borrowers of Color during and after the Great Recession [24 October 2013]

by Claudia Ayanna Sharygin

http://www.urban.org/publications/412939.html

or

http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412939-Class-and-Color-in-the-Credit-Crunch.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

 

 

 

Law

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Student Bullying: Overview of Research, Federal Initiatives, and Legal Issues

Gail McCallion, Specialist in Social Policy

Jody Feder, Legislative Attorney

October 18, 2013

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43254.pdf

[full-text, 29 pages]

 

 

International Finance Corporation (IFC)/World Bank

DOING BUSINESS 2014: UNDERSTANDING REGULATIONS FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZE ENTERPRISES [29 October 2013]

http://doingbusiness.org/reports/global-reports/doing-business-2014

or

http://doingbusiness.org/~/media/GIAWB/Doing%20Business/Documents/Annual-Reports/English/DB14-Full-Report.pdf

[full-text, 316 pages]

Press Release 28 October 2013

'Doing Business' Research Documents 18 Percent Increase in Business Regulation Reforms, Helping Entrepreneurs; Trend to Reduce Burdens Especially Noticeable In Africa

http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2013/10/28/doing-business-research-business-regulation-entrepreneurs-africa

 

 

International Labour Organization (ILO)

WORKING CONDITIONS LAWS DATABASE

http://www.ilo.org/dyn/travail/travmain.home

Working Time - Minimum Wages - Maternity Protection



Statistical Reports



BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES August 2013 [24 October 2013]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2013/pdf/trad0813.pdf

[full-text, 50 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2013/xls/trad0813.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2013/pdf/trad0813_fax.pdf



BLS: PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - SEPTEMBER 2013 [29 October 2013]

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

or

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

[full-text, 23 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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



BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – AUGUST 2013 [24 October 2013]

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: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - SEPTEMBER 2013 [23 October 2013]

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 2013, 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

Creativity Tips From 5 World-Famous Artists
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Oct 2, 2013
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/linksy/creativity-tips-from-5-world-famous-artists/


 --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 Innovation Lessons from Mozart               

Jeff Bezos' Innovation Formula

Are You Listening, Congress? 8 Things to Remember When You Play Chicken

Leadership, Obama, and the Art of the Schmooze

Leadership Lessons From a Dysfunctional Congress

Creativity Tips From 5 World-Famous Artists

Senator Ted Cruz and the Pitfalls of Zealot Leadership
4 Ways to Justify a Good Idea

5 Steps to Becoming an Innovation Champion

President Obama, Syria, and the Leadership of Muddling Through
Using Summer's End To Boost Your Creativity
4 Strategies That Inspire Creativity

Leadership Without Presumption: Lessons From Eisenhower

5 Productivity Strategies from the Mind of Richard Feynman

Coaching: Beyond the Sports Icon

5 Classic Movies, 5 Leadership Lessons
5 Leadership Lessons From a Hollywood Pope
4 Reasons Your Employees Resist Change--And How To Overcome Them
Are You Still a Great Leader?
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

 

 

________________________________________________________________________

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.

 


Tuesday, October 22, 2013

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 23 October 2013

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, 23 October 2013 



Academic Research

 


IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers

Recent studies include ---

7686  Criminal Victims, Victimized Criminals, or Both? A Deeper Look at the Victim-Offender Overlap   

7685  Engaging in Corruption: The Influence of Cultural Values and Contagion Effects at the Micro Level  

7684  Confucianism and Preferences: Evidence from Lab Experiments in Taiwan and China 

7683  Effects of Religiosity on Social Behaviour: Experimental Evidence from a Representative Sample of Spaniards   

7682  What Predicts a Successful Life? A Life-Course Model of Well-Being 

7681  Household Behavior and the Marriage Market  

7680  Strategic Parenting, Birth Order and School Performance  

7679  Don't Give Up: The Effects of Birth Order on Earnings in Europe 

7678  Why So Few Women on Boards of Directors? Empirical Evidence from Danish Companies 1997-2007 


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

 

           

BePress (Berkeley Electronic Press)

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COMMONS

http://network.bepress.com/business/human-resources-management/

or

http://network.bepress.com/explore/business/human-resources-management/

 

ILR PRESS
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/presses/?fa=publisher&NameP=ILR%20Press
Forthcoming and recent ILR Press titles
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/search/?fa=rechercheA&keyType=all&Editeur=ILR%20Press&StartYear=1920

 

CORNELL HR REVIEW

http://www.cornellhrreview.org/

(The Cornell HR Review is a student-run HR publication that provides timely articles, essays, and executive commentary).

 

 

International Labour Organization (ILO)

ILO WORKING PAPERS—Recent Studies
http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/working-papers/lang--en/index.htm

 


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


International

 

 

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN EAST ASIA [17 October 2013]

http://www.adb.org/publications/economics-climate-change-east-asia

or

http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2013/economics-climate-change-east-asia.pdf

[full-text, 216 pages]

Press Release 17 October 2013

0.3% of GDP Would Protect East Asia from Climate Change - ADB Report

http://www.adb.org/news/03-gdp-would-protect-east-asia-climate-change-adb-report

 

 

European Commission

Flash Eurobarometer 366

QUALITY OF LIFE IN EUROPEAN CITIES [October 2013]

http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/flash/fl_366_en.pdf

[full-text, 140 pages]

 

 

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

DRAFT DOCUMENTS ON MINIMUM WAGE [21 October 2013]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/press/presspack/minimumwagesdraft.htm

A coordinated EU minimum wage policy? [DRAFT REPORT]

Enrique Fernández-Macías and Carlos Vacas-Soriano

Eurofound, October 2013

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/press/minimumwages/draftreport_minimumwage_21oct13.pdf

[full-text, 64 pages]

ANNEX TO DRAFT REPORT

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/press/minimumwages/annex_draftminimumwage.pdf

[full-text, 22 pages]

CHART (Figure) in spreadsheet form

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/press/minimumwages/draftEUMW%20and%20Germany%20figure.xlsx

Press Release 21 October 2013

New Eurofound report evaluates potential impact of a coordinated EU minimum wage policy

http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=46441f70124bed066f0803c16&id=f5c228a10f&e=dfea509978

 

 

India

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Report No. 553 (66/10/8)

EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT SITUATION IN CITIES AND TOWNS IN INDIA [September 2013]

July 2009-June 2010

http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/upload/nss_rep_553_Final.pdf

[full-text, 183 pages]

 

 

‌Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)

THE FISCAL INSTITUTIONS OF TOMORROW [October 2013]

http://www.iadb.org/en/publications/publication-detail,7101.html?id=70901&dcLanguage=en&dcType=Books&doctype=Books&docTypeID=Books&searchLang=&keyword=&selectList=All&topicDetail=0&tagDetail=0&jelcodeDetail=0&publicationCover=1#.Ul5Vs3HD-Uk

or

http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=38149594

[full-text, 198 pages]

 

 

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)

Discussion Paper No. IDB-DP-314

Definitions Matter: Measuring Gender Gaps in Firms' Access to Credit [16 October 2013]

http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=38179254

[full-text, 27 pages

 

 

International Labour Organization (ILO)

LABOUR ADMINISTRATION REFORMS IN CHINA [16 October 2013]

by Giuseppe Casale and Changyou Zhu

http://www.ilo.org/labadmin/info/pubs/WCMS_224430/lang--en/index.htm

or

http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_dialogue/---lab_admin/documents/publication/wcms_224430.pdf

[full-text, 115 pages]

 

 

International Labour Organization (ILO)

THE LABOUR MARKETS OF EMERGING ECONOMIES: HAS GROWTH TRANSLATED INTO MORE AND BETTER JOBS? [21 October 2013]

http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/books/forthcoming-publications/WCMS_191018/lang--en/index.htm

Press Release 21 October 2013

Emerging economies: has growth translated into more and better jobs?

A new ILO book analyses labour market trends and regulations in various emerging markets and presents a number of policies that can lead to a synergy between economic growth and decent job creation.

http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/comment-analysis/WCMS_224436/lang--en/index.htm

 

 

International Labour Organization (ILO)
Resources from the Green Jobs Programme
http://www.ilo.org/empent/units/green-jobs-programme/facet/lang--en/index.htm?facetcriteria=TYP=Publication-ORG=ED_EMP/GJP&facetdynlist=WCMS_159142

 

 

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

LATIN AMERICAN ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 2014: LOGISTICS AND COMPETITIVENESS FOR DEVELOPMENT [18 October 2014]

http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/development/latin-american-economic-outlook-2014_leo-2014-en;jsessionid=2gzbmca8k5iw.x-oecd-live-01

or

http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/development/latin-american-economic-outlook-2014_leo-2014-en

or

http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/download/4113061e.pdf?expires=1382466136&id=id&accname=ocid53017311&checksum=915A95333042034D5491A1572C566BD3

[full-text, 161 pages]

 

 

 

Federal

 

BLS: MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2013/home.htm

 

[Click on the title of the following articles for access]

·         Labor market lessons from occupational colleges 10/01/2013

·         Coming to America: the Latino impact 10/01/2013

·         Scheduled passenger air transportation in the Producer Price Index: improvements and trends 09/26/2013

·         Recent trends in spending patterns of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants and other low-income Americans 09/13/2013

·         Research highlights of the Consumer Expenditure Survey redesign 09/09/2013

·         A working we will go: professional women over 60 and still working 09/04/2013

·         Green Goods and Services survey: results and collection 09/03/2013

·         America's opinions of occupations 09/03/2013

·         Cluster analysis: state unemployment trends during the recession 09/03/2013

·         Wage estimates by job characteristic: NCS and OES program data 08/27/2013

 

 

BLS: BEYOND THE NUMBERS (August through September 2013)

http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/archive/home.htm

 

Sep 2013

Prices & Spending

Measures Of Gasoline Price Change (PDF)

Malik Crawford and Stephen B. Reed

Beyond the Numbers

Aug 2013

Workplace Injuries

Death On The Job: Fatal Work Injuries In 2011 (PDF)

Stephen Pegula and Jill Janocha

Beyond the Numbers

Aug 2013

Employment & Unemployment

Long-Term Unemployment Over Men'S Careers (PDF)

Donna S. Rothstein

Beyond the Numbers

 

 

BLS: TED: THE EDITOR'S DESK

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

 

{Click on title for access]

 

·         Frequency and duration of eldercare, 2011–2012 (10/21/2013)

·         Employee benefits for domestic partners in March 2013 (10/18/2013)

·         Employer premiums and employee contributions for family medical care benefits, March 2013 (10/17/2013)

 

 

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Geographic Dispersion of the COPS Hiring Program Grant Awards, Number of Officers Funded, and Federal Share of Compensation Per Officer, Fiscal Years 2008 through 2012
GAO-13-521, September 18, 2013
http://www.gao.gov/multimedia/GAO-13-521/interactive_map/summary

Grants awarded 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008

Compensation per officer 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008

Show Datatables | Export current map to CSV | Download PDF (118 Pages)

 

 

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

What's New for October 2013
http://nces.ed.gov/whatsnew/

[Click on title below for Access]

Literacy, Numeracy, and Problem Solving in Technology-Rich Environments Among U.S. Adults: Results from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies 2012 (October 18, 2013)

Selected Statistics from the Common Core of Data: School Year 2011–12 (October 17, 2013)

NCES Releases "Degrees of Debt: Student Loan Repayment of Bachelor's Degree Recipients 1 Year After Graduating: 1994, 2001, and 2009"  (October 17, 2013)

America's Ninth Graders Two Years Later Focus of New NCES First Look Report (October 17, 2013)

 

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

 

 

Mercer

MELBOURNE MERCER GLOBAL PENSIONS INDEX 2013 [7 October 2013]

http://www.mercer.com/articles/globalpensionindex2013

or

http://www.mercer.com/global-pension-index-pdf

[full-text, 76 pages]

 

 

Urban Institute (UI)

THE NONPROFIT SECTOR IN BRIEF: PUBLIC CHARITIES, GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING, 2013 [16 October 2013]

by Sarah L. Pettijohn

http://www.urban.org/publications/412923.html

or

http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412923-The-Nonprofit-Sector-in-Brief.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

 

 

WorldatWork (Total Rewards Association)

SURVEY ON WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY 2013  [15 October 2013]

http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=73898

[full-text, 45 pages]

 

 

 

Law

 

 

Congress.gov

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation

Includes analysis of Supreme Court cases decided through June 26, 2013

http://beta.congress.gov/constitution-annotated/

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions

Gene Falk,Specialist in Social Policy

October 17, 2013

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL32760.pdf

[full-text, 43 pages]

 

 

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

World Bank

DOING BUSINESS (MEASURING BUSINESS REGULATIONS)

EMPLOYING WORKERS

http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploretopics/employing-workers

Data points and details, 2013 (Excel, 1.2 MB)
Historical data, 2006-2013 (Excel, 256 KB)
Minimum wage data, 2006-2013 (Excel, 64 KB)

DIFFICULTY OF HIRING

http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploretopics/employing-workers#difficultyHiring

RIGIDITY OF HOURS

http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploretopics/employing-workers#rigidityHours

DIFFICULTY OF REDUNDANCY

http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploretopics/employing-workers#difficultyFiring
REDUNDANCE COSTS (WEEKS OF SALARY)
http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploretopics/employing-workers#firingCost

 

Statistical Reports

 

BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- SEPTEMBER 2013 [22 October 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

 

BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- AUGUST 2013 [21 October 2013]

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

or

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

[full-text, 23 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.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 2013, 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

Creativity Tips From 5 World-Famous Artists
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Oct 2, 2013
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/linksy/creativity-tips-from-5-world-famous-artists/


 --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

 

                Jeff Bezos' Innovation Formula

Are You Listening, Congress? 8 Things to Remember When You Play Chicken

Leadership, Obama, and the Art of the Schmooze

Leadership Lessons From a Dysfunctional Congress

Creativity Tips From 5 World-Famous Artists

Senator Ted Cruz and the Pitfalls of Zealot Leadership
4 Ways to Justify a Good Idea

5 Steps to Becoming an Innovation Champion

President Obama, Syria, and the Leadership of Muddling Through
Using Summer's End To Boost Your Creativity
4 Strategies That Inspire Creativity

Leadership Without Presumption: Lessons From Eisenhower

5 Productivity Strategies from the Mind of Richard Feynman

Coaching: Beyond the Sports Icon

5 Classic Movies, 5 Leadership Lessons
5 Leadership Lessons From a Hollywood Pope
4 Reasons Your Employees Resist Change--And How To Overcome Them
Are You Still a Great Leader?
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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