Wednesday, March 26, 2014
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 26 March 2014
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, 26 March 2014
Academic Research
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
8046 Inputs, Gender Roles or Sharing Norms? Assessing the Gender Performance Gap Among Informal Entrepreneurs in Madagascar
8045 Effect of Sexual Orientation on Job Satisfaction: Evidence from Greece
(revised version forthcoming in Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society)
8044 The Fertility-Sex Ratio Trade-off: Unintended Consequences of Financial Incentives
8043 Does Grief Transfer across Generations? In-Utero Deaths and Child Outcomes
8042 Why Do Some Motorbike Riders Wear a Helmet and Others Don't? Evidence from Delhi, India
8041 Can US Coordination Failure Explain Why Americans Work So Much More than Europeans?
8040 Modelling Exposure to Risk of Experiencing Discrimination in the Context of Endogenous Ethnic Identification
8039 Ethnic Disparities in the Transition to Home Ownership
(forthcoming in: Journal of Housing Economics)
8038 Housing Adequacy Gap for Minorities and Immigrants in the U.S.: Evidence from the 2009 American Housing Survey
8037 The Impact of Adult Child Emigration on the Mental Health of Older Parents
8036 Impact of Internal Migration on Political Participation in Turkey
8035 Is a Policy of Free Movement of Workers Sustainable?
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
African Development Bank (AfDB)
ECONOMIC BRIEF: LABOUR MARKET REFORMS IN POST-TRANSITION NORTH AFRICA [19 March 2014]
or
[full-text, 20 pages]
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
ADDRESSING DISEASES OF POVERTY [24 March 2014]
http://www.adb.org/publications/addressing-diseases-poverty
or
http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2014/addressing-diseases-poverty.pdf
[full-text, 50 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
FOUNDATION FINDINGS: SOCIAL SITUATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN EUROPE [24 March 2014]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1404.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2014/04/en/1/EF1404EN.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
REPRESENTATIVENESS OF THE SOCIAL PARTNERS IN THE EUROPEAN CROSS-INDUSTRY SOCIAL DIALOGUE [19 March 2014]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn1302018s/index.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn1302018s/tn1302018s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn1302018s/tn1302018s.pdf
[full-text, 87 pages]
Executive Summary
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2013/1001/en/1/EF131001EN.pdf
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
[BULGARIA] JOB SATISFACTION IN LIGHT OF POOR ECONOMIC OUTLOOK [18 March 2014]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/surveyreports/BG1310011D/BG1310011D.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/surveyreports/BG1310011D/BG1310011D.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]
India
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Monthly Abstract of Statistics Volume-66, January,2010 to December,2013 [28 February 2014]
http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/upload/mas_Jan2010_dec2013/mas_Jan2010_dec2013.htm
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN LATIN AMERICA: A STEP UP THE SOCIAL LADDER? [19 March 2014]
Edited by Eduardo Lora and Francesca Castellani
http://www.iadb.org/en/research-and-data/publication-details,3169.html?pub_id=IDB-BK-124
or
http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=38679817
[full-text, 210 pages]
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
JOBS STUDY: IFC AND HBL SUPPORTING JOB CREATION IN PAKISTAN
http://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/5f01b500434944a8ba12bb96db028caa/Final_Pakistan.pdf?MOD=AJPERES
[full-text, 16 pages]
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
JOBS STUDY: IFC AND FRANSABANK SUPPORTING JOB CREATION IN LEBANON
http://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/958ee1004349437db9fdb996db028caa/Final_Lebanon.pdf?MOD=AJPERES
[full-text, 12 pages]
Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
LABOR SITUATION IN JAPAN AND ITS ANALYSIS: GENERAL OVERVIEW 2013/2014 [18 March 2014]
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/lsj/index.html
World Bank
EdStats: EDUCATION STATISTICS
http://datatopics.worldbank.org/education/
Press Release 18 March 2014
EdStats: Big Data, Better Policies, Learning for All
Federal
BLS: Monthly Labor Review (as of 19 March 2014)
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/home.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2014/home.htm
2014 [Click on title below for access]
· A better way to measure pay differentials among industries 03/19/2014
· Investment in higher education by race and ethnicity 03/11/2014
· Single mothers and welfare: a new perspective 03/11/2014
· New college degree in hand: now what? 03/10/2014
· Millennials and the pay gap 03/05/2014
· A cohort component analysis of the 2007–2009 recession 03/03/2014
· The Marcellus Shale gas boom in Pennsylvania: employment and wage trends 02/27/2014
BLS: Spotlight on Statistics
NONFATAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES AMONG STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKERS [25 March 2014]
by Shannon M. Maloney
http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2014/soii-gov-workers/home.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2014/soii-gov-workers/pdf/soii-gov-workers.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages
Census
Quarterly Summary State and Local Government Tax Revenue: 3rd Quarter and 4th Quarter 2013 [25 March 2014]
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/governments/cb14-tps26.html
or
http://www.census.gov/govs/qtax/
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION PROGRAM: Opportunities Exist for OSHA and DOT to Strengthen Collaborative Mechanisms GAO-14-286: Published: Mar 19, 2014.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-286
or
http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/661768.pdf
[full-text, 46 pages]
Small Busines Administration (SBA)
Office of Advocacy
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS [updated 25 March 2014]
http://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/FAQ_March_2014_0.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
Social Security Administration (SSA)
SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD: THE AMERICAS, 2013 [24 March 2014]
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2012-2013/americas/index.html
or
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2012-2013/americas/ssptw13americas.pdf
[full-text, 209 pages]
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
Brookings
Brookings Panel on Economic Activity
March 20–21, 2014
Are the Long-Term Unemployed on the Margins of the Labor Market?
Alan B. Krueger, Princeton University & NBER
Judd Cramer, Princeton University
David Cho, Princeton University
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/projects/bpea/spring%202014/2014a_krueger.pdf
[full-text, 59 pages]
Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
2014 Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS) — 2014 Results [18 March 2014]
http://www.ebri.org/surveys/rcs/2014/
2014 RCS Press Release—March 18, 2014
2014 RCS Findings—Published as the March 2014 EBRI Issue Brief
Fact Sheets
· Changing Expectations About Retirement
· Age Comparisons Among Workers
· Gender Comparisons Among Workers
· Preparing for Retirement in America
· Attitudes About Current Social Security and Medicare
Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
EBRI Notes March 2014, Vol. 35, No. 3 [24 March 2014]
“Brand-Name and Generic Prescription Drug Use After Adoption of a Full-Replacement, Consumer-Directed Health Plan With a Health Savings Account,” and “How Would Defined Contribution Participants React to Lifetime Income Illustrations? Evidence from the 2014 Retirement Confidence Survey”
http://www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=5367
or
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_03_Mar-14_Accts-RCS1.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
THE CASE AGAINST QATAR: Host of the FIFA 2022 World Cup | ITUC Special Report | March 2014 [16 March 2014]
http://www.ituc-csi.org/ituc-special-report-the-case
or
http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/the_case_against_qatar_en_web170314.pdf
[full-text, 34 pages]
See also:
Qatar 2022 World Cup risks 4000 lives, warns International Trade Union Confederation [September 2013]
http://www.ituc-csi.org/human-trade-union-rights/news,51/qatar-2022-world-cup-risks-4000
RAND
CHINESE ENGAGEMENT IN AFRICA: DRIVERS, REACTIONS, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. POLICY [12 March 2014]
by Larry Hanauer, Lyle Morris
http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR521.html
or
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR500/RR521/RAND_RR521.pdf
[full-text, 173 pages]
Summary
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR500/RR521/RAND_RR521.sum.pdf
RAND
Research Brief
A HEALTH CARE PUZZLER [24 March 2014]
http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9782.html
or
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_briefs/RB9700/RB9782/RAND_RB9782.pdf
[full-text, 3 pages]
The above brief relates to
PREPAREDNESS OF AMERICANS FOR THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT [24 March 2014]
by Silvia Helena Barcellos, Amelie C. Wuppermann, Katherine Grace Carman, Sebastian Bauhoff, Daniel L. McFadden, Arie Kapteyn, Joachim K. Winter, and Dana Goldman
http://www.pnas.org/gca?submit=Go&gca=pnas%3B1320488111v1&allch=
or
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2014/03/19/1320488111.full.pdf+html
[full-text, 6 pages]
or
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2014/03/19/1320488111.full.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
Urban Institute (UI)
TAXES AND INEQUALITY [20 March 2014]
by Leonard E. Burman
http://www.urban.org/publications/413067.html
or
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/413067-Taxes-and-Inequality.pdf
[full-text, 30 pages]
Law
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Private Health Insurance Market Reforms in the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Annie L. Mach, Analyst in Health Care Financing
Bernadette Fernandez, Specialist in Health Care Financing
March 13, 2014
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42069.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
Statistical Reports
BEA: TRAVEL AND TOURISM SPENDING ACCELERATED IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2013 [20 March 2014]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/tourism/2014/tour413.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/tourism/2014/pdf/tour413.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/tourism/2014/xls/tour413.xls
[spreadsheet]
BEA: U.S. International Transactions: Fourth Quarter and Year 2013 [19 March 2014]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2014/trans413.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2014/pdf/trans413.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2014/xls/trans413.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2014/pdf/trans413_fax.pdf
and
ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2014/pdf/trans_annual13_fax.pdf
BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- JANUARY 2014 [21 March 2014]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm
BLS: EMPLOYMENT SITUATION OF VETERANS -- 2013 [20 March 2014]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/vet.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/vet.pdf
[full-text, 26 pages]
BLS: COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES Third Quarter 2013 [19 March 2014]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewqtr.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/cewqtr.supp.toc.htm
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions (NCSCBHEP)
Announcement
41st Annual National Conference
A Joint Labor/Management Meeting
Achieving Successful Results in Higher Education through Collective Bargaining
CUNY Graduate Center, New York, New York,
April 6, 7, 8, 2014
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/ncscbhep
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 in 2014, 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/
Bacharach Leadership Group (BLG)
VIDEOS on LEADERSHIP TOPICS
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyDFVYXys-4uQ3nwFM2gjig/videos
or
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyDFVYXys-4uQ3nwFM2gjig
--see also
BACHARACH LEADERSHIP GROUP (BLG)
http://sambacharach.com/blg-lead/
and
INC.com & Inc. Magazine
www.inc.com
Samuel Bacharach Articles & Videos
http://www.i nc.com/author/samuel-bacharach
When It Comes to Hiring and Keeping Great Employees, How Do You Stack Up Against the Best?
4 Ways to Tell If Your Company Is Too Big to Manage
Leadership in the Age of Gamification and Wearables
In a Negotiation, Leaders Make the First Move
How to Establish Your Company's Organizational Culture
What Today's Leaders Can Learn From Napoleon's Mistakes
Why Good Leaders Don't Always Negotiate
How Leaders Reinvent Themselves
How to Retain Your Intrapreneurs
Leadership Can Be Learned [video]
How to Encourage an Environment of Ideas [video]
All Leaders Need 2 Key Skill Sets [video]
How Effective Leaders Prepare for Negotiation [video]
3 Ways to Reenergize Your Team
Great Leaders Know That Good Ideas Aren't Enough [video]
How to Earn Credibility as a Leader [video]
Build Teams for Creativity [video]
Why All Leaders Should Read Lord of the Flies
Can You Have Meetings and Still Innovate?
5 Ways to Boost Innovation Without Breaking the Bank
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
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 19 March 2014
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 March 2014
Academic Research
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
8031 Newborn Health and the Business Cycle: Is It Good to Be Born in Bad Times?
8030 Maternal Employment and Childhood Obesity in China: Evidence from the China Health and Nutrition Survey
(forthcoming in: Applied Economics)
8029 Biomarkers and Long-term Labour Market Outcomes: The Case of Creatine
8028 Decomposition of Differences in PISA Results in Middle Income Countries
8027 Education, Health and Wages
8026 Shrinking Regions in a Shrinking Country: The Geography of Population Decline in Lithuania 2001-2011
8025 Be Fruitful and Multiply? Moderate Fecundity and Long-Run Reproductive Success
8024 The Quantity and Quality of Children: A Semi-Parametric Bayesian IV Approach
8023 Unanticipated Effects of California's Paid Family Leave Program
8022 Scraping By: Income and Program Participation After the Loss of Extended Unemployment Benefits
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) Institute
Income Distributions, Inequality, and Poverty in Asia, 1992-2010 [14 March 2014]
By Duangkamon Chotikapanich, William E. Griffiths, D.S. Prasada Rao, and Wasana Karunarathne
http://www.adbi.org/working-paper/2014/03/14/6198.income.distributions.inequality.poverty.asia/
or
http://www.adbi.org/files/2014.03.14.wp468.income.distributions.inequality.poverty.asia.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]
Canada: Foreign Affaires and International Trade Canada
Centre for Intercultural Learning
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/cfsi-icse/cil-cai/index-eng.asp
See in particular
COUNTRY INSIGHTS
http://www.intercultures.ca/cil-cai/countryinsights-apercuspays-eng.asp
Go to pull-down menu for countries and regions
Example for CHINA
http://www.intercultures.ca/cil-cai/overview-apercu-eng.asp?iso=cn
European Commission
Eurostat
MIGRANT INTEGRATION STATISTICS [7 March 2014]
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Migrant_integration_statistics
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
COMPARING WORKING CONDITIONS ACROSS SECTORS IN EUROPE [14 March 2014]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/surveys/ewcs/2010/sectorprofiles.htm
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB(
DATASETS
PRODUCTIVITY AND FACTOR ACCUMULATION IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: A DATABASE (2014 update) [1960-2010] [March 2014]
by Eduardo Fernández-Arias
http://www.iadb.org/en/research-and-data/publication-details,3169.html?pub_id=DBA-015
or
http://www.iadb.org/en/research-and-data/access-document,3181.html?pub_id=35448094
[for Zip file]
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
SOCIETY AT A GLANCE 2014 [18 March 2014]
http://www.oecd.org/els/societyataglance.htm
or
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/social-issues-migration-health/society-at-a-glance-2014_soc_glance-2014-en#page1
[Read Online, 147 pages]
or
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/download/8113171e.pdf?expires=1395154447&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=EAFD9B503BFE705DB29079E183E3C7F8
[full-text, 147 pages]
Press Release 18 March 2014
Urgent action needed to tackle rising inequality and social divisions, says OECD
http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/urgent-action-needed-to-tackle-rising-inequality-and-social-divisions-says-oecd.htm
World Bank
Policy Research Working Paper 6795
LABOR MOBILITY, ECONOMIC SHOCKS, AND JOBLESS GROWTH: EVIDENCE FROM PANEL DATA IN MOROCCO [March 2014]
by Verme, Paolo: Barry, Abdoul Gadiry; Guennouni, Jamal; Taamouti, Mohamed
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/17277
or
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/17277/WPS6795.pdf?sequence=1
[full-text, 27 pages]
World Bank
REGULATORY ASSESSMENT TOOLKIT: A PRACTICAL METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSING REGULATION ON TRADE AND INVESTMENT IN SERVICES [12 March 2014]
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/17255
or
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/17255/9781464800573.pdf?sequence=1
[full-text, 127 pages]
Federal
Census
2012 SMALL AREA HEALTH INSURANCE ESTIMATES [13 March 2014]
http://www.census.gov/did/www/sahie/data/index.html
Press Release 13 March 2014
Number of Children Without Health Insurance Declines, While It Rises for Working-Age Adults, Census Bureau Reports
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/health_care_insurance/cb14-42.html
Census
2012 ANNUAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURES [12 March 2014]
http://www.census.gov/econ/aces/xls/2012/full_report.html
Tip Sheet 12 March 2014
2012 Annual Capital Expenditures
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/economic_surveys/cb14-tps23.html
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
TESTIMONY ON INCREASING THE MINIMUM WAGE: EFFECTS ON EMPLOYMENT AND FAMILY INCOME [12 March 2014]
or
http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/45138-MinimumWageTestimony.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Job Patterns for Minorities and Women in Elementary-Secondary Public Schools (EEO-5)
2012 Tables
http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/employment/jobpat-eeo5/index.cfm
or
http://www1.eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/employment/jobpat-eeo5/2012.cfm
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Retirement Security: Trends in Marriage, Work, and Pensions May Increase Vulnerability for Some Retirees GAO-14-272T [5 March 2014]
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-272T
or
http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/661377.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
National Science Foundation (NSF)
HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT [HERD] SURVEY--FISCAL YEAR 2012 [12 March 2014]
DATA TABLES
http://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/herd/2012/
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
[WORKPLACE] HEALTH HAZARD EVALUATIONS [updated 20 February 2014]
National Science Foundation (NSF)
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INDICATORS 2014 STATE DATA TOOL [5 March 2014]
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind14/index.cfm/state-data
Data Tables and Spreadsheets
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind14/index.cfm/state-data/download.htm
White House
Council of Economic Advisers
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
Brookings
The Plummeting Labor Market Fortunes of Teens and Young Adults [14 March 2014]
By: Andrew Sum, Ishwar Khatiwada, Mykhaylo Trubskyy, Martha Ross, Walter McHugh and Sheila Palma
http://www.brookings.edu/research/interactives/2014/labor-market-metro-areas-teens-young-adults
or
[full-text, 28 pages]
Brookings
2014 BROWN CENTER REPORT ON AMERICAN EDUCATION: HOW WELL ARE AMERICAN STUDENTS LEARNING? With sections on the PISA-Shanghai Controversy, Homework, and the Common Core [18 March 2014]
by: TOM LOVELESS, Senior Fellow, The Brown Center on Education Policy
http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports/2014/03/18-brown-center-report-loveless
or
[full-text, 40 pages]
Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
A TUMULTUOUS DECADE: EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES OF IMMIGRANTS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC [13 March 2014]
By Daniel Münich
or
[full-text, 26 pages]
Thomson Reuters
ACCELUS
COST OF COMPLIANCE 2014 [12 March 2014]
by Stacey English and Susannah Hammond
or
[full-text, 20 pages]
Towers Watson
The following study is referenced:
Pay Disparity, External Pay Alternatives and Turnover of the Second Best Paid Executive [15 January 2014]
Stephanie Mankel, EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht - EBS Business School
Ansgar Richter, University of Liverpool - Management School (ULMS)
Nikolaus "Klaus" Uhlenbruck, University of Montana
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2388215&download=yes
or
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm/SSRN_ID2388215_code1940442.pdf?
[full-text, 38 pages]
Press Release 13 March 2014
Executive Pay Matters
The Other CEO Pay Ratio and Its Influence on Succession Planning [13 March 2014]
Towers Watson
The New Health Care Imperative Driving Performance, Connecting to Value 2014
19th Annual Towers Watson/National Business Group on Health Employer Survey on Purchasing Value in Health Care
http://www.towerswatson.com/DownloadMedia.aspx?media={9B5FFFC4-5AC4-43AB-A1CE-703F4C3A226B}
[full-text, 12 pages]
Press Release 6 March 2014
U.S. Employers Experiencing Smallest Increases in Health Care Costs in 15 Years, Towers Watson/National Business Group on Health Survey Finds
Employers remain committed to offering benefits to active employees, although major plan changes are on the horizon; employees, spouses shouldering more costs
http://www.towerswatson.com/en/Press/2014/03/us-employers-experiencing-smallest-increases-in-health-care-costs-in-15-years
Towers Watson-UK
Ticking all the boxes? A study of Performance Management practices in the UK [11 March 2014]
http://www.towerswatson.com/DownloadMedia.aspx?media={3C3A6F68-C074-4FBD-AF92-118577CB28EC}
[full-text, 12 pages]
Urban Institute (UI)
ESTIMATING THE SIZE AND STRUCTURE OF THE UNDERGROUND COMMERCIAL SEX ECONOMY IN EIGHT MAJOR CITIES
by Meredith Dank, Bilal Khan, P. Mitchell Downey, Cybele Kotonias, Debbie Mayer, Colleen Owens, Laura Pacifici, Lilly Yu
http://www.urban.org/publications/413047.html
or
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/413047-Underground-Commercial-Sex-Economy.pdf
[full-text, 348 pages]
WorldatWork (Total Rewards Association)
and Vivient Consulting
INCENTIVE PAY PRACTICES SURVEY: PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES [online 18 March 2014]
http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=74765
[full-text, 33 pages]
WorldatWork (Total Rewards Association)
and Deloitte Consulting
INCENTIVE PAY PRACTICES SURVEY: PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANIES [online 18 March 2014]
http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=74763
[full-text, 44 pages]
WorldatWork (Total Rewards Association)
and Vivient Consulting
INCENTIVE PAY PRACTICES SURVEY: NON-PROFIT/GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS [online 18 March 2014]
http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=74764
[full-text, 24 pages]
Law
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Nonimmigrant Overstays: Brief Synthesis of the Issue
Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy
January 22, 2014
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/RS22446.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The Article V Convention to Propose Constitutional Amendments: Contemporary Issues for Congress
Thomas H. Neale, Specialist in American National Government
March 7, 2014
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42589.pdf
[full-text, 44 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Keystone XL: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessments in the Final Environmental Impact Statement
Richard K. Lattanzio, Analyst in Environmental Policy
March 7, 2014
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43415.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]
Statistical Reports
BEA: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - FEBRUARY 2014 [13 March 2014]
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
BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – FEBRUARY 2014 [18 March 2014]
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.htm
BLS: REAL EARNINGS * FEBRUARY 2014 [18 March 2014]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- JANUARY 2014 [17 March 2014]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm
BLS: PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - FEBRUARY 2014 [14 March 2014]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
[full-text, 33 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm
BLS: EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION – DECEMBER 2013 [12 March 2014]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf
[full-text, 23 pages]
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions (NCSCBHEP)
Announcement
41st Annual National Conference
A Joint Labor/Management Meeting
Achieving Successful Results in Higher Education through Collective Bargaining
CUNY Graduate Center, New York, New York,
April 6, 7, 8, 2014
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/ncscbhep
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 in 2014, 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/
Bacharach Leadership Group (BLG)
VIDEOS on LEADERSHIP TOPICS
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyDFVYXys-4uQ3nwFM2gjig/videos
or
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyDFVYXys-4uQ3nwFM2gjig
--see also
BACHARACH LEADERSHIP GROUP (BLG)
http://sambacharach.com/blg-lead/
and
INC.com & Inc. Magazine
www.inc.com
Samuel Bacharach Articles & Videos
http://www.inc.com/author/samuel-bacharach
When It Comes to Hiring and Keeping Great Employees, How Do You Stack Up Against the Best?
4 Ways to Tell If Your Company Is Too Big to Manage
Leadership in the Age of Gamification and Wearables
In a Negotiation, Leaders Make the First Move
How to Establish Your Company's Organizational Culture
What Today's Leaders Can Learn From Napoleon's Mistakes
Why Good Leaders Don't Always Negotiate
How Leaders Reinvent Themselves
How to Retain Your Intrapreneurs
Leadership Can Be Learned [video]
How to Encourage an Environment of Ideas [video]
All Leaders Need 2 Key Skill Sets [video]
How Effective Leaders Prepare for Negotiation [video]
3 Ways to Reenergize Your Team
Great Leaders Know That Good Ideas Aren't Enough [video]
How to Earn Credibility as a Leader [video]
Build Teams for Creativity [video]
Why All Leaders Should Read Lord of the Flies
Can You Have Meetings and Still Innovate?
5 Ways to Boost Innovation Without Breaking the Bank
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
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