IWS Documented News WEEKLY BULLETIN

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 25 January 2012

2012-01-25T06:13:00.000-08:00

IWS Documented News Service

_______________________________

Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach

School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies

Cornell University

16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky

New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau

________________________________________________________________________

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 25 January 2012

Academic Research

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

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

Recent studies include ---
6280 High on Life? Medical Marijuana Laws and Suicide

6279 Team Incentives: Evidence from a Firm Level Experiment

6278 Revisiting the Complementarity between Education and Training: The Role of Personality, Working Tasks and Firm Effects

6277 Peer Effects and Social Preferences in Voluntary Cooperation

6276 The Complexity of Immigrant Generations: Implications for Assessing the Socioeconomic Integration of Hispanics and Asians

6275 Nice Guys Finish Last: Are People with Higher Tax Morale Taxed More Heavily?

6274 Average Wage, Qualification of the Workforce and Export Performance in German Enterprises: Evidence from KombiFiD Data

6273 The Indian Ultrasound Paradox

6272 Men's Sexual Orientation and Job Satisfaction

(revised version forthcoming in: International Journal of Manpower)

6271 Labor Mobility across the Formal/Informal Divide in Turkey: Evidence from Individual Level Data

6270 Hours of Work and Retirement Behavior

6269 Less Myth, More Measurement: Decomposing Excess Returns from the 1989 Minimum Wage Hike

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

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

International

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

European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)

COMPARATIVE STUDY

Public measures to support self-employment and job creation in one-person and micro enterprises [10 January 2012]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/studies/tn1108034s/index.htm

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/studies/tn1108034s/tn1108034s.htm

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/erm/tn1108034s/tn1108034s.pdf

[full-text, 45 pages]

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

CASE STUDIES ON THE IMPACT OF THE RECESSION ON AGE MANAGEMENT POLICIES [24 January 2012]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/bytype/casestudies2011.htm

	Impact of the recession on age management policies - Case study: Proniks Ltd, Latvia
	Impact of the recession on age management policies - Case study: KPN, the Netherlands
	Impact of the recession on age management policies - Case study: DHV, the Netherlands
	Impact of the recession on age management policies - Case study: Abengoa, Spain
	Impact of the recession on age management policies - Case study: Ford, Spain
	Impact of the recession on age management policies - Case study: Kiruna Regional Administration, Sweden
	Impact of the recession on age management policies - Case study: Borealis Agrolinz Melamine GmbH, Austria
	Impact of the recession on age management policies - Case study: Vattenfall Nordic and Vattenfall Services, Sweden
	Impact of the recession on age management policies - Case study: BARCO, Belgium
	Impact of the recession on age management policies - Case study: Cambridgeshire County Council, United Kingdom
	Impact of the recession on age management policies - Case study: Made in Inox, Belgium
	Impact of the recession on age management policies - Case study: BT, United Kingdom
	Impact of the recession on age management policies - Case study: Media Company, Czech Republic
	Impact of the recession on age management policies - Case study: MOL Group, Hungary
	Impact of the recession on age management policies - Case study: Magyar Telekom Group, Hungary
	Impact of the recession on age management policies - Case study: Latvian Railway Group, Latvia
	Impact of the recession on age management policies - Case Study: Vienna General Hospital (AKH Wien), Austria

OECD LABOUR-RELATED STATISTICS—CTRL + CLICK ON THE TITLES BELOW to RETRIEVE DATA

http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx

http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2012/01/iws-oecd-labour-related-statisticsctrl.html

World Bank

GOLDEN GROWTH: RESTORING THE LUSTRE OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC MODEL [24 January 2012]

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/ECAEXT/0,,contentMDK:23069550~pagePK:146736~piPK:146830~theSitePK:258599,00.html

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/ECAEXT/0,,contentMDK:23074045~pagePK:146736~piPK:146830~theSitePK:258599,00.html

[FULL-TEXT]

and

INPUT PAPERS

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/ECAEXT/0,,contentMDK:23074113~pagePK:146736~piPK:146830~theSitePK:258599,00.html

and

COUNTRY BENCHMARKS

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/ECAEXT/0,,contentMDK:23074114~pagePK:146736~piPK:146830~theSitePK:258599,00.html

World Bank

GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS--JANUARY 2012 [18 January 2012]

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTDECPROSPECTS/EXTGBLPROSPECTS/0,,menuPK:615470~pagePK:64218926~piPK:64218953~theSitePK:612501,00.html
or

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTPROSPECTS/Resources/334934-1322593305595/8287139-1326374900917/GEP_January_2012a_FullReport_FINAL.pdf

[full-text, 164 pages]

Federal

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Beginning Subbaccalaureate Students’ Labor Market Experiences: Six Years Later in 2009 [18 January 2012]

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012273

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012273.pdf

[full-text, 133 pages]

National Science Foundation (NSF)

SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INDICATORS 2012 [18 January 2012]

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind12/

USA.gov [DATA.GOV]

EDUCATION DATA COMMUNITY [Centralized Data Access]

http://www.data.gov/education

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

RAND

How Americans Will Live and Work in 2020: A Workshop Exploring Key Trends and Philanthropic Responses [16 January 2012]

by Gregory F. Treverton, Robert J. Lempert, Krishna B. Kumar

http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF299.html

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/conf_proceedings/2012/RAND_CF299.pdf

[full-text, 49 pages]

Towers Watson

INSIDER/ January 2012

Retirement Planning In a Post-Crisis Economy

http://www.towerswatson.com/assets/pdf/6214/Towers-Watson-Retirement-Planning-in-a-Post-Crisis-Economy.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

Towers Watson (UK)

Press Release 11 January 2012

Money problems affect performance for one in ten workers

Towers Watson releases research about the future of workplace savings

http://www.towerswatson.com/united-kingdom/press/6189

Towers Watson

International Pension Plan survey 2011 [December 2011]

http://www.towerswatson.com/assets/pdf/6036/TW-EU-2011-22755-IPP-survey.pdf

[full-text, 20 pages]

WorldatWork (Total Rewards Association)

2012 Sales Compensation Trends Survey© Results [6 January 2012]

A Survey by The Alexander Group, Inc. and WorldatWork

January 2012

http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=58227

[full-text, 51 pages]

Law

United States Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) www.cecc.gov

CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS AND RULE OF LAW UPDATE, 2012, No.1 [24 January 2012

http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2012/01/iws-cecc-china-human-rights-rule-of-law.html

International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) at the ILO

Discussion Paper 212

Bridging the gap between labour rights and human rights: The role of ILO law in regional human rights courts [January 2012]

Franz Christian Ebert

Martin Oelz

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/dp212_2012.pdf

[full-text, 24 pages]

Wisconsin Legislative Council

2010 COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MAJOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS [December 2011]

http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lc/publications/crs/2010_retirement.pdf

[full-text, 44 pages]

Statistical Reports

BLS: USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS FOURTH QUARTER 2011 [24 January 2012]

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

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

[full-text, 14 pages]

BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- DECEMBER 2011 [24 January 2012]

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

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

[full-text, 21 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

BLS: Consumer Price Index - December 2011 [19 January 2012]

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

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

[full-text, 25 pages]

BLS: REAL EARNINGS DECEMBER 2011 [19 January 2012]

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

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

[full-text, 5 pages]

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

2012 Presidential Primary and Caucus Calendar

http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?TabId=24075

2012 State and Presidential Primary and Caucus Dates

http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=24079

Press Release 11 January 2012
Primary and Caucus Dates
http://ncsl.typepad.com/the_thicket/2012/01/primary-and-caucus-dates.html

ILR School at Cornell University
FREE Webcast
Are the jobs ever coming back?
Management priorities, market incentives, workplace technology and sustainable employment
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/events/01252012-compensationPanelDiscussion.html
Webcast Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. (EST)

NOTE: In light of the continuing economic crisis, it is wise to educate ourselves about the social dangers that can result if societies and individuals forget the lessons of history and act irresponsibly. With this in mind, the following ongoing educational project is being brought to your attention.

Camp des Milles: A Memorial for the Future

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

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

[English Version]

NOTE: The IWS Documented News Service is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal garner more attention world-wide. The lessons and legacy of ground-breaking legal matters related to the unspeakable events in Rwanda should not be forgotten. Humans, whether from rich or poor countries, must remain vigilant in curbing the motivations that lead individuals and groups to violent hatred and barbaric acts against a class of people. Consequently, items about this tribunal, which will end shortly after 2011, 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/

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[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 18 January 2012

2012-01-18T07:00:00.000-08:00

IWS Documented News Service

_______________________________

Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach

School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies

Cornell University

16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky

New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau

________________________________________________________________________

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 18 January 2012

Academic Research

IZA Policy Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

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

Recent studies include ---
36 European Union Expansion and Migration

(forthcoming in: Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration, Wiley - Blackwell, 2013)

35 Work Hours Constraints: Impacts and Policy Implications

34 Should Cash Transfers Be Confined to the Poor? Implications for Poverty and Inequality in Latin America

33 A Challenge for the G20: Globally Stipulated Debt Brakes and Transnational Independent Fiscal Supervisory Councils

32 Social Policies for a Recovery

31 The Toll Index: Innovation-based Economic Telemetry

30 Surviving the Turbulence Is Not Enough: Can Côte d'Ivoire Flourish Again?

29 Economic Returns to Education: What We Know, What We Don't Know, and Where We Are Going – Some Brief Pointers

(based on the introduction to a special issue of: Economics of Education Review, 2011, 30 (6), 1118-1122)

28 Immigration: High Skilled vs. Low Skilled Labor?

(published in: Productivity Commission 2011, A 'Sustainable' Population? - Key Policy Issues, Roundtable Proceedings, Productivity Commission, Canberra, 27-40) July 2011

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 GROUP (AfDB)

THE 2011 COUNTRY POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENTS (CPIA) [13 January 2012]

2011 CPIA QUESTIONNAIRE

http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Project-and-Operations/2011%20CPIA%20Questionnaire_October%202010.EN.pdf

Governance Rating (GR)

http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Project-and-Operations/2011%20Detailed%20GR-FOR%20DISCLOSURE___-1.xls

Country Performance Assessment

http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Project-and-Operations/2011%20CPA-FOR%20DISCLOSURE_____-1.xls

Portfolio Performance Assessment

http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Project-and-Operations/2011%20PPA-FOR%20DISCLOSURE___-1.xls

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

HR-Related BRIEFS produced by the Asian Development Bank and known as

KNOWLEDGE SOLUTIONS (2008-2011)

http://beta.adb.org/publications/series/knowledge-solutions?ref=site%2Fknowledge-management%2Fpublications

European Commission

Eurobarometer 378

ACTIVE AGEING [13 January 2012]

http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_378_en.pdf

[full-text, 261 pages

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

European network of cities for local integration policies for migrants (CLIP)

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/areas/populationandsociety/clip.htm

Ethnic entrepreneurship: Case study: Dublin, Ireland [13 January 2012]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef11218.htm

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2011/218/en/1/EF11218EN.pdf

[full-text, 43 pages]

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

European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)

EMCC case studies: Aiming for a ‘soft landing’ – Plansee Group (Austria) [17 January 2012]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1057.htm

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/57/en/1/EF1057EN.pdf

[full-text, 20 pages]

Central Statistical Organization, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation,

Government of India

www.mospi.nic.in

INDIA COUNTRY REPORT 2011: MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL [1 January 2012]

http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/upload/MDG_2010_01jan12.pdf

[full-text, 195 pages]

Central Statistical Organization, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation,

Government of India

www.mospi.nic.in
Statistical Year Book, India 2012
http://164.100.34.61/rpu/htm/index1.html

Organización Internacional del Trabaj (OIT)

Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe

Panorama Laboral 2011 América Latina y el Caribe

http://www.oit.org.pe/1/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/OIT-PL-2011.pdf

[full-text, 148 pages]

or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/intl/100/

Press Release

Panorama Laboral 2011: El desempleo urbano continuó bajando en América Latina y el Caribe y llegó a 6,8%

Martes, 20 de Diciembre de 2011

http://www.oit.org.pe/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2492:panorama-laboral-2011-el-desempleo-urbano-continuo-bajando-en-america-latina-y-el-caribe-y-llego-a-68&catid=117:ultimas-noticias&Itemid=1305

JOINTLY-- Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), and the World Bank

GREEN GROWTH KNOWLEDGE PLATFORM (GGKP)

http://www.greengrowthknowledge.org/Pages/GGKPHome.aspx

RECENT REPORTS

http://www.greengrowthknowledge.org/Pages/Reports.aspx

Press Release 11 January 2012

Global Organizations to Expand Cooperation on Green Growth for Development

Mexico City meeting points to further, deeper knowledge-sharing, policy push

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/60/48/49379356.pdf

Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP)

Green Growth: Addressing the Knowledge Gaps [12-13 January 2012]

Inaugural conference for the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) held in Mexico City.

http://www.greengrowthknowledge.org/Pages/Events.aspx
Documents
http://www.greengrowthknowledge.org/Pages/Events.aspx

Federal

BLS: Program Perspectives

Vol. 3, Issue 7

on HEALTH BENEFIT COSTS BY WAGE CATEGORY [13 January 2012]

Costs and Participation Increase for Higher Paid Workers

http://www.bls.gov/opub/perspectives/program_perspectives_vol3_issue7.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

BLS: Focus on Prices and Spending |

Consumer Expenditure | Volume 2, Number 12

Consumer Spending in 2010 [13 January 2012]

http://www.bls.gov/opub/focus/volume2_number12/cex_2_12.htm

or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/focus/volume2_number12/cex_2_12.pdf

[full-text, 5 pages]

BLS: UNION MEMBERSHIP--GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION BY STATE

http://www.bls.gov/regions/unionmembership.htm

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering [data update. 11 January 2012]

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/tables.cfm

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Brookings Institution

Fostering Growth through Innovation [13 January 2012]

http://www.brookings.edu/events/2012/0113_growth_innovation.aspx
Download papers from the even [by clicking on title below]:

· Our Immediate Jobs Crisis and Long-Run Employment Problem, by Gary Burtless and Adam Looney

· Policy and Process Innovation for Economic Growth, by William A. Galston

· Maintaining Employment in a Difficult Economy, by Elisabeth Jacobs

· Identifying and Responding to the U.S. Metropolitan Employment Crisis, by Alan Berube

Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.

Press Release 11 January 2012

2011 Goes Out Like A Lamb

1,178 CEO CHANGES LOWEST SINCE 2004

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

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

EBRI NOTES, January, Vol. 33, No. 1 (second part)

'Spending Adjustments Made By Older Americans to Save Money'

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_01_Jan-12.PPACA-SpndDwn.pdf

Press Release 11 January 2012

New Research from EBRI:

1 in 5 Older Americans Cutting Back on Health Care to Save Money

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR955.11Jan12.HlthSpndg.pdf

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

MIGRATION IN THE MODERN CHINESE WORLD [11 January 2012]

http://www.migrationinformation.org/issue_jan12.cfm

RAND Europe

The impact of migration on transport and congestion [online, 10 January 2012]

by Flavia Tsang, Charlene Rohr

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1187.html

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/technical_reports/2011/RAND_TR1187.pdf

[full-text, 111 pages]

and

Summary

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/technical_reports/2011/RAND_TR1187.sum.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

Law

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

Raising the Ages of Eligibility for Medicare and Social Security [10 January 2012]
http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=12531
or
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/125xx/doc12531/01-10-2012-Medicare_SS_EligibilityAgesBrief.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Elections: Views on Implementing Federal Elections on a Weekend. GAO-12-69, January 12.2012
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-69

http://www.gao.gov/assets/590/587621.pdf

[full-text, 71 pages]

LLRX.com

OVERVIEW of ALL FOI (Freedom of Information) LAWS 2011 [world-wide] [3 December 2011]

88 national FOIAs, 175 sub-national FOIAs, & 3 international FOIAs

http://www.llrx.com/system/files?file=OverviewFOIA2011.pdf

[full-text, 29 pages]

Overview of all FOI Law Around the World - 2011 update [3 December 2011]

By Roger Vleugels

http://www.llrx.com/features/foilawsoverview.htm

Statistical Reports

BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES-- November 2011 [13 January 2012]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2012/trad1111.htm

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2012/pdf/trad1111.pdf

[full-text, 50 pages]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2012/xls/trad1111.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2012/pdf/trad1111_fax.pdf

BLS: PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - DECEMBER 2011 [18 January 2012]

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

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: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - DECEMBER 2011 [13 January 2012]

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

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

[full-text, 16 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

2012 Presidential Primary and Caucus Calendar

http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?TabId=24075

2012 State and Presidential Primary and Caucus Dates

http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=24079

Camp des Milles: A Memorial for the Future

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

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

[English Version]

THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/

________________________________________________________________________

****************************************

Stuart Basefsky

Director, IWS News Bureau

Institute for Workplace Studies

Cornell/ILR School

16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor

New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 262-6041

Fax: (607) 255-9641

E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu

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[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 11 January 2012

2012-01-11T06:19:00.000-08:00

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, 11 January 2012

Academic Research

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

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

Recent studies include ---
6268 Are All Migrants Really Worse Off in Urban Labour Markets? New Empirical Evidence from China

6267 How Large Is the Private Sector in Africa? Evidence from National Accounts and Labor Markets

6266 Aggregation without the Aggravation? Nonparametric Analysis of the Representative Consumer

6265 Altruism, Cooperation, and Efficiency: Agricultural Production in Polygynous Households

6264 Do Europe's Minimum Income Schemes Provide Adequate Shelter against the Economic Crisis and How, If at All, Have Governments Responded?

6263 Development and Sources of Labor Productivity in Chinese Provinces

6262 Are Drone Strikes Effective in Afghanistan and Pakistan? On the Dynamics of Violence between the United States and the Talib
6261 Immigration: The European Experience

6260 Pitfalls of Immigrant Inclusion into the European Welfare State

6259 H-1Bs: How Do They Stack Up to US Born Workers?

6258 The Labor Market Effects of Immigration and Emigration in OECD Countries

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)

AFRICA EMERGING ISSUES, Vol. 1, Issue 1, November 2011 [29 December 2011]

http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Publications/Africa%20Emerging%20Issues%20Series_01.pdf

[full-text, 50 pages]

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Higher Education Across Asia: An Overview of Issues and Strategies [December 2011]

http://beta.adb.org/publications/higher-education-across-asia-overview-issues-and-strategies

http://beta.adb.org/sites/default/files/higher-education-dynamic-asia.pdf

[full-text, 66 pages]

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

Recession and social dialogue in the banking sector: a European perspective [9 January 2012]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1161.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2011/61/en/1/EF1161EN.pdf

[full-text, 64 pages]

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

Impact of the recession on age management policies (Résumé) [9 January 2012]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1175.htm

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2011/75/en/1/EF1175EN.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

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

European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)

EUROPEAN LEVEL

AXA signs European framework agreement on structural change [9 January 2012]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2011/10/articles/eu1110041i.htm

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Annual work programme 2012 [4 January 2012]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1203.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2012/03/en/1/EF1203EN.pdf
[full-text, 44 pages]

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

European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)

[UK] Union derecognition in the spotlight [22 December 2011]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2011/11/articles/uk1111029i.htm

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Stress Prevention at Work Checkpoints. Practical improvements for stress prevention in the workplace [6 January 2012]

http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/ilo-bookstore/order-online/books/WCMS_168053/lang--en/index.htm

http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/---publ/documents/publication/wcms_168053.pdf

[full-text, 137 pages]

World Bank
ADePT: Software Platform for Automated Economic Analysis [5 January 2012]
http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTRESEARCH/EXTPROGRAMS/EXTADEPT/0,,menuPK:7108381~pagePK:64168176~piPK:64168140~theSitePK:7108360,00.html
Press Release 5 January 2012
ADePT: A Helping Hand in Evidence-Based Decision Making: Free World Bank Software Empowers Users
http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/0,,contentMDK:23080537~pagePK:64165401~piPK:64165026~theSitePK:469372,00.html
or
http://go.worldbank.org/CJOTT44Q30

Federal

BLS: [DATA OVERVIEW] FACT SHEETS FOR [SELECTED] GEOGRAPHIC AREAS [Updated 5 January 2012]

http://www.bls.gov/regions/overviews.htm

BLS: Monthly Labor Reivew, December 2011

Vol. 134, Number 12

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

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2011/12/mlr201112.pdf

[full-text, 116 pages]

Employment growth by size class: comparing firm and establishment data

Sherry Dalton, Erik Friesenhahn, James Spletzer, and David Talan

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2011/12/art1full.pdf

Estimating an energy consumer price index from establishment survey data

Janice Lent

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2011/12/art2full.pdf

Census

The U.S. Census Bureau has launched a newly redesigned census.gov homepage with a brief TUTORIAL [21 December 2011]

http://blogs.census.gov/censusblog/2011/12/censusgov-transformation-pardon-our-dust.html

Census

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/briefroom/BriefRm

Census

COUNTY BUSINESS and DEMOGRAPHICS MAP

INTERACTIVE MAP

http://www.census.gov/cbdmap/

INTERACTIVE TEXT

http://www.census.gov/cbdmap/cbptext.php

Census

School Enrollment in the United States: 2010 [10 January 2012]

http://www.census.gov/hhes/school/data/cps/2010/tables.html

Census

Finances of Selected State and Local Government Employee Retirement Systems: 3rd Quarter 2011 [28 December 2011]

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

National Health Expenditures 2010 Highlights [9 January 2012]

http://www.cms.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/downloads/highlights.pdf

and
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION & DETAILS

http://www.cms.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/02_NationalHealthAccountsHistorical.asp
Press Release 9 January 2012
GROWTH IN U.S. HEALTH SPENDING REMAINS SLOW IN 2010 [9 January 2012]
HEALTH SPENDING GROWTH AT HISTORIC LOWS FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR
http://www.cms.gov/apps/media/press/release.asp?Counter=4245

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

DEFORESTATION AND GREENHOUSE GASES [6 January 2011]

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/125xx/doc12553/1-6-12-forest.pdf

[full-text, 33 pages]

and

DEFORESTATION AND GREENHOUSE GASES: INFOGRAPHIC [6 January 2011]

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/126xx/doc12652/1-6-12-forest_infographic.pdf

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

CHANGES IN THE DISTRIBUITON OF INCOME TAX FILERS BETWEEN 1996 AND 2006: THE ROLE OF LABOR INCOME, CAPITAL INCOME AND TAX POLICY

Thomas L. Hungerford, Specialist in Public Finance

December 29, 2011

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42131.pdf

[full-text, 22 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/874/

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Keystone XL Pipeline Project: Key Issues

Paul W. Parfomak, Specialist in Energy and Infrastructure Policy

Neelesh Nerurkar, Specialist in Energy Policy

Linda Luther, Analyst in Environmental Policy

Adam Vann, Legislative Attorney

December 12, 2011

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41668.pdf

[full-text, 27 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/875/

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Economic Recovery: Sustaining U.S. Economic Growth in a Post-Crisis Economy

Craig K. Elwell, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy

December 1, 2011

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41332.pdf

[full-text, 25 pages]

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

http://www.dol.gov/dol/maps/euc/euc.htm

AND

Unemployment Insurance Extensions and Reforms in the American Jobs Act [December 2011]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/ui_report_final_121511.pdf

[full-text, 28 pages]

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

America's Youth: Transitions to Adulthood [20 December 2011]

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012026

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012026.pdf

[full-text, 191 pages]

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

Wireless Substitution [for Telephones]: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January–June 2011 (21 December 2011]

by Stephen J. Blumberg, Ph.D., and Julian V. Luke, Division of Health Interview Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201112.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201112.pdf

[full-text, 19 pages]

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Racial and Ethnic Diversity among U.S.-Educated Science, Engineering, and Health Doctorate Recipients: Methods of Reporting Diversity [9 January 2012]

NSF 12-304 | January 2012 |

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf12304/

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf12304/nsf12304.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages]

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering: Fall 2009 [27 December 2011]

Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 12-300 | December 2011

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf12300/

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf12300/pdf/nsf12300.pdf

[full-text, 299 pages]

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

EBRI NOTES, January 2012, Vol. 33, No. 1

The Impact of PPACA on Employment-Based Health Coverage of Adult Children to Age 26 [10 January 2012]

http://www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=4975

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_01_Jan-12.PPACA-Only.pdf

[full-text, 7 pages]

Press Release 10 January 2012

New Research from EBRI:

New Health Law Increased Insurance Coverage of Adult Children
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR954.10Jan12.PPACA.pdf

European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)

ETUC NEWSLETTER

N°62 | DECEMBER 2011 | EuropEan TradE union ConfEdEraTion (ETuC) | ConfédéraTion EuropéEnnE dEs syndiCaTs (CEs)

http://www.etuc.org/IMG/pdf/Newsletter_62-2011_EN.pdf

[full-text, 5 pages]

Manpower Group

4th CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY UPDATE: TEACHING A MAN NOT TO FISH IS HUMANLY POSSIBLE [9 January 2012]

http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/MAN/1616064408x0x530225/87BCD97B-F49D-411A-87A6-7B2CBF921F8C/2011CSR_lo.pdf

[full-text, 50 pages]

Press Release 9 January 2012

ManpowerGroup Releases Fourth Corporate Social Responsibility Update

"Teaching a Man Not to Fish is Humanly Possible" Shows How Innovative Workforce Solutions Provider is Bringing the Human Age to Life Across the Globe

http://manpowergroup.com/investors/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=637796

Towers Watson

Joining Forces: Forging an HR/Finance Partnership to Shape Employee Rewards for the Future [15 December 2011]

http://www.towerswatson.com/research/6033

http://www.towerswatson.com/assets/pdf/6033/Towers-Watson-HR-Finance-Partnership.pdf

[full-text, 18 pages]

Press Release 15 December 2011

Finance, HR Executives See Roles Changing in the Wake of Health Reform, Towers Watson Survey Finds

Vast majority expect to maintain health care benefits for active employees; no change anticipated to reward mix

http://www.towerswatson.com/united-states/press/6058

Urban Institute (UI)

Implementation and Early Training Outcomes of the High Growth Job Training Initiative: Final Report (Research Report) [released online, 9 January 2012]

http://www.urban.org/publications/412476.html

http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412476-Implementation-and-Early-Training-Outcomes-of-the-High-Growth-Job-Training-Initiative.pdf

[full-text, 103 pages]

Law

Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
“Ten Years in the WTO: Has China Kept Its Promises?”
http://www.cecc.gov/pages/hearings/general/hearing3/index.php
[Streaming video of hearing available at this URL, otherwise click on witnesses for text]
Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Statistical Reports

BEA: TRAVEL AND TOURISM SPENDING TURNED DOWN IN THE THIRD QUARTER 2011 [21 December 2011]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/tourism/2011/tour311.htm

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/tourism/2011/pdf/tour311.pdf

[full-text, 7 pages]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/tourism/2011/xls/tour311.xls

[spreadsheet]

BLS: Job Openings and Labor Turnover – November 2011 [10 January 2012]

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

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

[full-text, 16 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

BLS: County Employment and Wages Second Quarter 2011 [10 January 2012]

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

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

[full-text, 21 pages]

BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- DECEMBER 2011 [6 January 2011]

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

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

[full-text, 41 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

BLS: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS IN MANUFACTURING, 2010 [21 December 2011]

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

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

[full-text, 10 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

ILR School at Cornell University
FREE Webcast
Are the jobs ever coming back?
Management priorities, market incentives, workplace technology and sustainable employment
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/events/01252012-compensationPanelDiscussion.html
Webcast Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. (EST)

Camp des Milles: A Memorial for the Future

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

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

[English Version]

THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/

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Cornell/ILR School
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[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 21 December 2011

2011-12-21T05:50:00.000-08:00

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 21 December 2011

Academic Research

African Development Bank (AFDB)

AFDB [AFRICAN] STATISTICAL DATA PORTAL [14 December 2011]

http://dataportal.afdb.org/default.aspx

ABOUT (the Portal)

http://dataportal.afdb.org/About.aspx

INTRODUCTION

http://dataportal.afdb.org/SiteMap.aspx

TUTORIAL

http://dataportal.afdb.org/Tutorial.aspx

DATA PORTAL CONTACTS

http://dataportal.afdb.org/ContactUs.aspx

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

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

Recent studies include ---
6188 Demographic Divide and Labor Migration in the Euro-Mediterranean Region

6187 Costless Discrimination and Unequal Achievements in a Labour Market Experiment

6186 Reforming an Insider-Outsider Labor Market: The Spanish Experience

6185 Does School Autonomy Make Sense Everywhere? Panel Estimates from PISA

6184 Changes in Job Structure and Rising Wage Inequality in Urban China, 1995-2007

6183 Long-term Employment and Job Security over the Last Twenty-Five Years: A Comparative Study of Japan and the U.S.

6182 Decomposing the Sources of Earnings Inequality: Assessing the Role of Reallocation

6181 Monitoring, Sanctions and Front-Loading of Job Search in a Non-Stationary Model

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

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Knowledge Solutions

December 2011/ 110

LEARNING IN CONFERENCES [December 2011]

By Olivier Serrat

http://beta.adb.org/sites/default/files/learning-in-conferences.pdf

[full-text, 6 pages]

Includes References….

Banco Interamericano Desarrollo (BID)

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)

GEPPAL (Género y Partidos Políticos en América Latina)

http://www.iadb.org/research/geppal/index.cfm?language=Spanish&country=&parties=&dataGrap=1

Cuál ha sido el impacto de las leyes de cuotas sobre la representación parlamentaria de las mujeres en América Latina?

¿Qué es GEPPAL?

http://www.iadb.org/research/geppal/page.cfm?artID=7359

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

Young people and NEETs in Europe: First findings - Résumé [20 December 2011]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1172.htm

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2011/72/en/1/EF1172EN.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

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

European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)

Commission issues new Communication on Corporate Social Responsibility [9 December 2011]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2011/11/articles/eu1111011i.htm

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

European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)

EU social climate survey examines impact of crisis [19 December 2011]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/2011/11/EU1111021I.htm

Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)

JAPANESE WORKING LIFE PROFILE 2011/2012-- LABOR STATISTICS [14 December 2011]

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

http://www.jil.go.jp/english/workinglifeprofile/11-12/all.pdf

[full-text, 98 pages]

OECD

RECRUITING IMMIGRANT WORKERS: SWEDEN [19 December 2011]

http://www.oecdbookshop.org/oecd/display.asp?lang=EN&sf1=identifiers&st1=5kg2dj7nlb43

from OECD iLibrary

http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/recruiting-immigrant-workers-sweden-2011_9789264167216-en

http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/recruiting-immigrant-workers-sweden-2011_5kg2dj7nlb43.pdf?contentType=/ns/Book&itemId=/content/book/9789264167216-en&containerItemId=/content/serial/22257969&accessItemIds=&mimeType=application/pdf

[full-text,162 pages]

Press Release 19 December 2011

Swedish labour migration reform working well but needs more monitoring, says OECD

http://www.oecd.org/document/36/0,3746,en_21571361_44315115_49267172_1_1_1_1,00.html

OECD

ECONOMIC SURVEY OF ISRAEL [12 December 2011]

http://www.oecd.org/document/50/0,3746,en_33873108_39418575_49100850_1_1_1_1,00.html

World Bank

2012 GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE: EXTERNAL DEBT OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES [15 December 2011]

http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/global-development-finance

http://data.worldbank.org/sites/default/files/gdf_2012.pdf

[full-text, 346 pages]

Federal

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)

December 16, 2011 NCJ 236218

Justice Expenditures And Employment, 1982-2007 - Statistical Tables [16 December 2011]

Tracey Kyckelhahn, Ph.D.

http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=2192

http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/jee8207st.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)

Prisoners in 2010 [15 December 2011]

http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=2230

http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/p10.pdf

[full-text, 38 pages]

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)

Prison And Jail Deaths In Custody, 2000-2009 - Statistical Tables [14 December 2011]

http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=1744

http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/pjdc0009st.pdf

[full-text, 34 pages]

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

December 2011

Report 1034

WOMEN IN THE LABOR FORCE: A DATABOOK (2011 EDITION) [16 December 2011]

http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook2011.htm

http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook-2011.pdf

[full-text, 101 pages]

Census

2010 Annual Survey of State Government Finances [14 December 2011]
http://www.census.gov/govs/state/

Press Release 14 December 2011
Census Bureau Reports State Government Revenue Up 79 Percent in 2010
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/governments/cb11-213.html

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM (TARP) INFOGRAPHIC [16 December 2011]

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/126xx/doc12612/12-16-11-TARP_infographic.pdf

and

TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM (TARP) [16 December 2011]

http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=12611

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/126xx/doc12611/12-16-TARP_report.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Progress and Challenges in Spending Weatherization Funds

GAO-12-195, Dec 16, 2011

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-195

http://www.gao.gov/assets/590/587064.pdf

[full-text, 68 pages]

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Delphi Pension Plans: GM Agreements with Unions Give Rise to Unique Differences in Participant Benefits. GAO-12-168, December 15.

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-168

http://www.gao.gov/assets/590/587045.pdf

[full-text, 57 pages]

and

Highlights

http://www.gao.gov/assets/590/587046.pdf

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Health Care Coverage: Job Lock and the Potential Impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. GAO-12-166R, December 15.

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-166R

http://www.gao.gov/assets/590/586973.pdf

[full-text, 32 pages]

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Brookings

The Hamilton Project

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO AMERICA’S LESS-SKILLED WORKERS? THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN TODAY’S ECONOMY [2 December 2011]

by Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney

http://www.hamiltonproject.org/files/downloads_and_links/Dec_2011_JobBlog_FINAL.pdf

[full-text, 7 pages]

Challenger, Gray & Christmas

Press Release 14 December 2011

Challenger Survey on Holiday Bonuses

More than 40% of firms do not give bonuses; for those that do, only 17% plan increases

http://www.challengergray.com/press/PressRelease.aspx?PressUid=204

GlassDoor

2012 Best Places to Work – Employees' Choice Awards [15 December 2011]

http://www.glassdoor.com/Best-Places-to-Work-LST_KQ0,19.htm

Detailed View

http://www.glassdoor.com/GD/Best-Places-to-Work-LST_KQ0,19.htm?detailViewPageNumber=0

Global Financial Integrity (GFI)

Illicit Financial Flows from Developing Countries Over the Decade Ending 2009 [15 December 2011]

by Dev Kar and Sarah Freitas1

http://iffdec2011.gfintegrity.org/

http://www.gfintegrity.org/storage/gfip/documents/reports/IFFDec2011/illicit_financial_flows_from_developing_countries_over_the_decade_ending_2009.pdf
[full-text, 100 pages]

Press Release 15 December 2011
Despite Global Financial Crisis, Illicit Financial Outflows from Developing World Remain High, Finds New Report
Over US$900 Billion Illicitly Drained from Developing Countries in 2009, Says Annual GFI Study
Report Finds Developing World Lost US$8.44 Trillion over the Decade 2000-2009
http://www.gfintegrity.org/content/view/486/70/

Good Jobs First

SHOW US THE SUBSIDIES: An Evaluation of State Government Online Disclosure of Economic Development Subsidies [14 December 2011]

http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/showusthesubsidies

http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/pdf/showusthesubsidiesrpt.pdf

[full-text, 40 pages]

SUBSIDY DISCLOSURE LINKS: LINKS TO RECIPIENT DISCLOSURE WEBSITES FOR STATE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS

http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/subsidy-disclosure-links

Online Appendices (with scoring details)

http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/showusthesubsidies

Mercer

Employee holiday entitlements around the world [13 December 2011]

[Includes TABLES by COUNTRY –scroll down]

http://www.mercer.com/press-releases/holiday-entitlements-around-the-world

MDRC

Subsidizing Employment Opportunities for Low-Income Families

A Review of State Employment Programs Created Through the TANF Emergency Fund [December 2011]

by Mary Farrell, Sam Elkin, Joseph Broadus, and Dan Bloom

http://www.mdrc.org/publications/611/overview.html

http://www.mdrc.org/publications/611/full.pdf

[full-text, 152 pages]

Executive Summary

http://www.mdrc.org/publications/611/execsum.pdf

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

LEP DATA BRIEF

LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT (LEP) INDIVIDUALS IN THE UNITED STATES: NUMBER, SHARE, GROWTH, AND LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY [14 December 2011]

http://www.migrationinformation.org/integration/LEPdatabrief.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

RAND

Expectations About Civilian Labor Markets and Army Officer Retention [15 December 2011]

by Michael L. Hansen, Shanthi Nataraj

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1123.html

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monographs/2011/RAND_MG1123.pdf

[full-text, 148 pages]

Summary

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monographs/2011/RAND_MG1123.sum.pdf

Law

Baker & McKenzie

Top ten questions when planning a post-acquisition integration [December 2011]

http://bakerxchange.com/ve/kV91L82V65gPncd/VT=0/stype=dload/OID=611721142724485

[full-text, 6 pages]—see question 7, What is the makeup of the current and future workforce and what are the terms and conditions of employment of the Target multinational enterprise and Acquiring multinational enterprise?

Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)

Labor-Related Reports for U.S. Free Trade Agreements (as of 15 December 2011)

http://www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/usfta/main.htm

Statistical Reports

BEA: State Personal Income: Third Quarter 2011 [19 December 2011]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2011/spi1211.htm

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2011/pdf/spi1211.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2011/xls/spi1211.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2011/pdf/spi1211_fax.pdf

BEA: U.S. International Transactions: Third Quarter 2011 [15 December 2011]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/transnewsrelease.htm

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2011/pdf/trans311.pdf

[full-text, 7 pages]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2011/xls/trans311.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2011/pdf/trans311_fax.pdf

BEA: COUNTY COMPENSATION BY INDUSTRY, 2010 [14 December 2011]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/comp/2011/comp1211.htm

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/comp/2011/pdf/comp1211.pdf

[full-text, 6 pages]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/comp/2011/xls/comp1211.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Regional Highlights and Maps

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/comp/2011/Highlights_1211.htm

BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- NOVEMBER 2011 [20 December 2011]

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

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

[full-text, 20 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

BLS: REAL EARNINGS NOVEMBER 2011 [16 December 2011]

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

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

[full-text, 5 pages]

BLS: Consumer Price Index - November 2011 [16 December 2011]

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

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

[full-text, 19 pages]

BLS: PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - NOVEMBER 2011 [15 December 2011]

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

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: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - NOVEMBER 2011 [14 December 2011]

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

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

[full-text, 16 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

Census

Joint Release

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Commerce

NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION IN NOVEMBER 2011 [20 December 2011]

http://www.census.gov/newresconst

http://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/pdf/newresconst.pdf

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention

The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) [14 December 2011]

http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/nisvs/index.html?source=govdelivery

http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pdf/NISVS_Report2010-a.pdf

[full-text, 124 pages]

Executive Summary

http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pdf/NISVS_Executive_Summary-a.pdf

[English]

http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pdf/NISVS_Executive_Summary_Spanish-a.pdf

[Spanish]

FACT SHEET

http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pdf/NISVS_FactSheet-a.pdf

Tool Kit

http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pdf/NISVS_toolkit-a.pdf

Expanded State Tables

http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/nisvs/state_tables.html

Camp des Milles: A Memorial for the Future

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

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

[English Version]

THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/

Paulson’s Loans

POSTED by HOWARD ZHANG on DEC 9, 2011

http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/paulsons-loans/

About this publication

http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/about/

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[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 14 December 2011

2011-12-14T05:47:00.000-08:00

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 14 December 2011

Academic Research

OECD
External links to macroeconomic reports and data
http://www.oecd.org/document/39/0,3746,en_2649_33733_41515815_1_1_1_1,00.html

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

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

Recent studies include ---
6180 The New Role of Temporary Agency Work in Germany

6179 The Effect of Religion on Cooperation and Altruistic Punishment: Experimental Evidence from Public Goods Experiments

6178 How Local Are Labor Markets? Evidence from a Spatial Job Search Model

6177 Is Graduate Under-employment Persistent? Evidence from the United Kingdom

6176 Wage Dispersion and Decentralization of Wage Bargaining

6175 The French Unhappiness Puzzle: The Cultural Dimension of Happiness

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

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

International

European Commission

EuroStat

REGIONAL LABOUR MARKETS [9 December 2011]

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Regional_labour_markets

European Commission

EuroStat

EuroStat REGIONAL YEARBOOK 2011 [9 December 2011]

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_details/publication?p_product_code=KS-HA-11-001

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-HA-11-001/EN/KS-HA-11-001-EN.PDF

[full-text, 240 pages]

Press Release 9 December 2011

Eurostat regional yearbook 2011: Regional diversity of the EU illustrated through maps and figures

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_PUBLIC/1-09122011-BP/EN/1-09122011-BP-EN.PDF

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

CASE STUDIES on EDUCATIONAL & TRAINING SERVICES in EUROPE [as of 7 December 2011]

Educational and training services: Anticipating the challenges - Case study: FECCOO, Spain

Educational and training services: Anticipating the challenges - Case study: ITpreneurs, the Netherlands

Educational and training services: Anticipating the challenges - Case study: MAYDAY Poland

Educational and training services: Anticipating the challenges - Case study: ATKM Project, Czech Republic

Educational and training services: Anticipating the challenges - Case study: Aalto University, Finland

Educational and training services: Anticipating the challenges - Case study: Teach First, United Kingdom

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

European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)

EUROPEAN LEVEL

Health and safety of workers on fixed-term and temporary contracts [5 December 2011]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/2011/09/EU1109041I.htm

ILO International Training Centre +
LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (LED) KNOWLEDGE PORTAL
(The Global Resource Site for Local Economic Development)
http://www.ledknowledge.org/
RESOURCES-- http://www.ledknowledge.org/index.php?mod=doc&act=list&idC=1
PROJECTS & INITIATIVES -- http://www.ledknowledge.org/index.php?mod=doc&act=list&idC=2
COURSES & CONFERENCES -- http://www.ledknowledge.org/index.php?mod=doc&act=list&idC=3
Browse by THEMATIC AREA -- http://www.ledknowledge.org/index.php?mod=doc&idA=0
FREE REGISTRATION at http://www.ledknowledge.org/index.php?mod=register

Government of India

Ministry of Home Affairs

Office of the Registrar General & Cnesus Commissioner, India

CENSUS OF INDIA

Provisional Population Totals Paper 1 of 2011 India Series 1
http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/prov_results_paper1_india.html

Provisional Population Totals Paper 2 of 2011 (India & States/UTs)
http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/census2011_paper2.html

OECD

SICK ON THE JOB? MYTHS AND REALITIES ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AT WORK [12 December 2011]

http://www.oecd.org/document/20/0,3746,en_2649_34747_38887124_1_1_1_1,00.html

[scroll down for TABLES and OTHER INFORMATION]

Full-text (206 pages) will be available 26 January 2011 via OECD iLIBRARY at

http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/mental-health-and-work_9789264124523-en

FACT SHEET -- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/17/24/49227189.pdf

Press Release 12 December 2011]

Employment: mental health issues rising in workplace, says OECD

http://www.oecd.org/document/43/0,3746,en_21571361_44315115_49232043_1_1_1_1,00.html

World Bank

Opportunities for Men and Women: Emerging Europe and Central Asia [8 December 2011]

Sarosh Sattar

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/ECAEXT/Resources/258598-1322580725430/WB_genderReportFINAL.pdf

[full-text, 128 pages]

Executive Summary

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/ECAEXT/Resources/258598-1322580725430/WB_gender_report_EXE_SUM_11_21_11.pdf

Federal

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)

QCEW STATE AND COUNTY MAP (BETA APPLICATION)

http://beta.bls.gov/maps/cew/us
Introducing the QCEW State and County Map Application

http://www.bls.gov/cew/map_application.htm

BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions (CWC)

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

ASSAULTS AND VIOLENT ACTS IN THE PRIVATE RETAIL TRADE SECTOR, 2003-2008 [7 December 2011]

by Joyce Northwood

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/sh20111202ar01p1.htm

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/sh20111202ar01p1.htm

Census

The 2010 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates

http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/searchresults.xhtml?refresh=t
Press Release 8 December 2011
Census Bureau Releases New Set of 5-Year American Community Survey Estimates
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb11-208.html

Census

American Community Survey Briefs

ACSBR/10-10

Native North American Languages Spoken at Home in the United States: 2006–2010 [8 December 2011]

http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acsbr10-10.pdf

[full-text, 5 pages]

Census

American Community Survey Briefs

ACSBR/10-17

AREAS WITH CONCENTRATED POVERTY: 2006-2010 [8 December 2011]

http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acsbr10-17.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages]

Census

Consumer Income

P60-240

CUSTODIAL MOTHERS AND FATHERS AND THEIR CHILD SUPPORT: 2009 [7 December 2011]

http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/p60-240.pdf

[full-text, 13 pages]
Press Release 7 December 2011
Custodial Parents Becoming Less Likely to Receive Full Amount of Child Support, Census Bureau Reports
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/children/cb11-206.html

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

THE U.S. FEDERAL BUDGET: INFOGRAPHIC [12 December 2011]

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/125xx/doc12577/budgetinfographic.pdf

Joint Economic Committee (JEC)

Supporting the Engines of Economic Growth: Payroll Tax Relief for Working Americans and Small Businesses [29 November 2011]

http://jec.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=5637cccb-6726-449a-96c9-b64465ae64f0

[full-text, 4 pages]

Includes CHARTS & REFERENCES...

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

Vital and Health Statistics

Series 10, Number 252

Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2010 [2 December 2011]

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_252.pdf

[full-text, 227 pages]

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2010 [6 December 2011]

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/sed/

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

EBRI Notes - December 2011

'Retirement Age Expectations of Older Americans Between 2006 and 2010,'

and 'Variation in Public Opinion on the Future of Employment-Based Health

Benefits: Findings from the 2011 Health Confidence Survey'

http://www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=4954
or
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_12_Dec-11.RetAge-HCS.pdf

[full-text, 24 pages]

Mercer

Press Release 5 December 2011

Outlook for 2012 pension plan contributions and expense is bleak according to Mercer analysis
http://www.mercer.com/press-releases/1437435

Mercer

Press Release 29 November 2011

2011 Quality of Living worldwide city rankings – Mercer survey
http://www.mercer.com/press-releases/quality-of-living-report-2011

National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) & AARP

Aging in Place: A State Survey of Livability Policies and Practice [7 December 2011]

http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?TabId=23937

http://www.ncsl.org/documents/transportation/Aging-in-Place-2011.pdf

[full-text, 84 pages]

Brief

http://www.ncsl.org/documents/transportation/Aging-in-Place-brief.pdf

Press Release 7 December 2011

Older Americans would like to be in their homes for the holidays, and beyond.
http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=23942

New America Foundation (NAF)

FEDERAL EDUCATION BUDGET PROJECT

http://febp.newamerica.net/

Includes two DATABASES

(1) K-12: Comparative analysis of funding, student demographics and achievement data.

Comprised of 13,428 school districts

http://febp.newamerica.net/k12

(2) HIGHER EDUCATION: An in-depth study of financial aid, student demographics and outcome data from post-secondary institutions.

Comprised of 7,506 higher education institutions.

http://febp.newamerica.net/higher-ed

RAND

Fact Sheet

How Does Health Reform Affect the Health Care Workforce? Lessons from Massachusetts [13 December 2011]

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9635.html

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_briefs/2011/RAND_RB9635.pdf

[full-text, 3 pages]

RAND

An Evaluation of the Use of Performance Measures in Health Care [9 December 2011]

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1148.html

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/technical_reports/2011/RAND_TR1148.pdf

[full-text, 68 pages]

Summary

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/technical_reports/2011/RAND_TR1148.sum.pdf

Towers Watson

Press Release 7 December 2011
Majority of U.S. Companies to Pay 2011 Executive Bonuses Equal To or Larger Than Last Year's
Majority of North American Companies to Pay 2011 Executive Bonuses Equal To or Larger Than Last Year's, Towers Watson Survey Finds

http://www.towerswatson.com/press/6014

Law

International Labour Office (ILO)

ILO, DIALOGUE in Brief No. 3, September 2011

Employment Protection Legislation tested by the economic crisis: a global review of the regulation of collective dismissals for economic reasons

by Angelika Muller
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_dialogue/---dialogue/documents/publication/wcms_166754.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Industrial and Employment Relations Department

DATABASE on EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION (EPLex)

http://www.ilo.org/dyn/eplex/termmain.home

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