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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 19 October 2011

 

Academic Research

 

 

OECD

How's life? Measuring well-being [12 October 2011]

http://www.oecd.org/document/10/0,3746,en_2649_201185_48791306_1_1_1_1,00.html

Press Release 12 October 2011

OECD launches new report on measuring well-being

http://www.oecd.org/document/39/0,3746,en_21571361_44315115_48858599_1_1_1_1,00.html

and as a result of—

Report by the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress

[Known as The Stiglitz-Sen-Fitoussi report]

Professor Joseph E. STIGLITZ, Chair, Columbia University

Professor Amartya SEN, Chair Adviser, Harvard University

Professor Jean-Paul FITOUSSI, Coordinator of the Commission, IEP

http://www.stiglitz-sen-fitoussi.fr/documents/rapport_anglais.pdf

[full-text, 292 pages]

 

 

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

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

Recent studies include ---
6035       Alte Idee, neues Programm: Der Gründungszuschuss als Nachfolger von Überbrückungsgeld und Ich-AG               

6034       Educational Scores: How Does Russia Fare?        

6032       Role Reversal in Global Finance

6031       Inference for Shared-Frailty Survival Models with Left-Truncated Data  

6030       Redistribution Policy and Inequality Reduction in OECD Countries: What Has Changed in Two Decades? 

6029       Intrahousehold Distribution and Child Poverty: Theory and Evidence from Côte d'Ivoire               

6028       Overeducation and Local Labour Markets in Spain           

6027       Business Cycle Effects of Credit and Technology Shocks in a DSGE Model with Firm Defaults        

6026       Effects of Parental Background on Other-Regarding Preferences in Children       

6025       The Geographic Accessibility of Child Care Subsidies and Evidence on the Impact of Subsidy Receipt on Childhood Obesity          

6024       Should Easier Access to International Credit Replace Foreign Aid?            

6023       Severance Packages

 

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

Special Eurobarometer 370

SOCIAL CLIMATE [17 October 2011]

http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_370_en.pdf

[full-text, 159 pages]

 

 

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

Management practices and sustainable organisational performance: an analysis of the European Company Survey 2009 [17 October 2011]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1148.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2011/48/en/2/EF1148EN.pdf

[full-text, 88 pages]

Executive Summary

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef11481.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2011/481/en/1/EF11481EN.pdf

 

 

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

European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)

COMPARATIVE STUDY

Industrial relations and working conditions developments in Europe 2010 [12 October 2011]

October 2011

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/comparative/tn1105040s/index.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/comparative/tn1105040s/tn1105040s.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/comparative/tn1105040s/tn1105040s.pdf

 

 

OECD

Economic Survey of Ireland 2011 [14 October 2011]

http://www.oecd.org/document/63/0,3746,en_2649_33733_48842623_1_1_1_1,00.html

Press Release 14 October 2011

Ireland coming out of the crisis, but challenges remain

http://www.oecd.org/document/39/0,3746,en_21571361_44315115_48879527_1_1_1_1,00.html

 

 

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

OECD Reviews of Health Systems: A series of country reports

http://www.oecd.org/document/52/0,3746,en_2649_37407_37992500_1_1_1_37407,00.html

See also--

OECD Health Data 2011 - Frequently Requested Data

http://www.oecd.org/document/16/0,3746,en_2649_37407_2085200_1_1_1_37407,00.html

 

 

World Bank

Putting Higher Education to Work: Skills and Research for Growth in East Asia [13 October 2011]

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/EASTASIAPACIFICEXT/0,,contentMDK:22535968~pagePK:146736~piPK:226340~theSitePK:226301,00.html
or

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EASTASIAPACIFICEXT/Resources/226300-1279680449418/7267211-1318449387306/EAP_higher_education_fullreport.pdf

[full-text, 246 pages]

Press Release 13 October 2011

Improvements in Higher Education Needed to Sustain Growth in Low and Middle Income East Asia

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:23021841~pagePK:34370~piPK:34424~theSitePK:4607,00.html

 

Federal

 

 

BLS Tools: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Incidence Rate Calculator and Comparison Tool

http://data.bls.gov/iirc/

see--

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Incidence Rate Calculator and Comparison Tool

http://www.bls.gov/help/def/iirc.htm

 

 

BLS Tools: Local Area Unemployment Statistics Map (Data provided from 1978 to current year)

http://data.bls.gov/map/MapToolServlet?survey=la

 

 

BLS: The Editor's Desk (TED)

Occupations in electric vehicle manufacturing [13 October 2011]

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2011/ted_20111013.htm

 

 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

USE OF TAX INCENTIVES FOR RETIREMENT SAVING IN 2006 [14 October 2011]

http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=12472

or

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/124xx/doc12472/2011-10-14-TaxIncentives.pdf

[full-text, 39 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

An Analysis of the "Buffett Rule"

Thomas L. Hungerford, Specialist in Public Finance

October 7, 2011

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42043.pdf

[full-text, 14 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

The Role of Public Works Infrastructure in Economic Recovery

Claudia Copeland, Specialist in Resources and Environmental Policy

Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics

William J. Mallett, Specialist in Transportation Policy

September 21, 2011

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42018.pdf

[full-text, 23 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

U.S. Wind Turbine Manufacturing: Federal Support for an Emerging Industry

Michaela D. Platzer, Specialist in Industrial Organization and Business

September 23, 2011

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42023.pdf

[full-text, 40 pages]

 

 

Census

2009 State & Local Public-Employee Retirement Systems Data [13 October 2011]

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

Press Release 13 October 2011
Census Bureau Reports Public Pension Assets Decline Over $726 Billion for State and Local Public Employee Retirement Systems in 2009
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/governments/cb11-173.html

 

 

Census

Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) for COUNTIES & STATES [13 October 2011]

http://www.census.gov/did/www/sahie/index.html
State contacts

Fact sheet
Press Release 13 October 2011
Census Bureau Publishes Health Insurance Coverage Estimates for All Counties
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/health_care_insurance/cb11-172.html

 

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Merit Aid for Undergraduates: Trends from 1995–96 to 2007–08 [18 October 2011]

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012160

or

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012160.pdf

[full-text, 23 pages]

 

 

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Trends in High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States: 1972–2009 [13 October 2011]

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012006

or

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012006.pdf

[full-text, 108 pages]

 

 

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-8 Countries: 2011 [12 October 2011]

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012007

or

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012007.pdf

[full-text, 99 pages]

 

 

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Academic Institutions of Minority Faculty with Science, Engineering, and Health Doctorates

NSF 11-320 | October 2011 |[11 October 2011]

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf11320/

or

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf11320/nsf11320.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

 

 

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

 

 

Catalyst

Women CEOs of the Fortune 1000 [13 October 2011]

http://www.catalyst.org/publication/271/women-ceos-of-the-fortune-1000

 

 

Catalyst

The Myth of the Ideal Worker: Does Doing All The Right Things Really Get Women Ahead? [September 2011]

http://www.catalyst.org/publication/509/the-myth-of-the-ideal-worker-does-doing-all-the-right-things-really-get-women-ahead

or

http://www.catalyst.org/file/523/the_myth_of_the_ideal_worker_does_doing_all_the_right_things_really_get_women_ahead.pdf

[full-text, 24 pages]

 

 

Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.

Press Release 12 October 2011

More CEOs Out In September, Led By Health, Financial

108 CEOs LEAVE THEIR POSTS

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

 

 

Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)

Press Release 11 October 2011

Denver Paid Sick Days Law Would Benefit Employers, Employees, and Community

Expanded sick leave estimated to save Denver businesses $1.4 million, and reduce the use of hospital emergency departments saving $2.6 million.
http://www.iwpr.org/press-room/press-releases/denver-paid-sick-days-law-would-benefit-employers-employees-and-community

Briefing Paper 298

Valuing Good Health in Denver: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days

http://www.iwpr.org/publications/pubs/valuing-good-health-in-denver-the-costs-and-benefits-of-paid-sick-days/at_download/file

[full-text, 25 pages]

 

Briefing Paper 298

Paid Sick Days in Denver Would Improve Health Outcomes, Reduce Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities, And Help Control Health Care Costs

http://www.iwpr.org/publications/pubs/paid-sick-days-in-denver-would-improve-health-outcomes-reduce-racial-ethnic-health-disparities-and-help-control-health-care-costs/at_download/file

[full-text, 4 pages]

 

 

RAND

Map the Gap: a critical review of the literature on gambling-related harm [17 October 2011]

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1013.html

or

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/technical_reports/2011/RAND_TR1013.pdf

[full-text, 135 pages]

or

Summary

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/technical_reports/2011/RAND_TR1013.sum.pdf

 

 

Urban Institute & Brookings

Income Tax Paid at Each Tax Rate, 1958-2009 [12 October 2011]

Daniel Baneman, Jim Nunns

http://www.urban.org/publications/901456.html

or

http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/901456-Tax-Paid-Each-Rate.pdf

[full-text, 6 pages]

 

 

Law

 

 

Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)

www.cecc.gov

[CHINA] ANNUAL REPORT 2011 [13 October 2011]

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=112_cong_house_committee_prints&docid=f:68442.wais

or

http://www.cecc.gov/pages/annualRpt/annualRpt11/AR2011final.pdf

[full-text, 351 pages]

or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/864/

 

 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

OPTIONS FOR CHANGING THE TAX TREATMENT OF CHARITABLE GIVING

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Testimony before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate

http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=12480

or

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/124xx/doc12480/10-18-charitableTestimony.pdf

[full-text, 23 pages]

 

 

Statistical Reports

 

 

BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES August 2011 [13 October 2011]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2011/trad0811.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2011/pdf/trad0811.pdf

[full-text, 50 pages

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2011/xls/trad0811.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2011/pdf/trad0811_fax.pdf

 

 

BLS: Consumer Price Index - September 2011 [19 October 2011]

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

or

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

[full-text, 20 pages]

 

 

BLS: REAL EARNINGS  SEPTEMBER 2011 [19 October 2011]

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

or

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

[full-text, 5 pages]

 

 

BLS: PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - SEPTEMBER 2011 [18 October 2011]

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

or

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

[full-text, 22 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

 

 

BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - SEPTEMBER 2011 [14 October 2011]

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: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIVITY AND UNIT LABOR COST TRENDS, 2010 [13 October 2011]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod4.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod4.pdf

[full-text, 7 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/prod4.supp.toc.htm

 

 

BLS: Job Openings and Labor Turnover – August 2011 [12 October 2011]

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

or

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

 

 

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

 

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
USAJOBS 3.0 is Here [14 October 2011]
http://www.opm.gov/job_seekers/usajobsTransition.asp

·         What's new in USAJOBS?  [963 KB]

·         Reset your password  [336 KB]

·         Create new saved searches  [670 KB]

·         Use advanced search  [808 KB]

·         Create/upload a resume  [452 KB]

·         Conduct a SES job search  [526 KB]

SEE 

USAJOBS "Working for America"

http://www.usajobs.gov/

NATIONAL SAVE for RETIREMENT WEEK
October 16-22, 2011
|http://www4.icmarc.org/retirement-week.html

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