Wednesday, November 09, 2011
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 9 November 2011
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 9 November 2011
Academic Research
International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) at the ILO
World of Work Report 2011: Making markets work for jobs [31 October 2011]
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/wow2011.pdf
[full-text, 159 pages]
Executive Summary
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/eswow11_e.pdf
FIGURES
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/data/wow2011.xls
[spreadsheet]
New America Foundation
The Way Forward: Moving From the Post-Bubble, Post-Bust Economy to Renewed Growth and Competitiveness [10 October 2011]
By Daniel Alpert, Westwood Capital; Robert Hockett, Professor of Law, Cornell University; and Nouriel Roubini, Professor of Economics, New York University
October 10, 2011
http://www.newamerica.net/publications/policy/the_way_forward
or
[full-text, 35 pages]
Oxford University Press
Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike that Changed America
Joseph A. McCartin
ISBN13: 9780199836789
ISBN10: 0199836787
Hardback, 504 pages
Sep 2011
http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/HistoryAmerican/?view=usa&ci=9780199836789
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
6074 Labor Demand During the Crisis: What Happened in Germany?
6073 Performance-related Funding of Universities: Does More Competition Lead to Grade Inflation?
6072 Age at Immigration and the Education Outcomes of Children
(abridged version forthcoming in: Ann Masten, Karmela Liebkind and Donald J. Hernandez (editors). The Potential of Immigrant Youth. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,)
6071 The Effects of Female Labor Force Participation on Obesity
6070 Differentiation and Performance: An Empirical Investigation on the Incentive Effects of Bonus Plans
6069 Every Child Matters? An Evaluation of "Special Educational Needs" Programmes in England
6068 Can Higher Employment Levels Bring Lower Poverty in the EU? Regression Based Simulations of the Europe 2020 Target
6067 Combating In-Work Poverty in Continental Europe: An Investigation Using the Belgian Case
(forthcoming in: Journal of Social Policy, 2012)
6066 Work and Wage Dynamics around Childbirth
6065 Bounds on Average and Quantile Treatment Effects of Job Corps Training on Wages
6064 Do Dropouts Benefit from Training Programs? Korean Evidence Employing Methods for Continuous Treatments
6063 International Labour Force Participation Rates by Gender: Unit Root or Structural Breaks?
(forthcoming in: Bulletin of Economic Research, 2012)
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)
Cities for Local Integration Policy (CLIP)
European network of cities for local integration policies for migrants (CLIP)
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/areas/populationandsociety/clip.htm
CLIP--ETHNIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/areas/populationandsociety/clipethnicentrepreneurship.htm
CASE STUDIES
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/areas/populationandsociety/clipethnicentrepreneurshipcases.htm
Most Recent
Ethnic entrepreneurship: Case study: Wrocław, Poland [7 November 2011]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef11213.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2011/213/en/1/EF11213EN.pdf
[full-text, 29 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Foundation seminar series 2011-2012 - Improving working conditions: Contribution to active ageing
1st session: 7 - 9 November 2011, Dublin, Ireland
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/events/2011/fssdublin/index.htm
Foundation Seminar Series 2011 - 2012
Session One:
Improving Working conditions: contribution to active ageing
CONCEPT PAPER
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/events/2011/fssdublin/conceptpaper.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Company initiatives for workers with care responsibilities for disabled children or adults [4 November 2011]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1147.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2011/47/en/1/EF1147EN.pdf
[full-text, 100 pages]
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef11478.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2011/478/en/1/EF11478EN.pdf
[full-text, 64 pages'
Executive Summary
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef11471.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2011/471/en/2/EF11471EN.pdf
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
EUROFOUND OBSERVER [3 November 2011]
http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=46441f70124bed066f0803c16&id=7c7101bf22&e=dfea509978
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Half a century of OECD country studies now available online [27 October 2011]
http://www.oecd.org/document/2/0,3746,en_21571361_44315115_48960706_1_1_1_1,00.html
see--
OECD ECONOMIC SURVEYS
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/oecd-economic-surveys_16097513
World Bank
Unfinished Business? The WTO's Doha Agenda [8 November 2011]
Editors: Will Martin and Aaditya Mattoo, November 2011
http://go.worldbank.org/GNZDGVG1C0
or
http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2011/11/07/000112742_20111107120307/Rendered/PDF/654560PUB0mart0ness0Doha00CEPR02011.pdf
[full-text, 449 pages]
See Press Release 8 November 2011
World Bank
Skills, Not Just Diplomas: Managing Education for Results in Eastern Europe and Central Asia [November 2011]
by Lars Sondergaard and Mamta Murthi
with Dina Abu-Ghaida, Christian Bodewig, and Jan Rutkowski
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/ECAEXT/Resources/101411_FullReport.pdf
[full-text, 270 pages]
World Bank
REBALANCING, GROWTH, AND DEVELOPMENT: AN INTERCONNECTED AGENDA [October 2011]
Prepared by Staff of the World Bank
[full-text, 15 pages]
Federal
BLS: Focus on Prices and Spending | Import and Export Prices | Volume 2, Number 9
Current Price Topics: The Impact of the Earthquake in Japan on U.S. Imports
http://www.bls.gov/opub/focus/volume2_number9/ipp_2_9.htm
BLS: REDESIGNED GEOGRPAHIC INFORMATION [4 November 2011]
· Redesigned: Geographic Information: Occupational Wages
http://www.bls.gov/regions/occupationalwages.htm
· Redesigned: Geographic Information: Women's Earnings
http://www.bls.gov/regions/womensearnings.htm
· Redesigned: Geographic Information: Workplace Fatalities
http://www.bls.gov/regions/workplacefatalities.htm
· Redesigned: Geographic Information: County Wages and Employment
http://www.bls.gov/regions/countywagesandemployment.htm
BLS: American Time Use Survey (ATUS) Well-Being Module Microdata Files [4 November 2011]
http://www.bls.gov/tus/wbdatafiles.htm
Census
Current Population Reports
Consumer Income
P60-241
The Research SUPPLEMENTAL POVERTY MEASURE: 2010 [7 November 2011]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/p60-241.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
Census
Changing American Households [4 November 2011]
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/cspan/households.html
or
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/pdf/cah_slides.pdf
[full-text, 17 pages]
Census
AMERICA'S FAMILIES AND LIVING ARRANGEMENTS 2011 [3 November 2011]
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam.html
Detailed Tables
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2011.html
Press Release 3 November 2011
More Young Adults are Living in Their Parents' Home, Census Bureau Reports
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/families_households/cb11-183.html
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Gender Pay Differences: Progress Made, but Women Remain Overrepresented among Low-Wage Workers
GAO-12-10 October 12, 2011 [online 3 November 2011]
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-10
or
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d1210.pdf
[full-text, 58 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/868/
Joint Economic Committee (JEC)
Nowhere to Go: Geographic and Occupational Immobility and Free Trade [12 October 2011]
http://jec.senate.gov/public//index.cfm?a=Files.Serve&File_id=27894f8b-2fc7-4dad-8107-65d83dbad5c2
[full-text, 4 pages]
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Student Victimization in U.S. Schools: Results From the 2009 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey [2 November 2011]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012314
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012314.pdf
[full-text, 72 pages]
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
THE NATION'S REPORT CARD [REPORTS] [1 November 2011]
The Nation's Report Card: Findings in Brief Reading and Mathematics 2011
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012459
or
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/main2011/2012459.pdf
The Nation's Report Card: Reading 2011
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012457
or
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/main2011/2012457.pdf
The Nation's Report Card: Mathematics 2011
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012458
or
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/main2011/2012458.pdf
NAEP Mathematics 2011 State Snapshot Reports
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012451
or
The Nation's Report Card: Mathematics 2011 State Snapshot Reports for Grade 4
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/stt2011/20124514.asp
or
The Nation's Report Card: Mathematics 2011 State Snapshot Reports for Grade 8
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/stt2011/20124518.asp
NAEP Reading 2011 State Snapshot Reports
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012454
or
The Nation's Report Card: Reading 2011 State Snapshot Reports for Grade 4
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/stt2011/20124544.asp
or
The Nation's Report Card: Reading 2011 State Snapshot Reports for Grade 8
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/stt2011/20124548.asp
U.S. Commercial Service
Country Commercial Guides Recently Produced
[DOING BUSINESS IN...]
Country Commercial Guide - Oman 2011
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_9032298.pdf
Kenya 2011 Country Commercial Guide
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_374344.pdf
2011 Uganda Country Commercial Guide
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_7586136.pdf
Bermuda Country Commercial Guide 2011
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_2403908.pdf
Doing Business in Mozambique: 2011 Country Commerical Guide
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_138752.pdf
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
Brookings
The Hamilton Project
UNEMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS LOSSES: THE LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF THE GREAT RECESSION ON AMERICAN WORKERS [4 November 2011]
by Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney
http://www.hamiltonproject.org/files/downloads_and_links/110411_jobs_greenstone_looney.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
Challenger, Gray, & Christmas, Inc. [7 November 2011]
Seasonal Hiring Sees Strong Start
OCTOBER HIRING MATCHES 2010 LEVEL, BUT RECENT SLOWDOWN COULD STUNT GROWTH
http://www.challengergray.com/press/PressRelease.aspx?PressUid=197
Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. [2 November 2011]
Layoffs Plummet After Hitting 28-Month High
october planned job cuts fall 63% to 42,759
http://www.challengergray.com/press/PressRelease.aspx?PressUid=195
International Trade Union Confedertion (ITUC)
ANNUAL SURVEY OF VIOLATIONS OF TRADE UNION RIGHTS, 2011
NOTE: "Mouse Over" the REGION of interest on RED BAR to find specific information by COUNTRY
Advanced Search
http://survey.ituc-csi.org/spip.php?page=advancedsearch
The new Survey website
http://survey.ituc-csi.org/new-features.html
International Trade Union Confedertion (ITUC)
Haiti: solidarity with export processing zone workers [31 October 2011]
http://www.ituc-csi.org/haiti-solidarity-with-export.html?lang=en
Mercer
European 2012 employee salary increase forecasts (and other regions) [8 November 2011]
http://www.mercer.com/press-releases/European-2012-salary-increase-forecast
Migration Policy Institute (MPI) & European University Institute (EUI)
US and European Immigration Systems
A Collaborative Project on Improving the Capacity for Responding to Global Challenges
[FINAL REPORT] Shared Challenges and Opportunities for EU and US Immigration Policymakers [2 November 2011]
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/US-EUimmigrationsystems-finalreport.pdf
[full-text, 30 pages]
The 21 reports and policy briefs produced by MPI as part of this project are available at:
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/immigrationsystems/
Urban Institute (UI)
The Nonprofit Sector in Brief: Public Charities, Giving and Volunteering, 2011 [1 November 2011]
Katie L. Roeger, Amy Blackwood, Sarah L. Pettijohn
http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=412434
or
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412434-NonprofitAlmanacBrief2011.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
Law
NOLO: Law for All
EMPLOYMENT LAW CENTER (numerous articles and information free of charge)
Whether you're a small business owner, an HR professional, or an employee, you can learn the rules of employment law here
http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/hr-employment-law;jsessionid=DF221EAB2C3ED6D2FFDD58AA7EC15995
Statistical Reports
BLS: Job Openings and Labor Turnover – September 2011 [8 November 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
BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- OCTOBER 2011 [4 November 2011]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm
BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS Third Quarter 2011, Preliminary [3 November 2011]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm
BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- SEPTEMBER 2011 [2 November 2011]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
[full-text, 23 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm
OECD
Consumer Prices, OECD - Updated: 2 November 2011
http://www.oecd.org/document/46/0,3746,en_21571361_44315115_48969326_1_1_1_1,00.html
or
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/39/59/48969239.pdf
[full-text, 3 pages]
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
Equality Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2012
http://www.edi-conference.org/index.php
5th Equality, Diversity and Inclusion International Conference, 2012, Toulouse, France
23-25 July, 2012, Toulouse Business School
Conference theme: country and comparative perspectives on equality, diversity and inclusion
The 5th EDI conference will be held in Toulouse, Southwest France, 23-25 July 2012. It will provide an exciting forum for encounters and publication projects in a stimulating intellectual, cultural and historical environment.
Call for Papers: http://www.edi-conference.org/CallforPapers.php
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International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
www.ictr.org
ICTR Newsletter
http://www.unictr.org/News/ICTRNewsletter/tabid/66/Default.aspx
THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/
Occupy Isn't Enough
POSTED by SAMUEL B. BACHARACH on NOV 4, 2011
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/occupy-isnt-enough/
One Person Show
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http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/one-person-show/
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