Wednesday, February 06, 2013
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 6 February 2013
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, 6 February 2013
Academic Research
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
7196 China's Life Satisfaction, 1990-2010
(published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012, 109 (25), 9775-9780)
7195 Investment under Company-Level Pacts
7194 The Unfairness of (Poverty) Targets
7193 Unemployment and Subsequent Employment Stability: Does Labour Market Policy Matter?
7192 Cyclicality of Job and Worker Flows: New Data and a New Set of Stylized Facts
7191 Self-Employment in China: Are Rural Migrant Workers and Urban Residents Alike?
7190 Partisan Tax Policy and Income Inequality in the U.S., 1979-2007
7189 Living on the Edge: Youth Entry, Career and Exit in Drug-Selling Gangs
7188 Competition vs. Monopoly in the Religious Marketplace: Judaism in the United States and Israel
7187 Happiness and Economic Growth: The Evidence
(forthcoming in: Global Handbook of Well-Being and Quality of Life)
7186 Persistence Bias and the Wage-Schooling Model
7185 Return Migration of Foreign Students
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)
Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration
No. 105
CRITICAL REVIEW OF EAST ASIA - SOUTH AMERICA TRADE [1 February 2013]
by Shintaro Hamanaka and Aiken Tafgar
http://www.adb.org/publications/critical-review-east-asia-south-america-trade
or
http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2013/critical-review-east-asia-south-america-trade.pdf
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
INVESTING IN RESILIENCE: ENSURING A DISASTER-RESISTANT FUTURE [31 January 2013]
http://www.adb.org/publications/investing-resilience-ensuring-disaster-resistant-future
or
http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2013/investing-in-resilience.pdf
[full-text, 188 pages]
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: URUGUAY [December 2012--online February 2013]
by Fernando Filgueira and Diego Hernández
or
http://www.eclac.org/publicaciones/xml/2/49052/SPS_Uruguay_ing.pdf
[full-text, 29 pages]
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [December 2012--online February 2013]
by Claudia Robles and Luis Hernán Vargas
or
http://www.eclac.org/publicaciones/xml/4/49054/SPS_TrinidadAndTobago_ing.pdf
[full-text, 42 pages]
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
THE CHANGING NATURE OF ASIAN-LATIN AMERICAN ECONOMIC RELATIONS [December 2012]
or
http://www.eclac.org/publicaciones/xml/9/49059/TheChangingNature.pdf
[full-text, 197 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Social and employment policies for a fair and competitive Europe - Background paper [1 February 2013]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2013/09/en/1/EF1309EN.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
OECD
RECRUITING IMMIGRANT WORKERS: GERMANY [4 February 2013]
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/recruiting-immigrant-workers-germany_9789264189034-en
or
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/download/8113101e.pdf?expires=1359988036&id=id&accname=ocid195790&checksum=A6D2B7DA8F5AE6AD0FD434A67B214F53
[full-text, 182 pages]
Or
Press Release 4 February 2013
Labour migration: Germany is open to graduates but immigration is difficult for medium-skilled workers
http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/labour-migration-germanyisopentograduatesbutimmigrationisdifficultformedium-skilledworkers.htm
OECD
STRENGTHENING SOCIAL COHESION IN KOREA [5 February 2013]
http://www.oecd.org/els/strengthening-social-cohesion-in-korea.htm
or
http://www.oecd.org/els/Korea_AR_2401%20For%20OPS.pdf
[full-text, 27 pages]
Press release 5 February 2013
Korea must strengthen social cohesion to boost growth and equity, says OECD
OECD
ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF COLOMBIA 2013 [31 January 2013]
http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/colombia2013.htm
or
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/content/book/eco_surveys-col-2013-en
or
[full-text, 138 pages]
or
read online at
Press Release 31 January 2013
Colombia's economic outlook is strong, but deep challenges remain, OECD says
http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/colombiaseconomicoutlookisstrongbutdeepchallengesremainoecdsays.htm
(UK) Published by Runnymede in November 2012, this document is © Runnymede.
First Report of Session 2012–2013
All Party Parliamentary Group on Race and Community
Ethnic Minority Female Unemployment: Black, Pakistani and Bangladeshi Heritage Women
http://www.runnymedetrust.org/uploads/publications/pdfs/APPGfemaleunemploymentReport-2012.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
ILO Feature 31 January 2013
Discrimination
The sex and race workplace double whammy
Ethnic minority women face double discrimination in the workplace because of their race and their gender. Many fail at the application stage simply because of their names.
http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/features/WCMS_203525/lang--en/index.htm
Federal
BLS: MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, January 2013, Vol. 136, Number 1
SPECIAL ISSUE: GREEN JOBS
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2013/01/mlr201301.pdf
[full-text, 129 pages]
BLS green jobs overview
Dixie Sommers
Summary | Full text in PDF
The Green Goods and Services survey: collection and results
Nicholas Fett, Robert Viegas, and Mark deWolf
Summary | Full text in PDF
The Green Goods and Services Occupational survey: initial results
Zack Warren
Summary | Full text in PDF
Green technologies and practices: a visual essay
Audrey Watson
Summary | Full text in PDF
Workplace safety and health profiles of occupations with green technology jobs
Aaron Parrott and William Wiatrowski
Summary | Full text in PDF
BLS: Beyond the Numbers
January 2013, vol. 2, no. 1
Workplace Injuries
INJURIES, ILLNESSES, AND FATAL INJURIES IN MINING IN 2010 [4 February 2013]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-2/injuries-illnesses-and-fatal-injuries-in-mining-in-2010.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-2/pdf/injuries-illnesses-and-fatal-injuries-in-mining-in-2010.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
Census
American Community Survey Briefs
ACSBR/11-15
HOMEOWNERSHIP AMONG THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION: 2011 [30 January 2013]
By Edward N. Trevelyan, Yesenia D. Acosta, and Patricia De La Cruz
http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/acsbr11-15.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Small Business Administration and Job Creation
Robert Jay Dilger, Senior Specialist in American National Government
January 30, 2013
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41523.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The Unemployed and Job Openings: A Data Primer
Donald Hirasuna, Analyst in Labor Policy
January 31, 2013
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42943.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Countries: Comparative Trade and Economic Analysis
Brock R. Williams, Analyst in International Trade and Finance
January 29, 2013
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42344.pdf
[full-text, 41 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Issues for Congress
Ian F. Fergusson, Coordinator, Specialist in International Trade and Finance
William H. Cooper, Specialist in International Trade and Finance
Remy Jurenas, Specialist in Agricultural Policy
Brock R. Williams, Analyst in International Trade and Finance
January 24, 2013
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42694.pdf
[full-text, 60 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Keystone XL Pipeline Project: Key Issues
Paul W. Parfomak, Specialist in Energy and Infrastructure Policy
Robert Pirog, Specialist in Energy Economics
Linda Luther, Analyst in Environmental Policy
Adam Vann, Legislative Attorney
January 24, 2013
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41668.pdf
[full-text, 42 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Its Role in U.S. Trade Policy
J. F. Hornbeck, Specialist in International Trade and Finance
January 9, 2013
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41922.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]
O*NET: THE GREEN ECONOMY
http://www.onetcenter.org/green.html
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION PLANS [22 January 2013]
Report to Congress Required by the Pension Protection Act of 2006
http://www.pbgc.gov/documents/pbgc-report-multiemployer-pension-plans.pdf
[full-text, 84 pages]
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
Deutsche Post & DHL
INTERNATIONALIZATION--A DRIVER FOR BUSINESS PERFORMANCE [30 January 2013]
www.dp-dhl.com/content/dam/presse/pdf/2013/sme-competitiveness-study.pdf
[full-text, 46 pages]
Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
EBRI NOTES
January 2012, Vol. 34, no. 1
Views on Health Coverage and Retirement: Findings from the 2012 Health Confidence Survey,
&
Tax Preferences and Mandates: Is the Danish Savings Experience Applicable to the United States?
http://www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=5157
or
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_01_Jan-13_HCS-TxExps3.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
Press Release 31 January 2013
Wishful Thinking? Workers Planning to Work Longer to Keep Health Coverage
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR.1007.31Jan13.HCS.pdf
Mercer
WHICH BENEFITS DO YOUR EMPLOYEES VALUE MOST?
[full-text, 44 pages]
also
Making Smart Benefit Choices: Global Survey Findings
http://107.22.238.165/mercer-ierm/_benefits/survey.php
Press Release 21 January 2013
EMPLOYEES WILLING TO PAY FOR A RANGE OF VOLUNTARY BENEFITS
http://mthink.mercer.com/employees-willing-to-pay-for-a-range-of-voluntary-benefits/
Urban Institute (UI)
& Office of Human Rights, District of Columbia
DISTRICT-WIDE MODEL BULLYING PREVENTION POLICY (RESEARCH REPORT) [31 January 2013]
http://www.urban.org/publications/412741.html
or
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412741-District-wide-Model-Bullying-Prevention-Policy.pdf
[full-text, 68 pages]
The Work Foundation (UK)
REPORTS
http://www.theworkfoundation.com/Reports
Law
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Health Insurance Exchanges Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Bernadette Fernandez, Specialist in Health Care Financing
Annie L. Mach, Analyst in Health Care Financing
January 31, 2013
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42663.pdf
[full-text, 40 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms: Economic, Program, and Policy Issues
J. F. Hornbeck, Specialist in International Trade and Finance
January 28, 2013
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS20210.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Federal Programs Available to Unemployed Workers
Katelin P. Isaacs, Coordinator, Analyst in Income Security
David H. Bradley, Specialist in Labor Economics
Benjamin Collins, Analyst in Labor Policy
Janemarie Mulvey, Specialist in Health Care Financing
January 9, 2013
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34251.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
2012 Immigration-Related Laws and Resolutions in the States (Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2012) [30 January 2013]
http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/immig/2012-immigration-related-laws-jan-december-2012.aspx
[scroll down this page to see charts, maps, tables, etc.]
Press Release 30 January 2013
NCSL Releases New Report: 2012 Immigration-Related Laws and Resolutions in the States (Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2012)
http://www.ncsl.org/press-room/immigration-laws-by-the-numbers-in-2012.aspx
Towers Watson
GLOBAL PENSIONS ASSET STUDY 2013 [January 2013]
http://towerswatson.com/united-kingdom/research/8991
or
http://towerswatson.com/assets/pdf/8991/Global-Pensions-Asset-Study-2013-Towers-Watson.pdf
[full-text, 40 pages]
Statistical Reports
BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS, DECEMBER 2012 [31 January 2013]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2013/pi1212.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2013/pdf/pi1212.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2013/xls/pi1212.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2013/pdf/pi1212_fax.pdf
BEA: National Income and Product Accounts
Gross Domestic Product, 4th quarter and annual 2012 (advance estimate) [30 January 2013]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/gdpnewsrelease.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2013/pdf/gdp4q12_adv.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2013/xls/gdp4q12_adv.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2013/pdf/gdp4q12_adv_fax.pdf
BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- JANUARY 2013 [1 February 2013]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
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: EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX - DECEMBER 2012 [31 January 2013]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/eci.supp.toc.htm
BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- DECEMBER 2012 [30 January 2013]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
Census
Facts for Features CB13-FF.02
Black (African-American) History Month: February 2013 [28 January 2013]
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/cb13-ff02.html
ILO
Web Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities: Benefits for All
http://www.ilo.org/empent/Eventsandmeetings/WCMS_203620/lang--en/index.htm
Tuesday, 12 February 2013 - Webinar convened by the ILO, the UN Global Compact Office and G3ICT
Université de Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense (IRERP)
avec le Réseau Droit Sciences et Techniques (programme en pièce jointe)
Statistiques et Normes. Croiser les regards sur la formation du droit et la formation des connaissances--Jeudi 21 février 2013
http://www.u-paris10.fr/statistiques-et-normes-croiser-les-regards-sur-la-formation-du-droit-et-la-formation-des-connaissances-437765.kjsp
or
http://www.u-paris10.fr/medias/fichier/programme-statistique-et-normes-1_1358774270612-pdf?INLINE=FALSE
CALL FOR PAPERS
Work and Vulnerability
April 5-6, 2013
Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia
http://web.gs.emory.edu/vulnerability/conferences/current.html
or
http://web.gs.emory.edu/vulnerability/zpdfs/Paper%20Calls/CFP-%20Work%20and%20Vulnerability.pdf
Launching the BLG Leadership Academy
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/new-developments-launching-the-blg-leadership-academy/
BLG LEADERSHIP ACADEMY: Developing Pragmatic Leaders
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/blg/
NOTE: In light of the continuing economic crisis, it is wise to educate ourselves about the social dangers that can result if societies and individuals forget the lessons of history and act irresponsibly. With this in mind, the following ongoing educational project is being brought to your attention.
Camp des Milles: A Memorial for the Future
http://www.campdesmilles.org/index2.html
or
http://www.campdesmilles.org/home2.html
[English Version]
NOTE: The IWS Documented News Service is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal garner more attention world-wide. The lessons and legacy of ground-breaking legal matters related to the unspeakable events in Rwanda should not be forgotten. Humans, whether from rich or poor countries, must remain vigilant in curbing the motivations that lead individuals and groups to violent hatred and barbaric acts against a class of people. Consequently, items about this tribunal, which will end shortly after 2012, will appear from time to time on this news service.
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
www.ictr.org
THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/
LEADERSHIP: New Voice, New Insights, RESULTS-ORIENTED
Leadership Skills for the New Academic Reality
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Feb 4, 2013
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/managerial-competence/leadership-skills-for-the-new-academic-reality/
Why Infographics are an Important Leadership Tool
Posted by James Biolos on Feb 1, 2013
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/managerial-competence/why-infographics-are-an-important-leadership-tool/
--see also
BACHARACH LEADERSHIP GROUP (BLG)
http://sambacharach.com/blg-lead/
and
INC.com & Inc. Magazine
www.inc.com
Samuel Bacharach Articles
http://www.inc.com/author/samuel-bacharach
Stop Procrastinating: 5 Tips From Ben Franklin
How to Avoid a Desperate Decision
You Talk Too Much
Leading for a Gender-Inclusive Workplace
Can You Manage and Lead?
How to Hang Onto Your Best & Brightest
Negotiation: How to Play the Doomsday Strategy
Your Own Private Whale: Leadership Lessons From Moby Dick
Why He Won: A Lesson in What People Really Want in a Leader
The Leadership Gifts of Keeping Your Mouth Shut
Will They Tell You You're Naked?
5 Traits of True Leaders
How to Lead Creative Geeks
Boosting "Big Mo"
Leadership Training for Your High-Potential Employees
Gen-Y Employees: How to Motivate Them
The 5 Traits of High-Potential Employees
Why You Should Say What You Pay Employees
How to Change Your Mind Without Being a Flip-Flopper
Don't Do Office Politics? Then You Don't Do Leadership.
Leading Teams: Find the Right Balance Between Hands-on and Hands-off
Charisma Is Not Enough. Great Leaders Execute
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