Friday, July 31, 2009
[IWS] BLS: PORTRAIT OF YOUTH LABOR MARKETS in 13 COUNTRIES, 1980-2007 [31 July 2009]
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
________________________________________________________________________
Monthly Labor Review Online
July 2009
Vol. 132, Number 7
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/home.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/07/mlr200907.pdf
[full-text, 146 pages]
A portrait of the youth labor market in 13 countries, 19802007
Gary Martin
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/07/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]
A relatively high unemployment rate for young people
has been a persistent problem in industrialized countries
in recent decades; still, the number of youths who are
unemployed has been falling with declining youth
populations and more years spent in education.
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
Monthly Labor Review Online
July 2009
Vol. 132, Number 7
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/home.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/07/mlr200907.pdf
[full-text, 146 pages]
A portrait of the youth labor market in 13 countries, 19802007
Gary Martin
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/07/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]
A relatively high unemployment rate for young people
has been a persistent problem in industrialized countries
in recent decades; still, the number of youths who are
unemployed has been falling with declining youth
populations and more years spent in education.
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 12:26 PM
[IWS] Eurobarometer SPECIAL SURVEY--EUROPEANS in 2009 [31 July 2009]
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
________________________________________________________________________
EUROPA - Public Opinion analysis - Eurobarometer Special Surveys
SPECIAL EUROBAROMETER 308
THE EUROPEANS IN 2009 [31 July 2009]
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/eb_special_en.htm
or
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_308_en.pdf
[full-text, 144 pages]
Annexes
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_308_anx.pdf
Factsheets
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_308_factsheets.zip
[excerpt]
The newest results show that the 'feel-bad factor' is so intense that one of the most
resilient indicators of the Eurobarometer - life satisfaction - is beginning to show
cracks. Furthermore, the survey indicates that the economic crisis may be widening
the geographical gap in living standards between the Northern and Western
European countries and those in the South and East of Europe survey. Already
vulnerable groups - in particular the unemployed - are most strongly hit by the
crisis. In summary, the economic crisis has an extreme impact on life in the
European Union.
Table of contents
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................3
PART I:.............................................................................................................7
LIFE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION ........................................................................7
I. LIFE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION ..............................................................8
1. PERSONAL ASPECTS........................................................................9
1.1 The current personal situation of Europeans ...................................9
1.2 Assessment of the personal financial situation ..............................18
1.3 Expectations for the short-term future ..........................................34
1.4 Personal concerns of Europeans....................................................37
2. ECONOMIC ASPECTS......................................................................42
2.1 Assessment of the current situation ..............................................42
2.2 Expectations for the short-term future ..........................................51
2.3 Most important national concerns .................................................58
2.4 Direction in which things are going ...............................................66
2.5 Priority actions to help overcome the economic crisis....................72
2.6 The role of the EU in the global economic crisis .............................75
PART II: .........................................................................................................83
THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS CITIZENS .....................................................83
II. THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS CITIZENS ...........................................84
1. ATTACHMENT TO THE EUROPEAN UNION.......................................85
1.1 Support for membership of the European Union ............................85
1.2 The perceived benefits of membership ..........................................89
1.3 Trust in the European Union..........................................................94
1.4 The image of the European Union..................................................98
2. THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS ...................................................102
2.1 The European Parliament ............................................................102
2.2 The European Commission ..........................................................107
2.3 The European Central Bank .........................................................111
3. THE EUROPEAN UNION TODAY AND TOMORROW.........................115
3.1 The perception of the European Union's role at national level......115
3.2 Important aspects for strengthening the EU in the future............122
3.3 The life of future generations ......................................................126
4. INFORMATION AND MEDIA .........................................................129
4.1 Trust in information media ..........................................................129
4.2 Preferred information media for political matters........................133
CONCLUSION................................................................................................138
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................141
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
EUROPA - Public Opinion analysis - Eurobarometer Special Surveys
SPECIAL EUROBAROMETER 308
THE EUROPEANS IN 2009 [31 July 2009]
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/eb_special_en.htm
or
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_308_en.pdf
[full-text, 144 pages]
Annexes
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_308_anx.pdf
Factsheets
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_308_factsheets.zip
[excerpt]
The newest results show that the 'feel-bad factor' is so intense that one of the most
resilient indicators of the Eurobarometer - life satisfaction - is beginning to show
cracks. Furthermore, the survey indicates that the economic crisis may be widening
the geographical gap in living standards between the Northern and Western
European countries and those in the South and East of Europe survey. Already
vulnerable groups - in particular the unemployed - are most strongly hit by the
crisis. In summary, the economic crisis has an extreme impact on life in the
European Union.
Table of contents
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................3
PART I:.............................................................................................................7
LIFE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION ........................................................................7
I. LIFE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION ..............................................................8
1. PERSONAL ASPECTS........................................................................9
1.1 The current personal situation of Europeans ...................................9
1.2 Assessment of the personal financial situation ..............................18
1.3 Expectations for the short-term future ..........................................34
1.4 Personal concerns of Europeans....................................................37
2. ECONOMIC ASPECTS......................................................................42
2.1 Assessment of the current situation ..............................................42
2.2 Expectations for the short-term future ..........................................51
2.3 Most important national concerns .................................................58
2.4 Direction in which things are going ...............................................66
2.5 Priority actions to help overcome the economic crisis....................72
2.6 The role of the EU in the global economic crisis .............................75
PART II: .........................................................................................................83
THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS CITIZENS .....................................................83
II. THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS CITIZENS ...........................................84
1. ATTACHMENT TO THE EUROPEAN UNION.......................................85
1.1 Support for membership of the European Union ............................85
1.2 The perceived benefits of membership ..........................................89
1.3 Trust in the European Union..........................................................94
1.4 The image of the European Union..................................................98
2. THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS ...................................................102
2.1 The European Parliament ............................................................102
2.2 The European Commission ..........................................................107
2.3 The European Central Bank .........................................................111
3. THE EUROPEAN UNION TODAY AND TOMORROW.........................115
3.1 The perception of the European Union's role at national level......115
3.2 Important aspects for strengthening the EU in the future............122
3.3 The life of future generations ......................................................126
4. INFORMATION AND MEDIA .........................................................129
4.1 Trust in information media ..........................................................129
4.2 Preferred information media for political matters........................133
CONCLUSION................................................................................................138
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................141
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 7:56 AM
[IWS] Eurobarometer SPECIAL SURVEY - EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY [31 July 2009]
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
________________________________________________________________________
EUROPA - Public Opinion analysis - Eurobarometer Special Surveys
European Employment and Social Policy [31 July 2009]
Summary
Fieldwork: June 2009
Publication: July 2009
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/eb_special_en.htm
or
SUMMARY
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_316_sum_en.pdf
[full-text, 88 pages]
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................ 2
1. EUROPEANS' EMPLOYMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ECONOMIC
CRISIS.......................................................................................... 5
1.1 The employment situation .............................................................. 5
1.3 Europeans feel the worst of the economic crisis is yet to come .... 14
1.4 Expectations about the level of unemployment insurance ............ 16
2. EUROPEANS' FUTURE EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS ........................ 18
2.1 Europeans' confidence in having or finding a job has declined ..... 18
2.2 The importance of qualifications and professional experience...... 24
2.3 Europeans are more geographically mobile .................................. 27
3. THE ROLE OF THE EU................................................................... 31
3.1 Awareness of the European Social Fund and European Globalisation
Adjustment Fund.......................................................................... 31
3.2 More Europeans feel the ESF's budget allocation is too little ........ 33
3.3 The impact of the EU on employment and social affairs ................ 35
CONCLUSION.............................................................................................. 39
ANNEXES
Technical note
Tables
Questionnaire
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
EUROPA - Public Opinion analysis - Eurobarometer Special Surveys
European Employment and Social Policy [31 July 2009]
Summary
Fieldwork: June 2009
Publication: July 2009
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/eb_special_en.htm
or
SUMMARY
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_316_sum_en.pdf
[full-text, 88 pages]
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................ 2
1. EUROPEANS' EMPLOYMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ECONOMIC
CRISIS.......................................................................................... 5
1.1 The employment situation .............................................................. 5
1.3 Europeans feel the worst of the economic crisis is yet to come .... 14
1.4 Expectations about the level of unemployment insurance ............ 16
2. EUROPEANS' FUTURE EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS ........................ 18
2.1 Europeans' confidence in having or finding a job has declined ..... 18
2.2 The importance of qualifications and professional experience...... 24
2.3 Europeans are more geographically mobile .................................. 27
3. THE ROLE OF THE EU................................................................... 31
3.1 Awareness of the European Social Fund and European Globalisation
Adjustment Fund.......................................................................... 31
3.2 More Europeans feel the ESF's budget allocation is too little ........ 33
3.3 The impact of the EU on employment and social affairs ................ 35
CONCLUSION.............................................................................................. 39
ANNEXES
Technical note
Tables
Questionnaire
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 7:50 AM
[IWS] DOING BUSINESS in IRELAND 2009: COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDE [23 July 2009]
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
________________________________________________________________________
U.S. Commercial Service
DOING BUSINESS IN IRELAND: A COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDE FOR U.S. COMPANIES 2009 [23 July 2009]
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_2101325.pdf
[full-text, 82 pages]
Chapter 1: Doing Business In Ireland
Chapter 2: Political and Economic Environment
Chapter 3: Selling U.S. Products and Services
Chapter 4: Leading Sectors for U.S. Export and Investment
Chapter 5: Trade Regulations and Standards
Chapter 6: Investment Climate
Chapter 7: Trade and Project Financing
Chapter 8: Business Travel
Chapter 9: Contacts, Market Research and Trade Events
Chapter 10: Guide to Our Services
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
U.S. Commercial Service
DOING BUSINESS IN IRELAND: A COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDE FOR U.S. COMPANIES 2009 [23 July 2009]
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_2101325.pdf
[full-text, 82 pages]
Chapter 1: Doing Business In Ireland
Chapter 2: Political and Economic Environment
Chapter 3: Selling U.S. Products and Services
Chapter 4: Leading Sectors for U.S. Export and Investment
Chapter 5: Trade Regulations and Standards
Chapter 6: Investment Climate
Chapter 7: Trade and Project Financing
Chapter 8: Business Travel
Chapter 9: Contacts, Market Research and Trade Events
Chapter 10: Guide to Our Services
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 6:26 AM
[IWS] OECD ECONOMIC SURVEY of MEXICO 2009 [30 July 2009]
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
________________________________________________________________________
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Economic Survey of Mexico 2009 [30 July 2009]
http://www.oecd.org/document/53/0,3343,en_2649_33733_43393781_1_1_1_1,00.html
and
Executive Summary
http://www.oecd.org/document/1/0,3343,en_2649_33733_43393921_1_1_1_1,00.html
POLICY BRIEF
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/23/28/43371045.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
[excerpt]
Despite improved fundamentals, Mexico has not escaped the world
economic recession. The global manufacturing downturn and the collapse
of trade, notably with the United States, have depressed the real sector.
Reduced availability of credit has started to bear on activity, although the
financial sector has so far weathered the global crisis. Low oil prices are
putting pressure on budget revenue, despite a welcome hedging this year.
The change of sentiment of international investors towards emerging-market
borrowers has led to reduced net capital inflows and a large depreciation
of the currency. The outbreak of influenza is likely to also contribute to the
downturn. Thus, growth is set to be negative this year and recover only
gradually in 2010. The authorities have responded with liquidity measures,
lower interest rates, foreign currency interventions and a fiscal stimulus. But
there might be room for more policy action.
AND MUCH MORE....including CHARTS....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Economic Survey of Mexico 2009 [30 July 2009]
http://www.oecd.org/document/53/0,3343,en_2649_33733_43393781_1_1_1_1,00.html
and
Executive Summary
http://www.oecd.org/document/1/0,3343,en_2649_33733_43393921_1_1_1_1,00.html
POLICY BRIEF
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/23/28/43371045.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
[excerpt]
Despite improved fundamentals, Mexico has not escaped the world
economic recession. The global manufacturing downturn and the collapse
of trade, notably with the United States, have depressed the real sector.
Reduced availability of credit has started to bear on activity, although the
financial sector has so far weathered the global crisis. Low oil prices are
putting pressure on budget revenue, despite a welcome hedging this year.
The change of sentiment of international investors towards emerging-market
borrowers has led to reduced net capital inflows and a large depreciation
of the currency. The outbreak of influenza is likely to also contribute to the
downturn. Thus, growth is set to be negative this year and recover only
gradually in 2010. The authorities have responded with liquidity measures,
lower interest rates, foreign currency interventions and a fiscal stimulus. But
there might be room for more policy action.
AND MUCH MORE....including CHARTS....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 6:14 AM
[IWS] EIA: CHINA ENERGY DATA [31 July 2009]
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
________________________________________________________________________
Energy Information Administration (EIA)
CHINA Energy Data [31 July 2009]
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/China/Background.html
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http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/China/pdf.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
[excerpt]
...In light of the government's goals for energy security and energy efficiency, China is using its stimulus package through vehicles such as tax breaks, advantageous lending rates, and a foreign exchange fund to encourage state-owned oil companies to expand upstream investments abroad, increase downstream refining capacity, and augment crude and oil product stockpiles. Analysts anticipate the fiscal stimulus will translate into economic development in the second half of 2009 and 2010 and generate at least a moderate increase of domestic consumption including demand for energy commodities.
Despite the economic slowdown in exports and domestic demand in the past year, China's demand for energy remains high. China has emerged from being a net oil exporter in the early 1990s to become the world's third-largest net importer of oil in 2006. Natural gas usage in China has also increased rapidly in recent years, and China has looked to raise natural gas imports via pipeline and liquefied natural gas (LNG). China is also the world's largest producer and consumer of coal, an important factor in world energy markets.
Coal supplied the vast majority (70 percent) of China's total energy consumption requirements in 2006. Oil is the second-largest source, accounting for 20 percent of the country's total energy consumption. While China has made an effort to diversify its energy supplies, hydroelectric sources (6 percent), natural gas (3 percent), and nuclear power (1 percent) account for relatively small amounts of China's energy consumption mix.
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Cornell University
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________________________________________________________________________
Energy Information Administration (EIA)
CHINA Energy Data [31 July 2009]
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/China/Background.html
Click on topics in right margin for other parts of the report
or go to
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/China/pdf.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
[excerpt]
...In light of the government's goals for energy security and energy efficiency, China is using its stimulus package through vehicles such as tax breaks, advantageous lending rates, and a foreign exchange fund to encourage state-owned oil companies to expand upstream investments abroad, increase downstream refining capacity, and augment crude and oil product stockpiles. Analysts anticipate the fiscal stimulus will translate into economic development in the second half of 2009 and 2010 and generate at least a moderate increase of domestic consumption including demand for energy commodities.
Despite the economic slowdown in exports and domestic demand in the past year, China's demand for energy remains high. China has emerged from being a net oil exporter in the early 1990s to become the world's third-largest net importer of oil in 2006. Natural gas usage in China has also increased rapidly in recent years, and China has looked to raise natural gas imports via pipeline and liquefied natural gas (LNG). China is also the world's largest producer and consumer of coal, an important factor in world energy markets.
Coal supplied the vast majority (70 percent) of China's total energy consumption requirements in 2006. Oil is the second-largest source, accounting for 20 percent of the country's total energy consumption. While China has made an effort to diversify its energy supplies, hydroelectric sources (6 percent), natural gas (3 percent), and nuclear power (1 percent) account for relatively small amounts of China's energy consumption mix.
AND MUCH MORE...including MAPS, CHARTS, TABLES....
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# posted by SBasefsky : 5:39 AM
Thursday, July 30, 2009
[IWS] ILR School:(FREE) LAW FIRM Pubs -- Baker & McKenzie
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
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________________________________________________________________________
NOTE: By special arrangement with the BAKER & McKENZIE Law Firm, the Catherwood Library at the ILR School (Industrial & Labor Relations) makes these law firm produced publications available via the Internet free of charge for research, study and practice. This is made possible by the technology incorporated in the DigitalCommons@ILR tool -- see http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/
LAW FIRMS -- Baker & McKenzie Publications
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/lawfirms/
Manuscripts from 2009
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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
________________________________________________________________________
NOTE: By special arrangement with the BAKER & McKENZIE Law Firm, the Catherwood Library at the ILR School (Industrial & Labor Relations) makes these law firm produced publications available via the Internet free of charge for research, study and practice. This is made possible by the technology incorporated in the DigitalCommons@ILR tool -- see http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/
LAW FIRMS -- Baker & McKenzie Publications
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/lawfirms/
Manuscripts from 2009
- China Employment Law Update, Baker & McKenzie
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/lawfirms/53
- Global Mobility Handbook, Baker & McKenzie
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/lawfirms/51
- The Global Employer: How to Respond to a Global Crisis, Baker & McKenzie
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/lawfirms/52
- Worldwide Guide to Termination, Employment Discrimination, and Workplace Harassment Laws, Baker & McKenzie
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/lawfirms/50
- Worldwide Guide to Trade Unions and Works Councils, Baker & McKenzie
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/lawfirms/49
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/lawfirms/53
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# posted by SBasefsky : 1:17 PM
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
[IWS] CANADA'S "HE-CESSION": MEN BEARING BRUNT OF RISING UNEMPLOYMENT [25 July 2009]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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Cornell University
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________________________________________________________________________
Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)
Canada's "He-cession": Men bearing the brunt of rising unemployment [25 July 2009]
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/reports/2009/07/reportsstudies2267/?pa=BB736455
or
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/~ASSETS/DOCUMENT/National_Office_Pubs/2009/HeCession.pdf
[full-text, 3 pages]
Press Release 25 July 2009
Canada's recession a he-cession, says new CCPA report
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/news/2009/07/pressrelease2268/?pa=BB736455
OTTAWAPrime working age men are bearing the brunt of Canada's recession, says a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
According to the report, 71% of those who have lost their jobs in the recession so far are men. Canada's unemployment gender gap is wider now than at any time since Statistics Canada began collecting monthly gender unemployment statistics in 1976.
AND MORE....
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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
________________________________________________________________________
Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)
Canada's "He-cession": Men bearing the brunt of rising unemployment [25 July 2009]
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/reports/2009/07/reportsstudies2267/?pa=BB736455
or
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/~ASSETS/DOCUMENT/National_Office_Pubs/2009/HeCession.pdf
[full-text, 3 pages]
Press Release 25 July 2009
Canada's recession a he-cession, says new CCPA report
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/news/2009/07/pressrelease2268/?pa=BB736455
OTTAWAPrime working age men are bearing the brunt of Canada's recession, says a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
According to the report, 71% of those who have lost their jobs in the recession so far are men. Canada's unemployment gender gap is wider now than at any time since Statistics Canada began collecting monthly gender unemployment statistics in 1976.
AND MORE....
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# posted by SBasefsky : 12:29 PM
[IWS] OECD: RESPONDING TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS: FOSTERING INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING & RENEWAL [July 2009]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
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Cornell University
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________________________________________________________________________
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
RESPONDING TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS: Fostering Industrial Restructuring and Renewal [July 2009]
http://www.oecd.org/document/26/0,3343,en_2649_34173_43387482_1_1_1_1,00.html
or
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/58/35/43387209.pdf
[full-text, 51 pages]
Across most OECD countries the global economic crisis has battered GDP, trade, and employment. The hardest hit industries include automotive and construction, where existing problems have been aggravated by the crisis. This < http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/58/35/43387209.pdf> July 2009 report examines the impact of the global economic downturn on the long-term competitiveness of the automotive and construction sectors and explores how governments can support restructuring and renewal.
In the automobile industry, demand has fallen rapidly as consumers and firms have postponed costly purchases. Many firms are struggling to remain competitive in an environment where competition, legislation and customer demand for more efficient cars and more value for money were already putting pressure on existing business models prior to the crisis.
[GRAPHS]
The construction sector is also faced with a considerable slump in consumer and investment demand. From 2008 through the first half of 2009, fewer residential permits were issued in almost all OECD countries. Most countries experienced reductions of more than 10 percent; but several countries experienced drops of more than 30%.
[CHART]
The crisis has worsened overcapacity problems in both industries.
However, the crisis also provides an opportunity for both governments and the private sector to transform these industries. In the automobile sector, ballooning losses already have accelerated the development of strategic alliances, which could contribute to more joint R&D and production platforms and a more effective division of labour. As existing players restructure, new or emerging players may enter the market by meeting the demand for cleaner cars. In the construction industry, the growing demand for 'greener' buildings and more sustainable cities can foster innovation.
Governments have a vital role to play in the crisis, steering the shift toward more sustainable industries. Stimulus packages can stimulate short-term demand while also fostering long-term growth. Smart policy tools can strengthen the long-run potential of OECD economies while supporting industrial renewal. They include seed capital funds, policies fostering entrepreneurship and start-ups, skills upgrading and training, and investments in capabilities for innovation. Governments should avoid protectionist policies and all forms of aid that postpone needed restructuring.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Responding to the economic crisis Fostering industrial restructuring and renewal .................................... 7
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 7
The crisis and creative destruction .............................................................................................................. 8
Impact of the crisis on innovation and industrial renewal ....................................................................... 8
Impacts on firm entry and exit ............................................................................................................... 11
Impacts on innovation in large firms ...................................................................................................... 13
Impacts on knowledge flows and global value chains ........................................................................... 14
The crisis and the automobile and construction industries ...................................................................... 16
The economic crisis from the perspective of two industries ................................................................. 16
The automobile industry ........................................................................................................................ 18
The construction industry ...................................................................................................................... 30
Impacts on supplying industries ............................................................................................................. 39
Driving industrial restructuring and renewal: what role for policy? ......................................................... 41
A new role for government in driving structural change? ..................................................................... 41
Policy and the future structure of OECD economies ............................................................................. 44
BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................................. 46
ANNEX ......................................................................................................................................................... 48
______________________________
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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
________________________________________________________________________
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
RESPONDING TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS: Fostering Industrial Restructuring and Renewal [July 2009]
http://www.oecd.org/document/26/0,3343,en_2649_34173_43387482_1_1_1_1,00.html
or
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/58/35/43387209.pdf
[full-text, 51 pages]
Across most OECD countries the global economic crisis has battered GDP, trade, and employment. The hardest hit industries include automotive and construction, where existing problems have been aggravated by the crisis. This < http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/58/35/43387209.pdf> July 2009 report examines the impact of the global economic downturn on the long-term competitiveness of the automotive and construction sectors and explores how governments can support restructuring and renewal.
In the automobile industry, demand has fallen rapidly as consumers and firms have postponed costly purchases. Many firms are struggling to remain competitive in an environment where competition, legislation and customer demand for more efficient cars and more value for money were already putting pressure on existing business models prior to the crisis.
[GRAPHS]
The construction sector is also faced with a considerable slump in consumer and investment demand. From 2008 through the first half of 2009, fewer residential permits were issued in almost all OECD countries. Most countries experienced reductions of more than 10 percent; but several countries experienced drops of more than 30%.
[CHART]
The crisis has worsened overcapacity problems in both industries.
However, the crisis also provides an opportunity for both governments and the private sector to transform these industries. In the automobile sector, ballooning losses already have accelerated the development of strategic alliances, which could contribute to more joint R&D and production platforms and a more effective division of labour. As existing players restructure, new or emerging players may enter the market by meeting the demand for cleaner cars. In the construction industry, the growing demand for 'greener' buildings and more sustainable cities can foster innovation.
Governments have a vital role to play in the crisis, steering the shift toward more sustainable industries. Stimulus packages can stimulate short-term demand while also fostering long-term growth. Smart policy tools can strengthen the long-run potential of OECD economies while supporting industrial renewal. They include seed capital funds, policies fostering entrepreneurship and start-ups, skills upgrading and training, and investments in capabilities for innovation. Governments should avoid protectionist policies and all forms of aid that postpone needed restructuring.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Responding to the economic crisis Fostering industrial restructuring and renewal .................................... 7
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 7
The crisis and creative destruction .............................................................................................................. 8
Impact of the crisis on innovation and industrial renewal ....................................................................... 8
Impacts on firm entry and exit ............................................................................................................... 11
Impacts on innovation in large firms ...................................................................................................... 13
Impacts on knowledge flows and global value chains ........................................................................... 14
The crisis and the automobile and construction industries ...................................................................... 16
The economic crisis from the perspective of two industries ................................................................. 16
The automobile industry ........................................................................................................................ 18
The construction industry ...................................................................................................................... 30
Impacts on supplying industries ............................................................................................................. 39
Driving industrial restructuring and renewal: what role for policy? ......................................................... 41
A new role for government in driving structural change? ..................................................................... 41
Policy and the future structure of OECD economies ............................................................................. 44
BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................................. 46
ANNEX ......................................................................................................................................................... 48
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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Cornell/ILR School
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# posted by SBasefsky : 10:34 AM
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
[IWS] USITC: RECENT TRENDS in U.S. SERVICES TRADE 2009 [6 July 2009]
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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
________________________________________________________________________
United States International Trade Commission (USITC)
Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, 2009 Annual Report.[6 July 2009]
http://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/pub4084.pdf
[full-text, 132 pages]
Abstract
Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, 2009 Annual Report focuses principally on
professional services (advertising, education, healthcare, and legal services), which provide
critical inputs to various goods and service industries, as well as specialized services directly
to individual consumers. The largest professional service firms in terms of revenue are
located in developed countries and offer their services across the globe through both crossborder
trade and affiliate transactions. The markets of many developing countries are
growing rapidly and offer larger professional service firms significant merger, acquisition,
and investment opportunities. U.S. services overall, and professional services in particular,
grew faster in 2007 in terms of contribution to gross domestic product, employment, and
cross-border exports than the average annual rate of the preceding five-year period. Services
supplied to foreign consumers by foreign-based affiliates of U.S. firms, including those in
professional services, also experienced recent strong growth.
Press Release 6 July 2009
USITC REPORTS STRONG U.S. PERFORMANCE IN GLOBAL SERVICES TRADE
United States Has World's Biggest Services Market and Remains Leading Services Exporter, Importer [6 July 2009]
http://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2009/er0706gg1.htm
U.S. service firms led the world in global services trade in 2007, reports the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in its publication < http://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/pub4084.pdf> Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, 2009 Annual Report.
The United States remains the world's largest services market and also the world's leading exporter and importer of services, according to the report.
The ITC, an independent, nonpartisan, factfinding federal agency, compiles the report annually. The report presents a statistical overview of U.S. trade in services and highlights the service sectors and geographic markets that contributed substantially to recent services trade performance.
This year's report focuses primarily on professional services and includes separate chapters on advertising, education, healthcare, and legal services that analyze global competitive conditions in the industry, examine recent trade performance, and summarize efforts to remove sectoral trade impediments.
The 2009 report covers trade in services from 2002 to 2007. Highlights of the report follow.
* The United States continues to have the largest services trade surplus of any country in the world, and professional services were major contributors to the growing U.S. services surplus.
* Sales of services by U.S. parent firms' affiliates abroad continue to grow, reflecting the importance to many U.S. service sectors, including professional services, of expanding a commercial presence abroad.
* U.S. professional services' contribution to GDP in 2007 was large, reaching $1.7 trillion, or 17 percent of the U.S. private-sector GDP. Employment in U.S. professional service industries stood at about 25 million in that year.
* Several factors have created new opportunities for U.S. professional service suppliers in overseas markets. Economic growth in emerging economies such as China and India has spurred demand for professional services such as advertising and legal services as more local businesses seek to enter and compete in new markets. Technological advancements, such as the proliferation of the Internet and digital video and telecommunications equipment, have allowed healthcare service providers to reach more consumers at lower cost through telemedicine. Government policies that provide tax incentives and liberalize visa regimes have promoted foreign direct investment in local education systems.
* Unilateral efforts to liberalize impediments to services trade and reduce government intervention in the regulation of professional services continue to have a favorable impact on the expansion of professional services trade.
* The report includes a summary of the Commission's second annual services roundtable, which was held on December 4, 2008. The roundtable drew participation from services experts within industry, government, and academia. The discussion focused on the financial crisis of 2008, the prospects for liberalization under the World Trade Organization's General Agreement on Trade in Services, and other liberalization efforts.
Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, 2009 Annual Report (Investigation No. 332-345, USITC publication 4084, July 2009) is available on the USITC's Internet site at http://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/pub4084.pdf
______________________________
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Cornell/ILR School
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New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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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
________________________________________________________________________
United States International Trade Commission (USITC)
Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, 2009 Annual Report.[6 July 2009]
http://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/pub4084.pdf
[full-text, 132 pages]
Abstract
Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, 2009 Annual Report focuses principally on
professional services (advertising, education, healthcare, and legal services), which provide
critical inputs to various goods and service industries, as well as specialized services directly
to individual consumers. The largest professional service firms in terms of revenue are
located in developed countries and offer their services across the globe through both crossborder
trade and affiliate transactions. The markets of many developing countries are
growing rapidly and offer larger professional service firms significant merger, acquisition,
and investment opportunities. U.S. services overall, and professional services in particular,
grew faster in 2007 in terms of contribution to gross domestic product, employment, and
cross-border exports than the average annual rate of the preceding five-year period. Services
supplied to foreign consumers by foreign-based affiliates of U.S. firms, including those in
professional services, also experienced recent strong growth.
Press Release 6 July 2009
USITC REPORTS STRONG U.S. PERFORMANCE IN GLOBAL SERVICES TRADE
United States Has World's Biggest Services Market and Remains Leading Services Exporter, Importer [6 July 2009]
http://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2009/er0706gg1.htm
U.S. service firms led the world in global services trade in 2007, reports the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in its publication < http://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/pub4084.pdf> Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, 2009 Annual Report.
The United States remains the world's largest services market and also the world's leading exporter and importer of services, according to the report.
The ITC, an independent, nonpartisan, factfinding federal agency, compiles the report annually. The report presents a statistical overview of U.S. trade in services and highlights the service sectors and geographic markets that contributed substantially to recent services trade performance.
This year's report focuses primarily on professional services and includes separate chapters on advertising, education, healthcare, and legal services that analyze global competitive conditions in the industry, examine recent trade performance, and summarize efforts to remove sectoral trade impediments.
The 2009 report covers trade in services from 2002 to 2007. Highlights of the report follow.
* The United States continues to have the largest services trade surplus of any country in the world, and professional services were major contributors to the growing U.S. services surplus.
* Sales of services by U.S. parent firms' affiliates abroad continue to grow, reflecting the importance to many U.S. service sectors, including professional services, of expanding a commercial presence abroad.
* U.S. professional services' contribution to GDP in 2007 was large, reaching $1.7 trillion, or 17 percent of the U.S. private-sector GDP. Employment in U.S. professional service industries stood at about 25 million in that year.
* Several factors have created new opportunities for U.S. professional service suppliers in overseas markets. Economic growth in emerging economies such as China and India has spurred demand for professional services such as advertising and legal services as more local businesses seek to enter and compete in new markets. Technological advancements, such as the proliferation of the Internet and digital video and telecommunications equipment, have allowed healthcare service providers to reach more consumers at lower cost through telemedicine. Government policies that provide tax incentives and liberalize visa regimes have promoted foreign direct investment in local education systems.
* Unilateral efforts to liberalize impediments to services trade and reduce government intervention in the regulation of professional services continue to have a favorable impact on the expansion of professional services trade.
* The report includes a summary of the Commission's second annual services roundtable, which was held on December 4, 2008. The roundtable drew participation from services experts within industry, government, and academia. The discussion focused on the financial crisis of 2008, the prospects for liberalization under the World Trade Organization's General Agreement on Trade in Services, and other liberalization efforts.
Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, 2009 Annual Report (Investigation No. 332-345, USITC publication 4084, July 2009) is available on the USITC's Internet site at http://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/pub4084.pdf
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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Cornell/ILR School
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New York, NY 10016
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Fax: (607) 255-9641
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# posted by SBasefsky : 10:41 AM
[IWS] WTO: WORLD TRADE REPORT 2009 [22 July 2009]
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
________________________________________________________________________
World Trade Organization (WTO)
WORLD TRADE REPORT 2009 [22 July 2009]
Trade Policy Commitments and Contingency Measures
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/publications_e/wtr09_e.htm
or
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/anrep_e/world_trade_report09_e.pdf
[full-text, 196 pages]
The theme of this year's Report is "Trade policy commitments and contingency measures". The Report examines the range of contingency measures available in trade agreements and the role that these measures play. Also referred to as escape clauses or safety valves, these measures allow governments a certain degree of flexibility within their trade commitments and can be used to address circumstances that could not have been foreseen when a trade commitment was made. Contingency measures seek to strike a balance between commitments and flexibility. Too much flexibility may undermine the value of commitments, but too little may render the rules unsustainable. The tension between credible commitments and flexibility is often close to the surface during trade negotiations. For example, in the July 2008 mini-ministerial meeting, which sought to agree negotiating modalities or a final blueprint for agriculture and non-agricultural market access (NAMA), the question of a "special safeguard mechanism" (the extent to which developing countries would be allowed to protect farmers from import surges) was crucial to the discussions.
One of the main objectives of this Report is to analyze whether WTO provisions provide a balance between supplying governments with necessary flexibility to face difficult economic situations and adequately defining them in a way that limits their use for protectionist purposes. In analyzing this question, the Report focuses primarily on contingency measures available to WTO members when importing and exporting goods. These measures include the use of safeguards, such as tariffs and quotas, in specified circumstances, anti-dumping duties on goods that are deemed to be "dumped", and countervailing duties imposed to offset subsidies. The Report also discusses alternative policy options, including the renegotiation of tariff commitments, the use of export taxes, and increases in tariffs up to their legal maximum ceiling or binding. The analysis includes consideration of legal, economic and political economy factors that influence the use of these measures and their associated benefits and costs.
CONTENTS
ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS ...............................................................................................................................vii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................................................................ix
DISCLAIMER ........................................................................................................................................................................x
FOREWORD BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL ..........................................................................................................xi
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................xiii
I THE TRADE SITUATION IN 2008-09 ............................................................................................................... 1
A INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................... 1
B OVERVIEW OF TRADE AND PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENTS IN 2008-09 ...................................... 3
C MERCHANDISE TRADE, VOLUME (REAL) TERMS, 2008 ......................................................................... 5
D MERCHANDISE AND SERVICES TRADE, VALUE (NOMINAL) TERMS, 2008 ................................... 7
II TRADE POLICY COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCY MEASURES ............................................. 19
A INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................... 19
B FLEXIBILITY IN TRADE AGREEMENTS ........................................................................................................ 21
1. Economic theories of trade agreements and the role of flexibilities .......................................................... 21
2. Circumstances for suspension of commitments and flexibility measures
built into the WTO agreements .....................................................................................................................30
3. Conclusions .......................................................................................................................................................39
C ECONOMICS, DISCIPLINES AND PRACTICES ........................................................................................... 47
1. Safeguards ......................................................................................................................................................... 47
2. Dumping and anti-dumping measures ..........................................................................................................65
3. Subsidies and countervailing duties ...............................................................................................................84
4. Other selected measures of contingency protection ..................................................................................102
5. Choosing among different measures ............................................................................................................ 114
6. Conclusions ..................................................................................................................................................... 117
D EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE .....................................................................................................................................127
1. Patterns and trends in the use of contingency measures ...........................................................................127
2. Contingency measures and the multilateral trading system ....................................................................142
3. Factors explaining the use of trade contingency measures .......................................................................147
4. The economic impact of contingency measures .........................................................................................152
5. Conclusions .....................................................................................................................................................156
E CONCLUSIONS .....................................................................................................................................................159
BIBLIOGRAPHY .............................................................................................................................................................161
TECHNICAL NOTES ....................................................................................................................................................169
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
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Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
World Trade Organization (WTO)
WORLD TRADE REPORT 2009 [22 July 2009]
Trade Policy Commitments and Contingency Measures
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/publications_e/wtr09_e.htm
or
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/anrep_e/world_trade_report09_e.pdf
[full-text, 196 pages]
The theme of this year's Report is "Trade policy commitments and contingency measures". The Report examines the range of contingency measures available in trade agreements and the role that these measures play. Also referred to as escape clauses or safety valves, these measures allow governments a certain degree of flexibility within their trade commitments and can be used to address circumstances that could not have been foreseen when a trade commitment was made. Contingency measures seek to strike a balance between commitments and flexibility. Too much flexibility may undermine the value of commitments, but too little may render the rules unsustainable. The tension between credible commitments and flexibility is often close to the surface during trade negotiations. For example, in the July 2008 mini-ministerial meeting, which sought to agree negotiating modalities or a final blueprint for agriculture and non-agricultural market access (NAMA), the question of a "special safeguard mechanism" (the extent to which developing countries would be allowed to protect farmers from import surges) was crucial to the discussions.
One of the main objectives of this Report is to analyze whether WTO provisions provide a balance between supplying governments with necessary flexibility to face difficult economic situations and adequately defining them in a way that limits their use for protectionist purposes. In analyzing this question, the Report focuses primarily on contingency measures available to WTO members when importing and exporting goods. These measures include the use of safeguards, such as tariffs and quotas, in specified circumstances, anti-dumping duties on goods that are deemed to be "dumped", and countervailing duties imposed to offset subsidies. The Report also discusses alternative policy options, including the renegotiation of tariff commitments, the use of export taxes, and increases in tariffs up to their legal maximum ceiling or binding. The analysis includes consideration of legal, economic and political economy factors that influence the use of these measures and their associated benefits and costs.
CONTENTS
ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS ...............................................................................................................................vii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................................................................ix
DISCLAIMER ........................................................................................................................................................................x
FOREWORD BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL ..........................................................................................................xi
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................xiii
I THE TRADE SITUATION IN 2008-09 ............................................................................................................... 1
A INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................... 1
B OVERVIEW OF TRADE AND PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENTS IN 2008-09 ...................................... 3
C MERCHANDISE TRADE, VOLUME (REAL) TERMS, 2008 ......................................................................... 5
D MERCHANDISE AND SERVICES TRADE, VALUE (NOMINAL) TERMS, 2008 ................................... 7
II TRADE POLICY COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCY MEASURES ............................................. 19
A INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................... 19
B FLEXIBILITY IN TRADE AGREEMENTS ........................................................................................................ 21
1. Economic theories of trade agreements and the role of flexibilities .......................................................... 21
2. Circumstances for suspension of commitments and flexibility measures
built into the WTO agreements .....................................................................................................................30
3. Conclusions .......................................................................................................................................................39
C ECONOMICS, DISCIPLINES AND PRACTICES ........................................................................................... 47
1. Safeguards ......................................................................................................................................................... 47
2. Dumping and anti-dumping measures ..........................................................................................................65
3. Subsidies and countervailing duties ...............................................................................................................84
4. Other selected measures of contingency protection ..................................................................................102
5. Choosing among different measures ............................................................................................................ 114
6. Conclusions ..................................................................................................................................................... 117
D EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE .....................................................................................................................................127
1. Patterns and trends in the use of contingency measures ...........................................................................127
2. Contingency measures and the multilateral trading system ....................................................................142
3. Factors explaining the use of trade contingency measures .......................................................................147
4. The economic impact of contingency measures .........................................................................................152
5. Conclusions .....................................................................................................................................................156
E CONCLUSIONS .....................................................................................................................................................159
BIBLIOGRAPHY .............................................................................................................................................................161
TECHNICAL NOTES ....................................................................................................................................................169
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
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Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
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New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 10:31 AM
[IWS] WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT: ONE-PAGE CASE SUMMARIES 1995-2008 [July 2009]
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
________________________________________________________________________
World Trade Organization (WTO)
WTO Dispute Settlement: One-Page Case Summaries (1995-2008) [July 2009]
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/publications_e/dispu_settl_1995_2008_e.htm
or
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/dispu_summary95_08_e.pdf
[full-text, 184 pages]
This third edition of WTO Dispute Settlement: One-Page Case Summaries covers all panel and Appellate Body reports adopted by the WTO Dispute Settlement Body as of 31 December 2008.
The publication attempts to summarize on a single page the core facts and substantive findings contained in the adopted panel and, where applicable, Appellate Body reports for each decided case. Where relevant, the publication also summarizes key findings on significant procedural matters. Other matters of particular significance raised during the proceedings are listed in the accompanying footnotes to each case. The index enables readers to search the disputes by articles and by WTO agreement. The publication has been prepared by the Legal Affairs Division of the WTO with special assistance from the Rules Division and the Appellate Body Secretariat.
[Thanks to Sabrina Pacifici at bespacific.com for the tip].
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
World Trade Organization (WTO)
WTO Dispute Settlement: One-Page Case Summaries (1995-2008) [July 2009]
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/publications_e/dispu_settl_1995_2008_e.htm
or
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/dispu_summary95_08_e.pdf
[full-text, 184 pages]
This third edition of WTO Dispute Settlement: One-Page Case Summaries covers all panel and Appellate Body reports adopted by the WTO Dispute Settlement Body as of 31 December 2008.
The publication attempts to summarize on a single page the core facts and substantive findings contained in the adopted panel and, where applicable, Appellate Body reports for each decided case. Where relevant, the publication also summarizes key findings on significant procedural matters. Other matters of particular significance raised during the proceedings are listed in the accompanying footnotes to each case. The index enables readers to search the disputes by articles and by WTO agreement. The publication has been prepared by the Legal Affairs Division of the WTO with special assistance from the Rules Division and the Appellate Body Secretariat.
[Thanks to Sabrina Pacifici at bespacific.com for the tip].
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 10:25 AM
[IWS] BLS: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS IN THE UNITED STATES, MARCH 2009 [28 July 2009]
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
________________________________________________________________________
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS IN THE UNITED STATES, MARCH 2009 [28 July 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ebs2.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ebs2.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
While about 70 percent of workers in private industry had access to employer provided medical care
benefits in March 2009, only 25 percent of the lowest wage earners -- those with average hourly wages in
the lowest 10 percent of all private industry wages -- had such access, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. By contrast, nearly all workers with hourly wages in the
highest 10 percent of all private industry wages had access to medical care benefits. (See table 2.) A
worker with access to medical care benefits is defined as having an employer-provided medical plan available
for use, regardless of the worker's decision to enroll or participate in the plan. These data are from the
National Compensation Survey (NCS), which provides comprehensive measures of occupation earnings, compensation
cost trends, and incidence and provisions of employee benefit plans. Farm and private household workers,
the self-employed, and Federal government workers are excluded from the survey.
The following are additional findings:
* Medical care benefits were available to 71 percent of private industry workers, compared with 88
percent among State and local government workers. About half of private industry workers participated
in a plan, less than the 73 percent of State and local government workers. (See table 2.)
* Employers paid 82 percent of the cost of premiums for single coverage and 71 percent of the cost for
family coverage, for workers participating in employer sponsored medical plans. The employer share for
single coverage was greater in State and local government (90 percent) than in private industry (80 percent).
For family coverage, the employer share of premiums was similar for private industry and State and local
government, 70 and 73 percent, respectively. (See tables 3 and 4.)
* Among full-time State and local government workers, virtually all (99 percent) had access to retirement
and medical care benefits. Of full-time workers in private industry, only 76 percent had access to
retirement benefits and 86 percent to medical care. Part-time workers had less access to these benefits in
both private industry and in State and local government; about 40 percent of part-time workers had access
to retirement benefits and about 25 percent had access to medical care benefits. (See tables 1 and 2.)
* Sixty-seven percent of private industry employees had access to retirement benefits, compared with
90 percent of State and local government employees. Eighty-six percent of State and local government
employees participated in a retirement plan, a significantly greater percentage than for private industry
workers, at 51 percent. (See table 1.) The NCS has broadened the definition of access to retirement benefits.
For more detail on this change, see the article in Compensation and Working Conditions Online at
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20081219ar01p1.htm.
* Paid sick leave was available to approximately two-thirds of workers. Nearly 90 percent of State and
local government workers had access, significantly greater than the approximately 60 percent of private
industry workers. (See table 6.)
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS IN THE UNITED STATES, MARCH 2009 [28 July 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ebs2.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ebs2.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
While about 70 percent of workers in private industry had access to employer provided medical care
benefits in March 2009, only 25 percent of the lowest wage earners -- those with average hourly wages in
the lowest 10 percent of all private industry wages -- had such access, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. By contrast, nearly all workers with hourly wages in the
highest 10 percent of all private industry wages had access to medical care benefits. (See table 2.) A
worker with access to medical care benefits is defined as having an employer-provided medical plan available
for use, regardless of the worker's decision to enroll or participate in the plan. These data are from the
National Compensation Survey (NCS), which provides comprehensive measures of occupation earnings, compensation
cost trends, and incidence and provisions of employee benefit plans. Farm and private household workers,
the self-employed, and Federal government workers are excluded from the survey.
The following are additional findings:
* Medical care benefits were available to 71 percent of private industry workers, compared with 88
percent among State and local government workers. About half of private industry workers participated
in a plan, less than the 73 percent of State and local government workers. (See table 2.)
* Employers paid 82 percent of the cost of premiums for single coverage and 71 percent of the cost for
family coverage, for workers participating in employer sponsored medical plans. The employer share for
single coverage was greater in State and local government (90 percent) than in private industry (80 percent).
For family coverage, the employer share of premiums was similar for private industry and State and local
government, 70 and 73 percent, respectively. (See tables 3 and 4.)
* Among full-time State and local government workers, virtually all (99 percent) had access to retirement
and medical care benefits. Of full-time workers in private industry, only 76 percent had access to
retirement benefits and 86 percent to medical care. Part-time workers had less access to these benefits in
both private industry and in State and local government; about 40 percent of part-time workers had access
to retirement benefits and about 25 percent had access to medical care benefits. (See tables 1 and 2.)
* Sixty-seven percent of private industry employees had access to retirement benefits, compared with
90 percent of State and local government employees. Eighty-six percent of State and local government
employees participated in a retirement plan, a significantly greater percentage than for private industry
workers, at 51 percent. (See table 1.) The NCS has broadened the definition of access to retirement benefits.
For more detail on this change, see the article in Compensation and Working Conditions Online at
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20081219ar01p1.htm.
* Paid sick leave was available to approximately two-thirds of workers. Nearly 90 percent of State and
local government workers had access, significantly greater than the approximately 60 percent of private
industry workers. (See table 6.)
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 7:42 AM
[IWS] CRS: THE U.S. NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY IN TRANSITION [8 July 2009]
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
________________________________________________________________________
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The U.S. Newspaper Industry in Transition
Suzanne M. Kirchhoff, Analyst in Industrial Organization and Business
July 8, 2009
http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=82207
[full-text, 26 pages]
Summary
The U.S. newspaper industry is suffering through what could be its worst financial crisis since the
Great Depression. Advertising revenues are plummeting due to the severe economic downturn,
while readership habits are changing as consumers turn to the Internet for free news and
information. Some major newspaper chains are burdened by heavy debt loads. In the past year,
seven major newspaper chains have declared bankruptcy, several big city papers have shut down,
and many have laid off reporters and editors, imposed pay reductions, cut the size of the physical
newspaper, or turned to Web-only publication.
As the problems intensify, there are growing concerns that the rapid decline of the newspaper
industry will impact civic and social life. Already there are fewer newspaper reporters covering
state capitols and city halls, while the number of states with newspapers covering Congress fulltime
has dwindled to 23 from the most recent peak of 35 in 1985.
As old-style, print newspapers decline, new journalism startups are developing around the
country, aided by low entry costs on the Internet. The emerging ventures hold promise but do not
have the experience, resources, and reach of shrinking mainstream newspapers.
Congress has begun debating whether the financial problems in the newspaper industry pose a
public policy issue that warrants federal action. Whether a congressional response to the current
turmoil is justified may depend on the current causes of the crisis. If the causes are related to
significant technological shifts (the Internet, smart phones and electronic readers) or societal
changes that are disruptive to established business models and means of news dissemination, the
policy options may be quite limited, especially if new models of reporting (and, equally
important, advertising) are beginning to emerge. Governmental policy actions to bolster existing
businesses could stall or retard such a shift. In this case, policymakers might stand back and allow
the market to realign news gathering and delivery, as it has many times in the past. If, on the other
hand, the current crisis is related to the struggle of some major newspapers to survive the current
recession, possible policy options to ensure the continuing availability of in-depth local and
national news coverage by newspapers might include providing tax breaks, relaxing antitrust
policy, tightening copyright law, providing general support for the practice of journalism by
increasing funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) or similar public programs,
or helping newspapers reorganize as nonprofit organizations. Policymakers may also determine
that some set of measures could ease the combination of social and technological transition and
the recession-related financial distress of the industry.
Contents
Introduction ...............................................................................................................................1
Industry History.........................................................................................................................2
Industry Conditions.....................................................................................................................4
Industry Cost Cutting: Key to Survival? ................................................................................4
Declining Advertising Revenues, Recession, and the Internet ................................................5
Other Factors ........................................................................................................................7
Alternative News Sources .....................................................................................................9
Rise of the Web...........................................................................................................................9
Interdependence.......................................................................................................................13
Searching for New Business Models ...................................................................................16
Nonprofits..........................................................................................................................18
Public Policy Issues ..................................................................................................................20
Congressional Action ................................................................................................................21
Industry Proposals...............................................................................................................21
Supporting the General Practice of Journalism ....................................................................22
Figures
Figure 1. Change in National Advertising Spending, 2007-2008 ..................................................6
Figure 2. Newspaper Advertising Revenues from 2003- 2008....................................................14
Tables
Table 1. Daily Print Newspaper Readership.................................................................................3
Table 2. Top 20 U.S. Newspapers: Print Circulation ..................................................................10
Table 3. Newspaper Website Readership....................................................................................12
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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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
________________________________________________________________________
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The U.S. Newspaper Industry in Transition
Suzanne M. Kirchhoff, Analyst in Industrial Organization and Business
July 8, 2009
http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=82207
[full-text, 26 pages]
Summary
The U.S. newspaper industry is suffering through what could be its worst financial crisis since the
Great Depression. Advertising revenues are plummeting due to the severe economic downturn,
while readership habits are changing as consumers turn to the Internet for free news and
information. Some major newspaper chains are burdened by heavy debt loads. In the past year,
seven major newspaper chains have declared bankruptcy, several big city papers have shut down,
and many have laid off reporters and editors, imposed pay reductions, cut the size of the physical
newspaper, or turned to Web-only publication.
As the problems intensify, there are growing concerns that the rapid decline of the newspaper
industry will impact civic and social life. Already there are fewer newspaper reporters covering
state capitols and city halls, while the number of states with newspapers covering Congress fulltime
has dwindled to 23 from the most recent peak of 35 in 1985.
As old-style, print newspapers decline, new journalism startups are developing around the
country, aided by low entry costs on the Internet. The emerging ventures hold promise but do not
have the experience, resources, and reach of shrinking mainstream newspapers.
Congress has begun debating whether the financial problems in the newspaper industry pose a
public policy issue that warrants federal action. Whether a congressional response to the current
turmoil is justified may depend on the current causes of the crisis. If the causes are related to
significant technological shifts (the Internet, smart phones and electronic readers) or societal
changes that are disruptive to established business models and means of news dissemination, the
policy options may be quite limited, especially if new models of reporting (and, equally
important, advertising) are beginning to emerge. Governmental policy actions to bolster existing
businesses could stall or retard such a shift. In this case, policymakers might stand back and allow
the market to realign news gathering and delivery, as it has many times in the past. If, on the other
hand, the current crisis is related to the struggle of some major newspapers to survive the current
recession, possible policy options to ensure the continuing availability of in-depth local and
national news coverage by newspapers might include providing tax breaks, relaxing antitrust
policy, tightening copyright law, providing general support for the practice of journalism by
increasing funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) or similar public programs,
or helping newspapers reorganize as nonprofit organizations. Policymakers may also determine
that some set of measures could ease the combination of social and technological transition and
the recession-related financial distress of the industry.
Contents
Introduction ...............................................................................................................................1
Industry History.........................................................................................................................2
Industry Conditions.....................................................................................................................4
Industry Cost Cutting: Key to Survival? ................................................................................4
Declining Advertising Revenues, Recession, and the Internet ................................................5
Other Factors ........................................................................................................................7
Alternative News Sources .....................................................................................................9
Rise of the Web...........................................................................................................................9
Interdependence.......................................................................................................................13
Searching for New Business Models ...................................................................................16
Nonprofits..........................................................................................................................18
Public Policy Issues ..................................................................................................................20
Congressional Action ................................................................................................................21
Industry Proposals...............................................................................................................21
Supporting the General Practice of Journalism ....................................................................22
Figures
Figure 1. Change in National Advertising Spending, 2007-2008 ..................................................6
Figure 2. Newspaper Advertising Revenues from 2003- 2008....................................................14
Tables
Table 1. Daily Print Newspaper Readership.................................................................................3
Table 2. Top 20 U.S. Newspapers: Print Circulation ..................................................................10
Table 3. Newspaper Website Readership....................................................................................12
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
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[IWS] UNDP: ARAB HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2009 [21 July 2009]
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
________________________________________________________________________
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Arab Human Development Report 2009 [21 July 2009]
Challenges to Human Security in the Arab Countries
http://www.arab-hdr.org/contents/index.aspx?rid=5
or
http://www.arab-hdr.org/publications/other/ahdr/ahdr2009e.pdf
[full-text,288 pages]
Press Release 21 July 2009
"Human Security" offers new way to understand development challenges in the Arab region
http://www.arab-hdr.org/publications/contents/2009/pressrelease-e.pdf
OONTENTS
* Foreword, team and table of contents
* Executive summary
* Chapter 1: Applying the concept of human security in the Arab countries
* Chapter 2: The environment, resource pressures and human security in the Arab countries
* Chapter 3: The Arab State and human security - performance and prospects
* Chapter 4: The personal insecurity of vulnerable groups
* Chapter 5: Challenges to economic security
* Chapter 6: Hunger, nutrition and human security
* Chapter 7: Approaching health through human security - a road not taken
* Chapter 8: Occupation, military intervention and human insecurity
* Chapter 9: Concluding reflections
* Bibliography and references
* Annex I: Human development indicators in the Arab countries
* Annex II: Indicators of governance in the Arab countries
* Annex III: The human security survey
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Arab Human Development Report 2009 [21 July 2009]
Challenges to Human Security in the Arab Countries
http://www.arab-hdr.org/contents/index.aspx?rid=5
or
http://www.arab-hdr.org/publications/other/ahdr/ahdr2009e.pdf
[full-text,288 pages]
Press Release 21 July 2009
"Human Security" offers new way to understand development challenges in the Arab region
http://www.arab-hdr.org/publications/contents/2009/pressrelease-e.pdf
OONTENTS
* Foreword, team and table of contents
* Executive summary
* Chapter 1: Applying the concept of human security in the Arab countries
* Chapter 2: The environment, resource pressures and human security in the Arab countries
* Chapter 3: The Arab State and human security - performance and prospects
* Chapter 4: The personal insecurity of vulnerable groups
* Chapter 5: Challenges to economic security
* Chapter 6: Hunger, nutrition and human security
* Chapter 7: Approaching health through human security - a road not taken
* Chapter 8: Occupation, military intervention and human insecurity
* Chapter 9: Concluding reflections
* Bibliography and references
* Annex I: Human development indicators in the Arab countries
* Annex II: Indicators of governance in the Arab countries
* Annex III: The human security survey
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
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