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European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
COMPARATIVE STUDY & ANNUAL REVIEW

Pay Developments - 2005
http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2006/06/update/tn0606101u.html

This review of trends in pay in 2004 and 2005 finds that average collectively agreed nominal wage increases across the EU rose from 4.1% in 2004 to 4.5% in 2005 (though with major variations between countries), reversing a previous steady downward trend. Taking into account inflation, the rate of real increase rose more sharply, from 1.1% in 2004 to 1.9% in 2005. In the EU 15, the average agreed nominal wage increase remained unchanged in 2005 at 3.0% and the rate of real increase fell from 1.0% in 2004 to 0.7% in 2005. However, in the 10 new Member States that joined in 2004, the average nominal increase rose from 5.6% in 2004 to 6.7% in 2005, and the rate of real increase climbed from 1.4% to 3.6%. The overall picture is thus of rather differing overall pay trends in the ‘old’ and ‘new’ EU. This review also looks at collectively agreed pay increases in six selected sectors (metalworking, chemicals, banking, retail, local government and the civil service), increases in average earnings (and current levels), increases in minimum wages (plus current rates), the gender pay gap and labour costs.

Includes numerous TABLES...

Contents include--

Average collectively agreed pay increases
 - Nominal pay increases
 - Real pay increases
Collectively agreed pay increases by sector
 - Overview
 - Metalworking
 - Chemicals
 - Banking
 - Retail
 - Local government
 - Civil service
Minimum wages
 - Youth rates
Gender pay differentials
Average earnings
Labour costs
Appendices
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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
________________________________________________________________________

ILO
Workers' Activities

Labour Education 2005/1-2
No. 138-139

Fight Poverty ­ Organize! [online 12 July 2006]
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/actrav/publ/138/
or
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/actrav/publ/138/138.pdf
[full-text, 60 pages]

Contents
Editorial V
Rich in poverty ­ the African challenge 1
Fighting exclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean 11
Asia ­ the inequality challenge 23
Poverty amidst plenty: Europe’s unions fight for fairer shares 33

Appendix.
Conclusions of the International Workers’ Symposium on “The role of trade unions in the global economy and the fight against poverty” (Geneva, 17-21 October 2005) 43
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Cornell/ILR School                        
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New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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_______________________________
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 [7 July 2006]
June 2006
Vol. 129, Number 6
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm

Employment in hospitals: unconventional patterns

William C. Goodman

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/06/art1full.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

Food-at-home expenditures of Asian households

Shiao-Lin Shirley Tsai and Lucilla Tan

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/06/art2full.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

State UI job search rules and reemployment services

Christopher J. O'Leary

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/06/art3full.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

Income data quality issues in the CPS

Daniel H. Weinberg

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/06/art4full.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

Misclassification in an experimental poverty measure

Richard Bavier

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/06/art5full.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages]

International Report

China's changing economy

Lawrence H. Leith

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/06/intlrpt.pdf

[full-text, 2 pages]

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New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
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New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

ILO
Workers' Activities

Labour Education 2005/3-4
No. 140-141

The Global Challenges of Labour Inspection [online 12 July 2006]
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/actrav/publ/140/index.htm
or
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/actrav/publ/140/140.pdf
[full-text, 92 pages]

Contents --
Editorial V

The global challenges of labour inspection

Globalization, workplace and health, by Gerd Albracht 1
Shared interests: Unions and labour inspection,
by Bjørn Erikson and Ian Graham 9
Labour inspection and the informal economy, by José Luis Daza 15
Hard times for labour inspection, by Isabelle Hoferlin 22

Labour inspection in the regions

Labour inspection in Africa ­ promoting worker rights,
by Sammy T. Nyambari 29
Labour inspection ­ the Brazilian experience,
by Maria de Lourdes Moure 36
Providing a safe workplace ­ the Singapore experience,
by Magdalene Chan and Ho Siong Hin 41
Labour inspection policies, practices and experiences in Australia,
by Michele Patterson 47
Occupational health and safety inspection in Western Europe:
Policies, practices and experiences, by Adrian F. Ellis 54
Labour inspection in Russia and the CIS, by Wiking Husberg 60

Integrated labour inspection systems

Integrated labour inspection systems: The strategy of the ILO,
by Gerd Albracht 67
The ten steps for strengthening labour inspection, by Bernd Treichel 74
The International Association of Labour Inspection,
by Jan Weismüller and Joshua A. Seidman-Zager 79
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
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OFFICE OF INDUSTRIES
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION (USITC)
STAFF RESEARCH STUDY 28
June 2006
Publication 3864


The Effects of Increasing Chinese Demand on Global Commodity Markets [29 June 2006]
http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/research_working_papers/pub3864-200606.pdf
[full-text, 108 pages]

Press Release
http://www.usitc.gov/ext_relations/news_release/2006/er0629dd3.htm

Abstract
China�s stunning economic growth in recent years has increased the country�s demand for
energy and other commodities used by a wide range of industries. This study examines the
effects of China�s rising demand for commodities on global markets, focusing on crude
petroleum, aluminum, forest products, and ferrous scrap. The study explores the factors
behind the shifts in trade and prices for each of the four commodities, and finds that the
�China impact� on global markets is complex and varies across products. We find that
increasing Chinese demand is one factor contributing to the price increases for crude
petroleum in recent years, but that global production over the 1995-2004 period more than
kept pace with the increased demand from China, mitigating the impact of Chinese demand
on global prices. China�s expansion of its aluminum and forest products industries has led
to increased imports of input products such as wood pulp and alumina. This shift in trade
patterns has led to increased global prices for aluminum, while paper prices have remained
generally stable. Global market prices for ferrous scrap have increased sharply, reflecting
increased demand from China and other countries.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Chapter 2 Crude Petroleum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Summary of Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Factors broadly affecting demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Demand for crude petroleum in China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
China�s demand in global context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Factors broadly affecting supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Supply of crude petroleum in China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
China�s supply in global context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Price trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Trade trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Chapter 3 Unwrought Aluminum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Summary of conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Demand issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Factors broadly affecting demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Demand for aluminum in China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
China�s supply in global context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Supply issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Factors broadly affecting supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Supply of aluminum in China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
China�s supply in global context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Price trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Trade trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Chapter 4 Forest Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Summary of conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Pulp and paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Factors broadly affecting demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Demand for pulp and paper in China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Factors broadly affecting supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Supply of pulp and paper in China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
China�s supply in global context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Price trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Trade trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Wood Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Factors broadly affecting demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Demand for wood products in China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
China�s demand in global context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Supply of wood products in China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
China�s supply in global context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Price trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Trade trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Chapter 5 Ferrous Scrap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Summary of conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Factors broadly affecting demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Demand for ferrous scrap in China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Factors broadly affecting supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Supply of ferrous scrap in China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Price trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Trade trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Chapter 6 Next steps and suggestions for future research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Economic Analysis of the Effects of China�s Increase in Demand on Global Commodity Prices . . . . .. . . . . A-1
Overview of commodity market research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Petroleum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
Aluminum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
Forest products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10
Ferrous scrap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11
Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1


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Migration Information Source (MIS)

The People Perceived as a Threat to Security: Arab Americans Since September 11
By Randa A. Kayyali
George Mason University
July 1, 2006
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=409

[excerpt]
Since the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001, Arab Americans have regularly been featured in the press as a group "of interest" to many federal agencies, particularly the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Yet government security agencies have recruited them for their language skills ­ the FBI has hired 195 Arabic linguists since 9/11 although other agencies, such as the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), have not released the number of new hires. Despite demand, the number of recruits is low due to bureaucratic problems and the difficulties Arab Americans face in getting top-level security clearances. Similar to other US immigrant groups in the past, they are viewed as suspect simply because of their origin.

Although the term "Arab American" is often used, it remains misunderstood. Who exactly is an Arab American? Are all Arab Americans Muslim? Has the immigration rate of Arab Americans decreased as a result of 9/11? What has been the net fall-out effect of 9/11 on this group? This article will provide definitions, look at flow data from recent years, and examine the trend of immigration and security policies affecting Arab Americans.



Detailed Characteristics of the Caribbean Born in the United States
By Julia Gelatt and David Dixon
Migration Policy Institute
July 1, 2006
http://www.migrationinformation.org/USfocus/display.cfm?id=408

[excerpt]
This spotlight examines the foreign born from the Caribbean. It is the fifth in a series on the size and characteristics of the foreign-born population in the United States by region of birth.

The Caribbean born make up a small proportion of the overall foreign-born population in the United States. However, the number of immigrants born in the Caribbean has grown rapidly over the past 40 years.

As a group, the Caribbean born are less likely to be proficient in English or have university degrees compared with the overall foreign-born population. However, they are as likely to participate in the labor force as the overall foreign-born population and are more likely to work in sales and office or service occupations. Closer examination of this population reveals a great deal of variation by country of birth.

This series draws primarily from Census 2000 data, including social, economic, and housing profiles of the foreign born developed by the US Census Bureau.


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U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Advocacy

How Did Small Business-Owning Households Fare During the Longest U.S. Economic Expansion? [22 June 2006]
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs276tot.pdf
[full-text, 31 pages]

By George Haynes, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 69715; and Charles Ou, U.S. Small Business
Administration, Office of Advocacy. 2006. [29] pages. Under contract no. SBAHQ-03-M-0274

See Research Summary at
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs276.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]

Press Release [22 June 2006]
Business Owners As High Income Earners And Wealth Holders
http://www.sba.gov/advo/press/06-15.html


WASHINGTON, D.C. - Business owners in the 1990's were more likely than wage earners to be in households classified as high income earners and wealth holders, according to a study released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. However, their comparative share of income and wealth fell during the same period.

"Business ownership has traditionally been a route to prosperity for Americans," said Dr. Chad Moutray, Chief Economist for the Office of Advocacy. "This study confirms that the 1990's were no different. Nonetheless, with the market bubble of the 90's, wage earners saw a greater increase in their income and wealth relative to business owners."

The report, How Did Small Business-Owning Households Fare During the Longest U.S. Economic Expansion?, written by Dr. Charles Ou, Economist for the Office of Advocacy, and Dr. George Haynes is a follow-on to the study Wealth and Income: How Did Small Businesses Fare from 1989 to 1998?.

The study finds that in 2001 small business-owning households were more than twice as likely as non-owning households (57.1 percent to 25.5 percent) to be high income, and over eight times more likely (21.2 percent to 2.5 percent) to be high wealth households. However, from 1992 to 2001, the chance of being in the high income category for non-owning households increased 42.5 percent, and their chance of being high wealth increased 92 percent, whereas the chances for small business-owning households increased 24.7 and 61.8 percent, respectively.

The study also examines the changes in the demographic characteristics of high income and high wealth households over the 1992-2001 period.

The Office of Advocacy, the "small business watchdog" of the government, examines the role and status of small business in the economy and independently represents the views of small business to federal agencies, Congress, and the President. It is the source for small business statistics presented in user-friendly formats and it funds research into small business issues.

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This McKinsey Quarterly

Special Collection

Upward mobility (issued 3 July 2006)
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/special_topics.aspx?stid=30


Many countries try to protect workers through minimum-wage laws, "last-hired-first-fired" laws, laws making it difficult or impossible to fire anyone, and other well-intentioned devices that not only limit the mobility of labor­either directly or because they add to the cost of creating jobs­but also discourage companies from expanding into new businesses. Yet it is essential that developed (and, eventually, developing) economies move up the value chain into advanced services so that people displaced by offshoring can find new work. The articles in this special collection argue that governments should give companies the freedom to determine their own labor requirements while protecting workers from the hardships of economic change instead of trying to prevent it.


In this collection

Beyond cheap labor: Lessons for developing economies
2005 Number 1
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/article_page.aspx?ar=1545&L2=7&L3=8

How can middle-income countries like Mexico compete with China? By adding higher value.


Who wins in offshoring
2003 Special Edition: Global directions
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/article_abstract.aspx?ar=1363&L2=7&L3=10
[abstract only -- full-text for members]

By moving service industry work to countries with lower labor costs, US companies can focus on creating higher-value jobs.


A road map for European economic reform
Web exclusive, September 2005
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/article_page.aspx?ar=1679&L2=7&L3=10

The region must do away with restrictive regulations and embrace competition.


How Germany can win from offshoring
2004 Number 4
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/article_page.aspx?ar=1496&L2=7&L3=10

Offshoring could create new wealth for Germany, but only if it adopts the structural reforms needed to reemploy its displaced workers.


An American lesson for France
2000 Special Edition: Europe in transition
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/article_page.aspx?ar=806&L2=7&L3=10

The French economy is much stronger than people think. France should aim to create jobs, not to protect them.
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Securities Industry Association (SIA) Research Reports: 
Vol. VII, No. 7,  June 27, 2006


Retirement Savings: by the Numbers
http://www.sia.com/research/pdf/RsrchRprtVol7-7.pdf
[full-text, 52 pages]

[excerpt]
This article.. [combines] recently released data, the Federal Reserve's ttriennial release on savings and net worth, the 2004 Survey of Consumer Finances, with the quarterly Flow of Funds Accounts and othr more current data sources, to update and refine our assessments on the inadequacy of retirement savings and examine the causes and consequences of the decline in savings. Nearly 44% of American households were not saving at all and only one-third of U.S. families werre saving enough to maintain their standards of living in retirement.....

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National Science Foundation

Characteristics of Doctoral Scientists & Engineers in the US: 2003 [30 June 2006]
NSF 06-320 | June 2006
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06320/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06320/pdf/nsf06320.pdf
[full-text, 204 pages]
or
All Detailed Statistical Tables
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06320/pdf/tables.pdf
[full-text, 148 pages]


This report presents data from the 2003 Survey of Doctorate Recipients
(SDR). The SDR is a biennial, longitudinal panel survey that collects data
on demographic and general employment characteristics of individuals who
have received a doctorate in a science, engineering, or health field from
a U.S. academic institution. It follows sampled individuals from shortly
after they receive the doctorate through age 75. The SDR sample is
augmented each cycle with new samples of the most recent cohorts of
science and engineering doctorate recipients, identified by the Survey of
Earned Doctorates, an annual census of research doctorates awarded in the
United States.

The detailed statistical tables presented here provide information on the
number and median salaries of doctoral scientists and engineers[1] by
field of doctorate and occupation; demographic characteristics, such as
sex, race/ethnicity, citizenship, and age; and employment-related
characteristics, such as sector of employment, employer location, and
labor-force rates. Appendixes provide technical information about the
survey methodology, coverage, concepts, definitions, and sampling errors;
a standard error table; crosswalks defining field of doctorate and
occupation classifications used in survey sampling; and the 2003 SDR mail
questionnaire.

The National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health
sponsored the 2003 survey, which was conducted by the National Opinion
Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago. It is the 16th in a
series of surveys initiated in 1973 in response to the needs of the
federal government for demographic and employment information on
scientists and engineers trained at the doctoral level. The goal of the
2003 SDR is to provide policymakers and researchers with high-quality data
on the career patterns and achievements of the nation's doctoral
scientists and engineers.

Other data on doctoral scientists and engineers are available at
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/doctoratework/. For more information on
survey data and methodology, please contact


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European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)


Finland: Fixed-term contracts still common in public sector (03 July 2006)
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/2006/04/FI0604NU04.htm

Although the use of fixed-term contracts has decreased in Finland since
its peak in 1997, it is still widespread by European standards. A recent
study divides fixed-term employment into two categories: conventional and
modern. Unlike conventional fixed-term employment, modern fixed-term contracts
are used for jobs and tasks that do not intrinsically require them. This
applies especially to women working in the public sector. Moreover, tightened
legislation concerning the use of fixed-term contracts has led to an increased
use of temporary agency work instead.


United.Kingdom: Survey explores age-related policies, practices and preferences (03 July 2006)
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/2006/03/UK0603039I.htm

In 2006, the UK government published new research examining whether and
to what extent current employment policies and practices may be discriminatory
on the grounds of age. It found that a series of practices – in areas
such as recruitment, pay, training, retirement and redundancy – could
potentially be age discriminatory. Moreover, there is still a lack of awareness
among employers about the Employment Equality Regulations coming into force
in October 2006.


Italy: Changing profile of working time flexibility (03 July 2006)
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/2006/03/IT0603019I.htm

The second ad hoc Labour Force Survey module on atypical labour contracts
and working time, carried out in 2004, reveals significant changes in the
take-up of flexibility options. A previously widespread use of overtime
has been replaced by part-time contracts and working time flexibility. It
is mainly women who avail of part-time work, although in general part-time
work is less prevalent in Italy than in the EU in general. With regard to
working time flexibility, workers still have little control over their working
time arrangements. These changes seem to be more influenced by the 1997
labour market reform and stagnant economic performance than by the 2003
labour market reform.

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CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (CBO)
A  PAPER, JUNE 2006

The Effects of Liberalizing World Agricultural Trade: A Review of Modeling Studies
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/73xx/doc7352/06-30-Trade.pdf
[full-text, 128 pages]

[excerpt]
A major issue on the agenda of the ongoing Doha Round of multilateral negotiations
by members of the World Trade Organization concerns how and to what extent policies that
affect agricultural trade should be liberalized. For most of the postwar period, the series of
multilateral negotiating rounds under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade allowed policies that distort agricultural trade to continue in large part while tariffs and
other policies that distort trade in other sectors were progressively reduced or eliminated. The
Uruguay Round, which took place from 1986 through 1994, began the liberalization of agricultural
trade; yet tariffs remain much higher, and the use of subsidies remains much more
prevalent, in agriculture than in other goods-producing industries.

In August 2005, in response to a request by the Chairman of the House Ways and Means
Committee, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published a paper that presented statistics
on policies around the world that distort agricultural trade. In December 2005, in
response to the same request, CBO published a paper that surveyed the results of studies that
estimate the economic effects of liberalizing those policies. The December paper was brief,
focusing on the general conclusions that could be drawn from the studies and selected numerical
results to illuminate them. This paper gives a more complete presentation of the numerical
results as well as additional explanation concerning their interpretation. In keeping with
CBO's mandate to provide objective, nonpartisan analysis, the paper makes no recommendations.

Contents
1 Introduction 1
A Qualitative Discussion of the Effects of Liberalization 2
Some Important Modeling Concepts and Qualifications 4
2 Economywide Effects of Full Liberalization 9
The Total Worldwide Cost of Policies That Distort Agricultural Trade 9
Comparison with the Cost of Trade-Distorting Policies in Other Goods Sectors 17
Gains and Losses to Individual Countries from Liberalization 17
Breakdown of Costs by Type of Policy 20
3 Considerations Concerning Partial Liberalization 51
The Need for Large Reductions in Tariff and Subsidy Bindings 51
Allowance for Sensitive and Special Products 55
The Effects of Liberalizing Other Goods Sectors 57
The Effects of Special and Differential Treatment 58
Tariff-Rate Quotas: Quota Expansion Versus Tariff Reduction 58
4 Other Effects of Agricultural Liberalization 75
Effects on Countries' Agricultural Sectors 75
Effects on Factor Returns 77
Countries Whose Liberalization Would Most Help Developing Countries 79
Product-Specific Effects on U.S. Agriculture 80
Bibliography 115

Includes NUMEROUS TABLES.....
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(The 2006 Political Economy Association conference will take place on November 6 and 7th, and will be on the theme of Aging and Management of Ages at the University of Quebec at Montreal)


Colloque de l’AÉP 2006

HALTE À LA RETRAITE!.......DE LA «CULTURE DE LA RETRAITE»
À LA GESTION DES ÂGES!

COLLOQUE DE l’ASSOCIATION D’ÉCONOMIE POLITIQUE (AÉP)
http://www.unites.uqam.ca/aep/colloque.html

Amphithéâtre du Pavillon Sherbrooke-UQÀM
200, rue Sherbrooke ouest, salle SH-2800
Montréal, Québec

Les 6 et 7 novembre 2006

(avec Anne-Marie Guillemard comme conférencière invitée)

Ce colloque s’interroge sur les conséquences du vieillissement de la population, mais plus particulièrement sur les fins de carrières, telles qu’elles sont vécues et telles qu’elles sont souhaitées. Certains se demandent si la codification des savoirs et le Knowledge management n’entraînent pas une substituabilité plus forte entre différentes catégories de main-d’œuvre, un remplacement plus facile des travailleurs expérimentés par des plus jeunes ? Des données seront aussi présentées pour déterminer si les sorties précoces d’activité sont souhaitables, pour les individus comme pour la société. On se demande notamment si le désir de pré-retraite n’est pas lié autant sinon plus à la souffrance au travail, aux mauvaises conditions de travail, à l’absence de formation en emploi, etc. …qu’au vieillissement ? On se demande si de nouvelles organisations du travail et conditions de travail plus souples permettraient d’améliorer la fin de vie active.

Programme du colloque :
http://www.unites.uqam.ca/aep/colloque.html

[The above URL contains registration information]


POUR DE PLUS AMPLES INFORMATIONS


Louise Forget
Secrétaire de l’AÉP
Téléphone: (514) 843-2015 poste 2933
Télécopieur: (514) 843-2160
Courriel: lforget@teluq.uqam.ca

 

Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay
Présidente de l’AÉP
Téléphone : (514) 843-2015 poste 2878
Télécopieur: (514) 843-2160
Courriel
Diane-Gabrielle_Tremblay@teluq.uqam.ca


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______________________________
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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