Thursday, August 30, 2007
Tweet[IWS] MLR: (1) Hurricane Katrina (2) GENDER DIFFERENCES in OCCUPATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS among WORKERS [22 August 2007]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Monthly Labor Review Online [22 August 2007]
June 2007
Vol. 130, Number 6
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
The effects of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans economy
Michael L. Dolfman, Solidelle Fortier Wasser, and Bruce Bergman
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/06/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
Abstract
Hurricane Katrina devastated the New Orleans economy; tourism, port
operations, and educational services, the foundation of the city�s
economy, survived, offering a base for recovery.
Gender differences in occupational distributions among workers
Paul E. Gabriel and Susanne Schmitz
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/06/art2full.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
Abstract
An investigation of gender differences in occupational attainment of
prime-age U.S. workers reveals that such differences do exist, especially
among women, but apparently are the results of voluntary choices and
long-term changes in the labor market.
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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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_______________________________
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 [22 August 2007]
June 2007
Vol. 130, Number 6
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
The effects of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans economy
Michael L. Dolfman, Solidelle Fortier Wasser, and Bruce Bergman
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/06/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
Abstract
Hurricane Katrina devastated the New Orleans economy; tourism, port
operations, and educational services, the foundation of the city�s
economy, survived, offering a base for recovery.
Gender differences in occupational distributions among workers
Paul E. Gabriel and Susanne Schmitz
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/06/art2full.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
Abstract
An investigation of gender differences in occupational attainment of
prime-age U.S. workers reveals that such differences do exist, especially
among women, but apparently are the results of voluntary choices and
long-term changes in the labor market.
______________________________
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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