Friday, May 28, 2010
Tweet[IWS] BLS: MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, May 2010, Vol. 133, No. 5 [28 May 2010]
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
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Monthly Labor Review Online
May 2010, Vol. 133, No. 5
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2010/05/home.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2010/05/mlr201005.pdf
[full-text, 126 pages]
Articles
Labor costs in India’s organized manufacturing sector
Jessica R. Sincavage, Carl Haub, and O.P. Sharma
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2010/05/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
Compensation costs in India’s organized manufacturing sector
were 91 cents per hour for all employees in 2005; this amounted to
about 3 percent of hourly labor costs in the U.S. manufacturing sector,
but was above BLS estimates of labor costs in China
The early 2000s: a period of declining teen summer employment rates
Teresa L. Morisi
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2010/05/art2full.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
With many teens concentrating on academics, fewer are working
during the summer; in recent years, teens also have faced
a labor market weakened by recessions, a diminishing number
of federally funded summer jobs, and competition from other
groups for entry-level job opportunities
Job openings, hires, and separations fall during the recession
Mark deWolf and Katherine Klemmer
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2010/05/art3full.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]
JOLTS data indicate record-low levels of job openings, hires,
and separations in 2009, as well as a record-high number
of layoffs and discharge
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Cornell/ILR School
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[IWS] BLS: LABOR COSTS in INDIA'S ORGANIZED MANUFACTURING SECTOR [28 May 2010]
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
May 2010, Vol. 133, No. 5
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2010/05/home.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2010/05/mlr201005.pdf
[full-text, 126 pages]
Labor costs in India’s organized manufacturing sector
Jessica R. Sincavage, Carl Haub, and O.P. Sharma
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2010/05/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
Abstract:
Compensation costs in India’s organized manufacturing sector
were 91 cents per hour for all employees in 2005; this amounted to
about 3 percent of hourly labor costs in the U.S. manufacturing sector,
but was above BLS estimates of labor costs in China
________________________________________________________________________
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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Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
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New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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[IWS] Hewitt: MOST U.S. COMPANIES to apply for TEMPORARY FEDERAL REINSURACNE PROGRAM--Survey [25 May 2010]
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
________________________________________________________________________
Hewitt
Press Release 25 May 2010
Most U.S. Companies Planning to Apply for Temporary Federal Reinsurance Program, According to New Hewitt Survey
http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/AboutHewitt/Newsroom/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?cid=8475
May 25, 2010
Companies Offering Pre-65 Retiree Medical Benefits Intend to Pursue Reimbursement but Are Unsure How They Will Use Proceeds
LINCOLNSHIRE, IL — As U.S. employers continue to digest the provisions within the health care reform law, a new survey by Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing company, found most companies that offer pre-65 retiree medical benefits intend to apply for the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP) to offset a portion of health care claims costs for retirees ages 55 to 64 and their families.
Conducted in May 2010, Hewitt's survey of 245 large employers that offer medical benefits to more than 1.3 million retirees found that more than three-quarters (76 percent) of companies plan to pursue reimbursement under the ERRP, a provision in the newly enacted health care reform law that goes into effect June 1, 2010. Under the new program, companies can receive an 80 percent reimbursement on claims incurred by early retirees and dependents between $15,000 and $90,000 over the course of a year. Eligible claims include medical, prescription drug and behavioral health. The ERRP will last until January 1, 2014, or until the $5 billion set aside for the program is exhausted.
Hewitt estimates that the average federal reimbursement will represent between $2,000 and $3,000 per pre-65 retiree per year, or approximately 25 percent to 35 percent of total health care costs. As an example, for a company that covers 1,000 pre-65 retirees, participation in the ERRP could result in $2 million to $3 million in reinsurance proceeds per year.
AND MORE....
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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.
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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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[IWS] Towers Watson: SHIFT from TRADITIONAL PENSION PLANS CONTINUES [26 May 2010]
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
________________________________________________________________________
Towers Watson
Press Release 26 May 2010
More Fortune 100 Companies Offering Account-Based Retirement Plans to New Salaried Employees, Towers Watson Analysis Finds
Shift Away From Traditional Pension Plans Continues
http://www.towerswatson.com/press/1956
NEW YORK, May 26, 2010 — The number of large U.S. companies that are replacing their traditional defined benefit (DB) plans with account-based retirement plans for new salaried employees continues to increase, according to a new analysis by Towers Watson (NYSE, NASDAQ: TW), a global professional services company. Account-based plans include defined contribution (DC) plans, such as 401(k) plans, and hybrid pension plans, typically cash balance plans.
According to the Towers Watson analysis, 58 companies in the Fortune 100 currently offer only a DC plan to new hires, compared with 55 companies at the end of last year and 51 companies at the end of 2008. The most recent findings include three companies that announced this year that they will switch from a hybrid plan to a DC-only plan and three companies that are converting from a traditional DB to a hybrid plan. Meanwhile, 17 companies continue to offer a traditional DB plan, a decline from 20 at the end of last year and 24 at the end of 2008.
AND MORE…including TABLE….
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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.
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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
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[IWS] NSF: U.S. Businesses Report 2008 Worldwide R&D Expense of $330 Billion: Findings from New NSF Survey [26 May 2010]
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
________________________________________________________________________
National Science Foundation (NSF)
U.S. Businesses Report 2008 Worldwide R&D Expense of $330 Billion: Findings from New NSF Survey [26 May 2010]
NSF 10-322 | May 2010
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf10322/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf10322/nsf10322.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
[excerpt]
Companies located in the United States that have research and development activities—both U.S.-owned businesses and U.S. affiliates of foreign parents—reported worldwide sales of $11 trillion in calendar year 2008 and worldwide R&D expenses of $330 billion (table 1). Most ($234 billion) of that R&D expense was for R&D conducted in companies’ own facilities in the United States.
These figures are from the first Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS), developed jointly by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Census Bureau (Census).2 This first survey was conducted as a full-scale pilot, mailed to a representative sample of about 40,000 companies in January 2009. These data are preliminary; final statistics from the pilot will be available in early 2011. Two additional reports scheduled for release in 2010 will present preliminary 2008 statistics on worldwide and domestic employment, including R&D employment, and on innovation, respectively.
BRDIS collects a wealth of data on business R&D and innovation activities performed in the United States that were not collected by its predecessor, the Survey of Industrial Research and Development. Among its major features, the new survey collects data for companies’ worldwide activities, including separate data for their domestic and foreign operations; sales and R&D data by business activity; and R&D expense data, in addition to the R&D performance data NSF traditionally has collected. Some terms used to report BRDIS data were not used or differ from terms used to report data from its predecessor, and the two surveys use different methods to assign industry classifications. See “Definitions” and “Survey Information and Data Availability,” at the end of this report, for further information.
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.
****************************************
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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] EU: CHILDREN'S VOICES & DRUG/ALCOHOL ISSUES --for INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S DAY [1 June 2010]
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
________________________________________________________________________
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction [EMCDDA]
NOTE: Released Today for purposes of International Children’s Day (1 June).
Children's voices. Experiences and perceptions of European children on drug and alcohol issues [28 May 2010]
EMCDDA, Lisbon, May 2010
http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/thematic-papers/childrens-voices
or
http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/attachements.cfm/att_102555_EN_TP_ChildrenVoices.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]
Summary:
The purpose of this paper is to give meaning and insight into some of the key drug and alcohol issues that affect children from the perspectives of the children themselves. It is not to estimate the relative magnitude of a specific drug or alcohol problem or the numbers of children affected by it. Each section of this paper is preceded by one or two key statistics and whilst the quotations that follow may highlight a need to develop more robust and detailed statistics on a key issue, the overriding objective is to give the children a voice.
Table of contents
* Introduction
* Living with parents with drug or alcohol problems
* Children looked after by relatives, foster carers and institutions
* Children’s experiences and perceptions of alcohol and drug consumption
* Children’s perceptions about alcohol and drug interventions
* Conclusions
* Acknowledgements
* References
* Quotation sources
Press Release 28 May 2010
Children’s voices — experiences and perceptions of children around drugs and alcohol
(28.5.2010, LISBON) A collection of narratives from children on issues of substance use in Europe is released by the EMCDDA today ahead of International Children’s Day (1 June).
Alcohol and drug use in their different forms can have a profound impact on the lives of children. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child states that children should be able to express their views in all matters touching their lives. The purpose of today’s paper — Children’s voices — is to provide a channel for such expression and offer meaning and insight into some of the key drug and alcohol issues affecting children.
Around 60 000 children in Europe today are likely to be living with individuals who are receiving treatment for drug problems. And many more are living with a drug-using parent or others not in contact with treatment services.
See Children’s voices at http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/thematic-papers/childrens-voices
________________________________________________________________________
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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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
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[IWS] EIRO: CATERING SECTOR [Comparative Study]: Representativeness of the European social partner organisations [28 May 2010]
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
________________________________________________________________________
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Catering sector [28 May 2010]
May 2010
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0909017s/index.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0909017s/tn0909017s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0909017s/tn0909017s.pdf
[full-text, 47 pages]
This study sets out to provide the necessary information for establishing sectoral social dialogue in the contract catering sector. It first sketches the sector’s economic situation, then analyses the social partner organisations in all 27 EU Member States, focusing on membership levels, role in collective bargaining and public policy, and national and European affiliations. Finally, the study explores the representative associations at European level, particularly their membership composition and their capacity to negotiate. The aim of the EIRO representativeness studies is to identify the relevant national and supranational social partner organisations in the field of industrial relations in selected sectors. The impetus for these studies arises from the goal of the European Commission to recognise the representative social partner organisations to be consulted under the EC Treaty provisions. Hence, this study is designed to provide the basic information required to establish and evaluate sectoral social dialogue.
The study was compiled on the basis of individual national reports submitted by the EIRO correspondents. The text of each of these national reports is available below. The national reports were drawn up in response to a questionnaire and should be read in conjunction with it.
CONTENTS
Objectives of study
Economic background
National level of interest representation
European level of interest representation
Commentary
References
Annex: List of abbreviations
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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.
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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
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[IWS] BLS: How Does Your 401(k) Match Up? [26 May 2010]
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
________________________________________________________________________
Compensation and Working Conditions
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/
How Does Your 401(k) Match Up? [26 May 2010]
by Hilery Z. Simpson, Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20100520ar01p1.htm
Abstract:
The National Compensation Survey (NCS) provides a rich source of data on retirement benefits. This article presents an overview of NCS terms for typical savings and thrift plans in language that is easy to understand.
________________________________________________________________________
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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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] BLS: EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF FAMILIES -- 2009 [27 May 2010]
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
________________________________________________________________________
EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF FAMILIES -- 2009 [27 May 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/famee.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/famee.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
The share of families with an unemployed member rose from 7.8 percent in 2008
to 12.0 percent in 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The
proportion of families with an unemployed member in 2009 was at its highest le-
vel since the data series began in 1994. Of the nation's 78.4 million families,
80.4 percent had at least one employed member in 2009, down by 1.8 percentage
points from 2008.
These data on employment, unemployment, and family relationships are collected
as part of the Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly sample survey of ap-
proximately 60,000 households. Families include married-couple families, as well
as families maintained by a man or woman with no spouse present. For further
information about the CPS, see the Technical Note.
Families and Unemployment
There were 9.4 million families with at least one unemployed member in 2009, up
from 6.1 million in 2008. The proportion of families with an unemployed member
was 6.3 percent in 2007; it rose to 7.8 percent in 2008 and to 12.0 percent in
2009. (See table 1.)
Black and Hispanic families were more likely to have an unemployed member (17.4
and 16.9 percent, respectively) than were white (11.1 percent) and Asian (11.4
percent) families in 2009. Most families with an unemployed member also have at
least one family member who is employed. Among families with an unemployed mem-
ber in 2009, 68.6 percent also had an employed member, compared with 70.8 per-
cent in 2008. (See table 1.)
Among married-couple families with an unemployed member in 2009, 79.9 percent
had an employed member, down from 82.5 percent in 2008. For families maintained
by women (no spouse present) with an unemployed member, the proportion that also
contained an employed member was lower in 2009 (46.1 percent) than in 2008 (49.1
percent). For families maintained by men (no spouse present), the proportion
fell to 52.6 percent in 2009 from 57.3 percent in 2008. (See table 3.)
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.
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Cornell/ILR School
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[IWS] CBO: EFFECTS OF AUTOMATIC STABILIZERS on the FEDERAL BUDGET [27 May 2010]
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 Budget Office (CBO)
A CBO Report
The Effects of Automatic Stabilizers on the Federal Budget [27 May 2010]
May 2010
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/114xx/doc11471/05-27-AutomaticStabilizers.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]
[excerpt]
This report measures the effect on the budget of automatic
stabilizers, which are automatic changes in revenues
and outlays that are driven by the business cycle.
Those stabilizers mitigate the decline of real income in
recessions and dampen its growth in booms. The
Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that in fiscal
year 2000, automatic stabilizers contributed to the
budget surplus an amount that was equal to 1.4 percent
of potential gross domestic product (GDP), indicating
that the strength of the economy was significantly augmenting
the budget surplus. By 2002, the automatic
stabilizers’ contribution had turned negative, in CBO’s
estimation, because the economy was operating below its
potential and adding to the budget deficit. Significant
negative contributions persisted through 2004. From
2005 through 2007, the effects of the automatic stabilizers
were quite small because the economy was close to
its potential. More recently, they have contributed
much more to the deficit as the economy has operated
significantly below its potential.
Contents
CBO
The Effects of Automatic Stabilizers on the Federal Budget 1
Appendix: Measuring the Budgetary Effects of Automatic Stabilizers 7
Tables
1. The Budget Deficit or Surplus With and Without Automatic Stabilizers and Related Series in Billions of Dollars, 1962 to 2014 3
2. The Budget Deficit or Surplus With and Without Automatic Stabilizers and Related Series as a Percentage of Potential GDP, 1962 to 2014 5
Figure
1. Two Measures of Budget Deficits and Surpluses 2
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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.
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
Tweet[IWS] KLI (Korea): EVALUATION OF KOREA'S ACTIVATION POLICY AND DIRECTION FOR DEVELOPMENT
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Korea Labor Institute (KLI)
e-Labor News No. 97
Issue paper
Evaluation of Korea's Activation Policy and Direction for Development∗
Deok Soon Hwang∗∗
http://www.kli.re.kr/kli/html_eng/08_mail/webzineboard/upfile/e_97.pdf
[full-text, 39 pages]
Introduction
This paper reviews the significance to Korea of activation policies that have recently
been adopted around the world and investigates what conditions are required if such policies are
to be implemented effectively in Korea.
Many aspects of Korea's unemployment-benefit system resemble those of an activation
policy. Among these, the requirement that unemployment-benefit recipients register as a
job-seeker, the use of profiling systems to categorize recipients and individual action plans (IAP),
and the obligation of recipients to periodically visit public employment-service agencies and
engage in job-seeking activities show Korea to be applying stronger activation policies than other
OECD countries. One exception is the fact that unlike other OECD countries, Korea does not
have a system that forces recipients to participate in active labor market programs when they
receive unemployment benefits for a certain period (OECD, 2007).
Paradoxically, it is difficult to conclude that Korea's unemployment-benefit system does
in fact contribute to the activation of unemployed workers. This paper seeks to investigate why
such inconsistencies occur as well as the possibility and conditions for successful activation
policies in Korea, with a focus on the implementation process and delivery systems for
employment services.
The organization of this paper is as follows. First, it examines the concept of activation
policies. It is necessary to clarify the concept of activation policies used in this paper because a
multidimensional approach that covers not only specific programs but also changes in the
ideological goals of a welfare state is possible. Next, the paper looks at the key characteristics of
the Korean labor market and their significance from the viewpoint of activation. The paper then
discusses the characteristics of key welfare programs and labor market policies that can be
viewed in relation to activation policies. Next, it examines how Korea's current
employment-support services can be evaluated from the viewpoint of activation policies by
focusing on employment-service delivery systems. Finally, the results of the study are put
together to discuss the possibility and conditions for the success of activation policies in Korea.
* This paper was originally presented at the seminar "Activation Policies and the Performance of Employment Services," organized by the Korea Ministry of Labor and the OECD, in cooperation with the Korea Labor Institute, in Seoul in November 4, 2009.
** Senior Research Fellow, Korea Labor Institute (Email: hds@kli.re.kr).
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