OECD’s How’s Life?
The OECD has released How’s Life 2013 statistics which measure well being in OECD nations. These includes gender differences, the impact of the financial crisis and in the workplace.
Bloomberg: Economic surprises
The September U.S. non-farm payrolls report released on Oct. 22 surprised economists with only 148,000 jobs created, versus the consensus forecast of 180,000. Bloomberg has tools to help gauge the impact of economic data surprises on the market. You may find the case study document under the function FFM on your Bloomberg terminals.
Population growth
Population Council develop new tool for assessing factors driving future population growth in a country. The decomposition service from Devinfo calculates the contributions of different demographic factors (wanted and un-wanted fertility, mortality, migration, and age structure) to population growth. It is based on the medium variant population projection of the United Nations from 2010 to […]
Human Capital Index
Human capital Index. World Economic Forum launch the 2013 Human capital index. It aims to measure how well 122 countries value and achieve the full economic potential of their workers. by using indices such as Education, Health and Wellness, Workforce and Employment and Enabling Environment. See the press release.
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Country Indicators
From the International financial corporation, (MSME-CI) Access to free data back 20 years on the number of small and medium business in 132 nations. Covers size, growth rates and employees. Data can be downloaded in Excel.
UK Postal Service
This week UK government confirmed that Royal Mail will be floated on the Stock Exchange Royal Mail: myth-busters – Answers common misconceptions about the government’s plans to sell shares in Royal Mail. UK government publication explains the new policy. Recent speeches and plans also found on the Inside government section of the website The Guardian has newspapers stories […]
Eurostat statistics explained
A guide to European statistics from the European Commission: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Main_Page
Matchwomen’s strike and other union sites
125th anniversary of the Matchgirl’s strike <http://www.matchwomensfestival.com/> To commemorate the occasion a special festival is being held in London. See the site for events. For information on the strike and factory conditions, a good starting point is the British Library learning site <http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/dickens/industrialisation/matchgirls/article.html> The site the Union Makes Us Strong <http://www.unionhistory.info/matchworkers/matchworkers.php> provides free access to primary resource […]
Women in the workplace
A few key reports covering the UK have been published this week. The Business, Innovations and Skills Committee has published a 3 volume report on women in the workplace: HC 342. This covers a wide range of issues including pay, equality discrimination. The second and third volumes have oral and written evidence from organisations and researchers: […]
Sweatshops
Following the recent tragedy in Bangladesh- would you pay more for ethical production? Depressingly, a Huff/Post YouGov poll of American shoppers found little awareness about the incident or sources of their clothing. This paper from 2005 found that despite their stated support for free trade coffee consumers often purchased other cheaper brands. Find further economics working […]
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