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Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Environmental Investors Network (Monday, 7/1/02)
If you'd like to put your money where your social commitments are, you might be interested in the Environmental Investors Network which intends to help you make "socially responsible" investments.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Fed Workers Retirement Calculator (Tuesday, 7/2/02)
If you work for the federal government, the General Services Administration can help you determine what your retirement checks are likely to look like with its Fed Workers Retirement Calculator.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Ballpark Estimate (Wednesday, 7/3/02)
Ballpark Estimate will help you make a, well, ballpark estimate of what it will take to retire comfortably. The site is also available in Spanish.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: National Labor Committee (Thursday, 7/4/02)
The National Labor Committee says that it is a non-profit organization committed to defending the rights of workers in the global economy.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Good Money (Friday, 7/5/02)
Good Money is another site for people who want to do good while still doing well with their money. It offers three strategies for "socially responsible investing."
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: American Public Human Services Association (Saturday, 7/6/02)
The American Public Human Services Association has been advocating the development of policies that improve the health and well-being of families since 1930.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: European Society for Population Economics (Sunday, 7/7/02)
Economists across a number of European countries who have special interest in human capital and demographic variables belong to the European Society for Population Economics.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (Monday, 7/8/02)
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work is the European Union's equivalent to the U.S. OSHA. It's objective is to make European workplaces healthier and safer.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Conditions of Work (Tuesday, 7/9/02)
It may come as no surprise that many people at the International Labor Organization feel that work conditions over much of the world could be improved. In fact, the ILO, which is part of the United Nations, has a Conditions of Work branch that does what it can to help governments, employers, and others respond to the dignity of workers by improving the conditions under which they carry on their labors.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Drug-Free Workplace Advisor (Wednesday, 7/10/02)
The U.S. Department of Labor's Drug-Free Workplace Advisor describes the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 and also offers assistance to businesses and how to keep their workplaces drug-free, and that includes alcohol.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Layoffs List (Thursday, 7/11/02)
The Washington Post keeps track of layoffs in the American economy by industry and by company. Its Layoffs List is updated weekly.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Insead KNOWLEDGE (Friday, 7/2/02)
Insead KNOWLEDGE is published by Insead business school based in France but also with campuses in Asia.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (Saturday, 7/3/02)
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is a major D.C.-based "think tank" with a mostly conservative agenda and strong Republican Party connections.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Youth Rules (Sunday, 7/4/02)
Youth Rules is part of the United States Department of Labor and intends to help improve the health and safety of work environments for young workers.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Marketing Profs (Monday, 7/15/02)
Marketing Profs offers strategies and tactics used by marketing companies. The information and advice really does come from marketing professors and other professionals in the field, they say.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: CAP@Columbia (Tuesday, 7/16/02)
Two professors at Columbia University have created CAP@Columbia in order to give you access to resources from the university's securities analysis and investment courses.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Livelihoods Connect (Wednesday, 7/17/02)
Livelihoods Connect comes from Britain's Department for International Development and the Institute for Development Studies at the University of Sussex. It is a learning site to help people understand sustainable livelihoods and their role in reducing global poverty.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: The Rural Economy at a Glance (Thursday, 7/18/02)
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City now provides a monthly summary of the rural farm and nonfarm economies. The Bank also has taken the lead in studying possible non-agricultural alternatives for rural America in the new information economy.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Green Money Journal (Friday, 7/19/02)
The Green Money Journal has been offering information for those interested in socially and environmentally-conscious investing since 1992.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: CEO Sister (Saturday, 7/20/02)
CEO Sister is a leading online community for minority businesswomen.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: IRS Code 529 (Sunday, 7/21/02)
The Internal Revenue Services offers details about the tax benefits of a 529 college savings plan.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Sweatshops.org (Monday, 7/22/02)
Sweatshops.org is maintained by Coop America and is intend to offer information and resources on sweatshops around the world for those who want to help eliminate them.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: BakerBooks (Wednesday, 7/24/02)
BakerBooks keeps you posted on the new books in Harvard Business School's Baker Library as well as from the School's HBS Press.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: SavingForCollege.com (Thursday, 7/25/02)
SavingForCollege.com allows you to check the specific characteristics of college saving plans in each region by using a pull-down menu and selecting your state.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Elsevier's Econbase (Friday, 7/26/02)
The Elsevier science site provides access to abstracts, tables of contents, and sometimes full-text content from dozens of economics journals.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: CollegeSense (Saturday, 7/27/02)
CollegeSense offers more ways of examining various ways of saving for college and on taxes.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Foundation for Economic Education (Sunday, 7/28/02)
Is the Foundation for Economic Education "liberal" or "conservative?" In part, it depends on your ideological frame of reference as well as the historical context you prefer. In the broad span of history, the Foundation's mission would be seen as liberal, even radical, in relation to the traditional aristocratic societies of Europe prior to the late 18th century. However, in relation to 19th and 20th century ideologies emphasizing higher levels of socioeconomic equality, central planning, and broad governmental intervention in much of society, it would be considered conservative or even libertarian.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Consumer Price Index (Monday, 7/29/02)
The Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is a principal measure of inflation in the American economy. Here's a summary of the CPI, and here's some additional information about it.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: SmartMoney at College (Tuesday, 7/30/02)
Here's SmartMoney's advice on ways to plan for, save for, and finance college.
Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Best Management Practices (Wednesday, 7/31/02)
Best Management Practices offers advice and resources on management from the United Kingdom's Department of Trade and Industry.
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