International and immigrant labor

International comparisons of hourly compensation costs for production workers in manufacturing

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ichcc.toc.htm

Global manpower employment outlook survey 2007

http://www.manpower.com/mpcom/VisualLibraryMEOS.jsp?quarterID=63&articleID=373

A visual essay: international labor market comparisons

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/04/ressum.pdf

The role of immigrants in the U.S. labor market

http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=8024&sequence=0

Comparative civilian labor force statistics, ten countries, 1960-2006:

http://www.bls.gov/fls/flscomparelf.htm

Foreign-born workers: labor force characteristics in 2006

http://www.bls.gov/news.re.ease/pdf/forbrn.pdf

International comparison of labour statistics 2006:

http://www.jil.go.jp/english/estatis/databook/index.htm

Hourly compensation costs for production workers in manufacturing, 33 countries or areas, 22 manufacturing industries, 1992-2005

http://www.bls.gov/fls/flshcindnaics.htm

Farm Labor Shortages and Immigration Policy

http://opencrs.cdt.org/document/RL30395/

A visual essay: international labor market comparisons

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/04/ressum.htm

International Comparison of Labour Statistics 2007

http://www.jil.go.jp/english/estatis/databook/index.htm

Working time flexibility in European companies

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0739.htm

Working Time Around The World - One in five workers worldwide are putting in "excessive" hours: New ILO study spotlights working time in over 50 countries

http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/WCMS_082827


The flexibility of working time arrangements for women and men [European Union]

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-07-096/EN/KS-SF-07-096-EN.PDF

1995-2005: Foreign-born Latinos make progress on wages

http://pewresearch.org/pubs/572/latino-wages

Department of Labor's Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor, 2001-2006

http://www.dol.gov/ILAB/media/reports/iclp/main.htm

Intellectual Property, the Immigration Backlog, and a Reverse Brain-Drain: America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1008366

International business

GlobalEDGE at Michigan State University:

http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp

Others:

http://www.nationmaster.com/

http://www.fortune.com/fortune/global500

http://www.ipl.org/div/news/

http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/subjects/stats/offstats/

http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intltemID=1717<=1

Country information:

Harvard Business School Library Country Guides

http://www.library.hbs.edu/guides/#4

Intersource Country Insights from the Centre for Intercultural Learning

http://www.intercultures.ca/cil-cai/country_insights-en.asp?lvl=8

Country Briefings from the Economist

http://www.economist.com/countries/

CIA World Factbook

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

Country Analysis Briefs from the Energy Information Administration

http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/contents.html

State Department Country Background Notes

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/

Export.gov's Country and Industry Market Reports

http://www.export.gov/marketresearch.html

International Monetary Fund Country Information

http://www.imf.org/external/country/index.htm

International search engine

http://www.searchenginecolossus.com/

Annual reports for foreign companies

http://www.carol.co.uk/

http://www.sedar.com/

Individual country websites

World Competitiveness Scoreboard 2006:

http://www02.imd.ch/documents/wcc/content/overallgraph.pdf

Top 100 European companies:

http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=17675&hed=Top+100+European+Companies

Europe's work force:

http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-NS-06-011/EN/KS-NS-06-011-EN.PDF

International labor market comparisons:

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/04/ressum.pdf

The World's Most Innovative Companies:

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06-17/b3981413.htm

International Economic Statistics database:

http://liber8.stlouisfed.org/iesd/

KPMG's guide to international business costs:

http://www.competitivealternatives.com/

U.S. Barriers to Trade and Investment 2005:

http://trade-info.cec.eu.int/doclib/docs/2006/march/tradoc_127632.pdf

Economic survey of Brazil, 2006

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/47/47/37667205.pdf

International Market Research

http://www.buyusainfo.net/

China and India: The reality beyond the hype

http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/cda/doc/content/US_ChinaIndiaReality_Research.pdf

International Association of Outsourcing Professionals

http://www.outsourcingprofessional.org/content/23/152/1197/

Competitive alternatives: KPMG's guide to international business costs

http://www.competitivealternatives.com/

Country profiles, Federal Research Division, Library of Congress

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles.html

South Africa: Macroeconomic challenges after a decade of success

http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/Reserch/wpaper.nsf/rwp/RWP07-021

Economic survey of New Zealand 2007

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/30/20/38418204.pdf

2007 Economic Developments and Prospects: Job creation in an era of high growth - Middle East and North Africa

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTMENA/Resources/EDP_2007_REPORT_APRIL13.pdf

Statistical yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2006

http://websie.eclac.cl/anuario_estadistico/anuario_2006/eng/index.asp

U.S. Commercial Service - Guides to doing business in other countries:

http://www.buyusainfo.net/

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

http://opencrs.cdt.org/document/RS21128

Beyond microfinance: Getting capital to small and medium enterprises to fuel faster development

http://www.brookings.edu/comm/policybriefs/pb159.htm

The challenge of economic reform in the Arab world: Toward more productive economies

http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/cmec_1_econ_reform_final.pdf

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2007

http://www.un.org/esa/policy/wess/wesp.html

Issues in International Political Economy - The U.S. Midterm Elections and Globalization

http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task,view/id,3594/type,1/

Energy Information Administration Country Analysis Briefs

http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/index.html

Informality in LAC – A Barrier to Growth and Social Welfare [Latin America and Caribbean]

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21345369~pagePK:34370~piPK:34424~theSitePK:4607,00.html

Economic and social survey of Asia and the Pacific 2007

http://www.unescap.org/survey2007/download/index.asp?q=1

World Competitiveness Yearbook 2007

http://www.imd.ch/research/publications/wcy/announcing.cfm?bhcp=1

2007 World-wide quality of living survey

http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1173105;jsessionid=C1XLGVEBTMIAQCTGOUFCIIQKMZ0QUI2C

International Perspectives on Management & Employment: The Global Call Center Report

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globalcallcenter/

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2007

http://www.un.org/esa/policy/wess/wesp.html


The Growth of China and India in World Trade: Opportunity or Threat for Latin America and the Caribbean?

http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/IW3P/IB/2007/08/14/000158349_20070814104424/Rendered/PDF/wps4320.pdf

The Arab World Competitiveness Report 2007

http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/Arab%20World%20Competitiveness%20Report/index.htm

Nationmaster: World statistics, country comparisons

http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php

U.S. Department of State Background Notes: Country information

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/

Zibb: The Global Business Search Engine

http://www.zibb.com/

U.S. Commercial Service : Your Global Business Partner
Market Research Library

http://www.buyusainfo.net/adsearch.cfm?search_type=int&loadnav=no

Florida's Global Economic Competitiveness

http://www.eflorida.com/intelligencecenter/reports/Florida_Global_Economic_Competitiveness.pdf

The State of Business and HIV/AIDS 2006: A Baseline Report

http://www.businessfightsaids.org/site/pp.asp?c=gwKXJfNVJtF&b=1716123

Energy Information Administration Country Analysis Briefs

http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/index.html

Cultural Awareness and Country Information Resources

http://www.resourceshelf.com/2007/02/15/resources-of-the-week-cultural-awareness-and-country-information/

Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 2006. Trends 2007.

http://www.eclac.cl/cgi-bin/getProd.asp?xml=/publicaciones/xml/8/29528/P29528.xml&xsl=/comercio/tpl-i/p9f.xsl&base=/comercio/tpl/top-bottom.xsl