Scholarly Writing - Aaron Sojourner

Scholarly Published Papers, Laverde, Mariana, Aradhya Sood, Elton Mykerezi, & Aaron Sojourner. Teacher Sorting and Student Outcomes: Evidence from a Centralized Market of Teachers.
In Works in Progress

Goda, G. M. Levy, C. F. Manchester, A. Sojourner, J. Tasoff, & J. Xiao (2023) Are retirement planning tools substitutes or complements to financial capability? Journal of Economic Behavior and Organizations. 214: 561-573
In Published Papers
Working Papers

Upjohn. SSRN. IZA. NBER.

Press Mentions

Marketwatch: Why retirement calculators fail the people who need them most and what to do about it

Golberstein, E., I. Zainullina, A. Sojourner & M. Sanders (forthcoming) Effects of School-Based Mental Health Services on Youth Outcomes. Journal of Human Resources.
In Published Papers
Summaries

Minn-LInK Report Brief: Effects of School-based Mental Health Services on Youth Outcomes in Hennepin County

Sockin, J. & A. Sojourner (2023) What's the Inside Scoop? Challenges in the Supply and Demand for Information about Job Attributes. Journal of Labor Economics, 41(4)
In Published Papers
Working Papers

SSRN

Press Mentions

Financial Times: The NDA boom is bad for both employers and workers

McDevitt, R. & A. Sojourner (2023) The Need for Speed: Demand, Regulation, and Welfare on the Margin of Alternative Financial Services. Review of Economics and Statistics.
In Published Papers
Summaries

Policy brief (3-pager) Albany (N.Y.) Times-Union op-ed: Banks need to accelerate and improve payment systems

Press Mentions

Duke Fuqua summary: New research could improve check cashing industry for customers and businesses

Qiu, Y. & A. Sojourner (2023) Labor-Market Concentration and Labor Compensation, ILR Review. 76(3): 475–503
In Published Papers
Working Papers

SSRN

Press Mentions

Forbes opinion: How Big Firms Keep Wages Low
Phenomenal World: The Emerging Monopsony Consensus
Hamilton Project: The Shift in Private-Sector Union Participation
Brookings: Non-compete contracts: Potential justifications and the relevant evidence
ProMarket: Regulators Should Not Change the Regulatory Environment to Include Labor Market Concentration
Center for American Progress: The Modern Company Town

Pickens, J. and A. Sojourner (2022) Effects of Access-to-Hours and Just Cause Regulations on Labor Market Outcomes
In Working Papers

Borowsky, J., J. Brown, E. Davis, C. Gibbs, C. Herbst, A. Sojourner, E. Tekin, & M. Wiswall. An Equilibrium Model of the Impact of Increased Public Investment in Early Childhood Education
In Working Papers
Summaries

Executive summary
Brookings Brown Center Chalkboard: Fixing Child Care: What Expanded Public Subsidies Could Mean for Children, Families, and Teachers

Press Mentions

USA Today (video): How affordable is child care near me?
Early Learning Nation: Economists Find Investing in Child Care Will Dramatically Reduce Costs, Increase Mother's Employment, and Increase Quality Care
Axios: Child care subsidies would send 1.2 million women into the workforce, new paper finds
Bloomberg: Biden's US Child-Care Aide Would Super-Charge Mom's Employment, Study Says
Huffington Post: The Child Care Crisis Needs a Lot More Attention Than It's Getting
New York Times: Jobs Aplenty, but a Shortage of Care Keeps Many Women from Benefiting
Washington Post: How to fix the U.S. labor shortage? Provide decent child care

Budd, J., A. Sojourner, T. VanHeuvelen, and B. Zipperer. Growing Up in a Union Household: Impacts of Adult Union Status on Children's Life Course
In Working Papers

Laverde, M., A. Sood, A. Sojourner & E. Mykerezi. Teacher Sorting and Student Outcomes: Evidence from a Centralized Market of Teachers.
In Works in Progress

Sojourner, A. & J. Yang (2022) Effects of Union Certification on Workplace-Safety Enforcement: Regression-Discontinuity Evidence. ILR Review. 75(2): 373-401.
In Published Papers
Working Papers

IZA Discussion Paper 9610
Data: NLRB Elections 1962-2009 consolidating Thomas Holmes & Henry Farber data. OSHA inspections from U.S. Department of Labor.

Summaries

The Conversation: Unionized workers are more likely to assert their right to a safe and healthy workplace
- Also published in: Houston Chronicle

Press Mentions

Common Dreams: COVID-19 gag rules endanger everyone, but study shows unions make it easier to assert workplace safety rights
UnionTrack: Has the pandemic been a turning point for healthcare unions?
The Daily Poster: Amazon tries to block vote on worker safety initiative

Hotz, J., C. Bollinger, T. Komarova, C. Manski, R. Moffitt, D. Nekipelov, A. Sojourner, & B. Spencer (2022) Balancing Data Privacy and Usability in the Federal Statistical System. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(31).
In Published Papers

Azar, J., Y. Qiu, & A. Sojourner. Common Ownership and Labor Markets.
In Working Papers
Press Mentions

New York Times: What BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street Are Doing to the Economy

Lee, W. F., A. Sojourner, E. Davis, & J. Borowsky. Effects of Child Care Vouchers on Price, Quantity, and Provider Turnover in Private Care Markets.
In Works in Progress

Borowsky, J., E. Davis, and A. Sojourner. How Far Will They Go? Consumer Choice in Subsidized Early Care and Education
In Works in Progress
Press Mentions

U.S. Treasury Department: The Economics of Child Care Supply in the United States

Flood, S., J. McMurray, A. Sojourner, & M. Wiswall (2022) Inequality in Early Care Experienced by U.S. Children. Journal of Economic Perspectives. 36(2): 199-222
In Published Papers
Working Papers

IZA & NBER

Press Mentions

American Economics Association Research Highlights: Childcare and Inequality
New York Times: How Other Nations Pay for Child Care. The U.S. Is an Outlier.
Small Talks

Larson, R., S. Shannon, A. Sojourner & C. Uggen (2021) Felony History and Change in U.S. Employment Rates. Social Science Research.
In Published Papers
Press Mentions

American Public Media: Ban the Box may be counterproductive
Phys.org: Felons remain out of work despite paying debt to society
Star Tribune: Economists at Minneapolis Fed meeting explore persistent racial gaps in hiring, wealth
Minneapolis Fed: Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute spring 2018 conference

Sockin, J., A. Sojourner & E. Starr. Non-Disclosure Agreements and Externalities from Silence
In Working Papers
Summaries

Upjohn Institute Policy Brief: How do broad nondisclosure agreements affect labor markets?
Washington Post: What happens when states limit nondisclosure agreements? Employees start to dish

Press Mentions

U.S. Treasury: The State of Labor Market Competition
Star Tribune: Schafer: Maybe these NDAs really protect only the bad employers
Financial Times: The NDA boom is bad for both employers and workers
Bloomberg Law: Gaming Industry Nondisclosures Become Key Test of #MeToo Laws
Forbes: Five Years After #MeToo, NDAs Are Still Silencing Victims
Tacoma-Pierce County (WA) Bar Association: Breaking a Culture of Silence

Ruffini, K., A. Sojourner & A. Wozniak (2021) Who's in and who's out under workplace COVID symptom screening? Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.
In Published Papers
Working Papers

Minneapolis Fed

Summaries

Econofact: COVID Symptom Screening at the Workplace

Press Mentions

The Hill: Employers have critical role to prevent second wave
Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank: How well do workplace COVID-19 screens work? And do they discriminate?
Tradeoffs podcast: The perils of self-reported COVID screening

Marinescu. I., Y. Qiu, & A. Sojourner. Wage Inequality and Labor Rights Violations
In Working Papers
Press Mentions

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