Scholarly Writing
Helper, Susan, Suresh Naidu, Akseli Palomäki, & Aaron Sojourner (2025) Coercion and Monopsony in Modern America: Evidence from Alabama Prison Labor. SSRNSummaries
- Columbia Labor Lab: The Impact of Incarcerated Labor in Hyundai's U.S. Supply Chain (with Helper, Naidu & Reich)
Goldhaber, Dan, Cyrus Grout, Constance Lindsay, Elton Mykerezi, Aaron Sojourner, Lauren Dachille (2025) Exploring the Landscape of Teacher Applications [CEDR WP]
Pickens, J. and A. Sojourner (accepted) Just Cause Protections Under Managerial Discrimination, ILR Review
Working Papers Summaries
Pickens, J. and A. Sojourner (2025) Effects of Fair Workweek Laws on Labor Market Outcomes, Industrial Relations
Working Papers Summaries
- Policy brief from Upjohn
- Employment Research brief from Upjohn
Lee, W. F., A. Sojourner, E. Davis, & J. Borowsky (2025) Effects of Child Care Vouchers on Price, Quantity, and Provider Turnover in Private Care Markets. Journal of Human Capital. 19(1): 1-30
Working Papers Summaries
Press Mentions
Qui, Y., A. Sojourner, & P. Volpin (2025) M&A and Workplace Safety: Evidence from Mines
Gulamhussein, Q. U. A., Susman-Stillman, A., Zhou, X., Addo, A., Ahmed, F., Flynn, P. M., Gunnar, M. R., Okoro, O., Olson D., Osman, M., Riggs, S. M., Sojourner, A., Walker, S. K., & Lee, R. M. (2024). Feasibility Study of a Mobile Health Parenting Intervention Among Somali/Somali Americans From Refugee Families in the United States. Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion. Special Issue: Racial Health Inequities in BIPOC Communities, 1-30
Golberstein, E., I. Zainullina, A. Sojourner & M. Sanders (2024) Effects of School-Based Mental Health Services on Youth Outcomes. Journal of Human Resources, 59(S), S256-S281
Summaries
- Upjohn-UMinnesota Policy Brief: School-Based Mental Health Services Can Increase Access to Care and Decrease Suicide Attempts
- Upjohn Employment Research Newsletter: School-Based Mental Health Services Can Increase Access to Care and Decrease Suicide Attempts
Laverde, M., E. Mykerezi, A. Sojourner & A. Sood. Gains from Reassignment: Evidence from a Two-Sided Teacher Market. [SSRN]
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)
Working Papers Press Mentions
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
Working Papers Press Mentions
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.
Summaries
Policy brief (3-pager)
Albany (N.Y.) Times-Union op-ed: Banks need to accelerate and improve payment systems
Press Mentions
Qiu, Y. & A. Sojourner (2023) Labor-Market Concentration and Labor Compensation, ILR Review. 76(3): 475–503. Replication package & concentration measures available here.
Working Papers Press Mentions
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
Summaries
- Executive summary
- Brookings Brown Center Chalkboard: Fixing Child Care: What Expanded Public Subsidies Could Mean for Children, Families, and Teachers
- White House: State Breakdown: The Biden-Harris Administration's Funding Request Would Help Prevent Families Across the Country from Losing Child Care
- Economic Report of the President (2023) President's Council of Economic Advisers: p. 147 & 150
- OECD Economic Surveys: United States 2022 (2022) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: p. 94
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
Sojourner, A. & J. Yang (2022) Effects of Union Certification on Workplace-Safety Enforcement: Regression-Discontinuity Evidence. ILR Review. 75(2): 373-401.
Working Papers Summaries
- The Conversation: Unionized workers are more likely to assert their right to a safe and healthy workplace
- Also published in: Houston Chronicle
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).
---Letter to PNAS Editors with same co-authors: "The Key Role of Absolute Risk in the Disclosure Risk Assessment of Public Data Releases"
Azar, J., X. Dai, Y. Qiu, & A. Sojourner. Common Ownership and Employee Earnings.
Press Mentions
Borowsky, J., E. Davis, and A. Sojourner. How Far Will They Go? Consumer Choice in Subsidized Early Care and Education
Press Mentions
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
Working Papers Summaries
- Economic Report of the President (2023) President's Council of Economic Advisers: p. 132 & 141
