Scholarly Writing

Hart, C. & A. Sojourner (2015) Unionization and Productivity: Evidence from Charter Schools. Industrial Relations. 55(4): 422-448. Working paper version: IZA.
Press Mentions

The American Prospect: When Charters Go Union
Chalkbeat: At ed reform conference, charter school leaders feel the political heat and strategize about how to fend off unions
Ohio Watchdog: Kids do fine when charter school forms labor union, study shows. Also, at Townhall.com.
The Detroit News: Do Unions Spell Charter School Doom?
Worchester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette Unions no enemy to achievement
Minnesota Public Radio Union Votes at Two Charter Schools Could Open Way to Others
Star-Tribune: St. Paul charter school votes to unionize
Minnesota Public Radio St. Paul charter school's teachers join union
Pioneer-Press: St. Paul German Immersion School teachers vote for union
Star-Tribune: German school now state's only unionized charter

Goda, G., C. Manchester & A. Sojourner (2014) What Will My Account Really Be Worth? Experimental Evidence on How Retirement Income Projections Affect Saving. Journal of Public Economics. 119: 80-92
Summaries

TIAA-CREF Institute Trends & Issues brief [pdf]
Video and slides from George Washington U. business school - U.S. Federal Reserve Board joint seminar on financial literacy

Press Mentions

U.S. Department of Labor Clearinghouse for Labor and Evaluation Research summary
U.S. Dept. of Labor's advance notice of proposed rulemaking on lifetime income projections
Wall Street Journal Market Watch: The More You Know, The More You Save
Business Insider: This Mental Trick Could Help You Save More Money 5/2814
U.S. News & World Reports blog: The Easiest Way to Get People to Save More
FinSights blog on round table for industry leaders on retirement income
WorldatWork's WorkSpan article: Compensation Research Summer Camp 8/2013
Next Avenue article: The Most Important Thing to Know About Your 401(k)
Stanford University Report: Knowledge is power when it comes to retirement planning
BenefitsPro article: Type of retirement education determines how much employees save
Boston College Center for Retirement Research policy brief and Squared Away Blog post
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Bulletin on Aging and Health article [pdf]
Retirement Income Journal: Income projections have small but significant effects on participant saving rates
Nerd's Eye View blurb
Wall Street Journal Market Watch Encore: A Scare Tactic Could Boost Saving
RAND Insight brief
National Center for Policy Analysis summary

Sojourner, A., E. Mykerezi, & K. West. (2014) Teacher Pay Reform And Productivity: Panel Data Evidence from Adoptions of Q-Comp in Minnesota. Journal of Human Resources. 49(4): 945-981.
Summaries

Mykerezi, Sojourner & West (July 2015) "Reforming Teacher Contracts: A Look at the Impact of Q-Comp on Student Achievement in Minnesota" Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) Reporter. Also a 3-page policy brief.

Press Mentions

The 74 Million: The merit pay myth: Why the conventional wisdom about paying teachers is wrong
Star-Tribune: Additional state funding for teacher evaluations proposed
HometownSource.com: 5-to-1 return on taxpayer dollars is encouraging news. Also, Mille Lacs County Times and Stillwater Gazette,
Educators for Excellence Minnesota: Quality Compensation: Supporting and Rewarding Excellence in Teaching
Minnpost: Minnesota Must Raise Q-Comp Cap to Support Teachers
Star-Tribune op-ed: Don't Go Writing Off Q-Comp
Cited in Star-Tribune letter to editor responding to this op-ed
Pioneer Press article about our testimony at Minnesota House Education committee3/7/14
Star-Tribune op-ed
Star-Tribune article and our letter to the editor

Duncan G. & A. Sojourner. (2013) Can Intensive Early Childhood Intervention Programs Eliminate Income-based Cognitive and Achievement Gaps? Journal of Human Resources. 48(4): 945-968.
Working Papers

Duncan G. & A. Sojourner. (2013) Can Intensive Early Childhood Intervention Programs Eliminate Income-based Cognitive and Achievement Gaps? Journal of Human Resources. 48(4): 945-968.

Press Mentions

U.S. Treasury Department: The Economics of Child Care Supply in the United States
Minnpost: New study: High-quality preschool for poor kids under 3 would eliminate achievement gap

- Educators for Excellence Minnesota blog post.

2016 Economic Report of the U.S. President Chapter 4: Inequality in Early Childhood and Effective Public Policy Interventions
KAZM (Sedona, Ariz): One solution to many problems 2/22/14
Carlson School Magazine: Closing the Achievement Gap with Early Childhood Education
Cincinnatians for the American Dream: An Economist's Take on Pre-K
Minnesota Daily: Cradle to K Cabinet plan advances
Southwest Journal: Cradle to K report due in December
Star-Tribune: Minneapolis Mayor Hodges Forms Crade-to-K Cabinet 5/23/1
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges & MPR's Kerri Miller on the Daily Circuit [8:00 - 9:30 minute mark].
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Sustaining early childhood education gains
Minnpost: "Rock-star researchers on early ed to talk at U of M event"
Video: Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute panel on early learning
The Atlantic Citylab: How the Twin Cities Hope to Get Ahead of Demographic Change
Southwest Journal: Health Kids, Healthy City
Go Local Providence (R.I.): It's All About Education: Can Universal Preschool Close the Achievement Gap?
Mention at end of Minnpost article on Education Writers' Association meeting
Investing in Kids blog by Tim Bartik (Upjohn Institute) gives extensive comment on paper
Discussed on KTNF 950AM Daily Report [12:05 - 17:00 minute mark]
Way to Grow: U Economist Publishes Study on Early Ed
Huffington Post: This is what could close the achievement gap among young kids 1/7/14
Think Progress article 1/3/14
Brookings Brown Center Chalkboard: Does Pre-K Work? by Russ Whitehurst 2/26/14
Tim Bartik response to Whitehurst on his Investing in Kids blog

Sojourner, A. (2013) Identification of Peer Effects with Missing Peer Data: Evidence from Project STAR. Economic Journal. 123(569): 574-605.
Working Papers

Google scholar

Press Mentions

Access Minnesota radio interview (25 minutes) about implications for ability mixing in classrooms and other education topics
Royal Economic Society: Mixed ability classes raise average achievement and reduce inequality: new evidence of peer effects in early education July 31, 2013

Sojourner, A. (2013) Do Unions Promote Electoral Office-Holding? Evidence from Correlates of State Legislatures' Occupational Shares. Industrial & Labor Relations Review. 66(2).
Working Papers

IZA

Summaries

Scholars Strategy Network: Unions Foster Middle Class Leadership in American Democracy

Press Mentions

The Hill: Democrats Should Fully Embrace Their Union Roots
Demos Policy Shop: From Union Halls to City Halls: How Unions Create Middle-Class Public Leaders
ADAPT International Bulletin #16 highlights paper
Hamilton Project: The Shift in Private-Sector Union Participation

Sojourner, A., D. C. Grabowski, M. Chen & R. J. Town. (2010) Trends in Unionization of Nursing Homes. Inquiry. 47: 331–342.
Press Mentions

Medical Industry Leadership Institute (MILI) Exchange article summarizes paper

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