Human Capital Archives - Aaron Sojourner

Borowsky, J., J. Brown, E. Davis, C. Gibbs, C. Herbst, A. Sojourner, E. Tekin, M. Wiswall. (2022) An Equilibrium Model of the Impact of Increased Public Investment in Early Childhood Education National Bureau of Economic Research.
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

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

Topics Employer Market Power, Human Capital, Labor Market, Labor Unions

Casey Family Programs. Are there parallels between hiring and child protection processes that can help reduce bias and narrow child welfare’s front door?. Aug. 19, 2020.
Topics Employer Market Power, Human Capital, Labor Market, Labor Unions

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.
In Published Papers
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

Topics Employer Market Power, Human Capital, Labor Market, Labor Unions

CLASP & NWLC: Child Care is Key to Our Economic Recovery
Summaries

Brief and Technical Appendix

Press Mentions

U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee: We need to save child care before it's too late
Washington Post editorial board: The child care industry is on the brink of collapse. Congress must rescue it.
Non-Profit Quarterly: Collision Course on Childcare: Will Congress Take the Wheel?
CNBC: Republicans relief plan includes $15 billion bailout of the child-care industry -- but it falls short of what's needed, advocates say
Bloomberg: Punching In: Jobless-Aid Fix Heading to the Negotiating Table
Fatherly: The Child Care Industry Needs More Funding. Why Hasn't It Gotten Any?
CNN Politics: 4 things Congress can do right now to help working parents get through the pandemic
CNBC: Elizabeth Warren urges the SBA and Treasury to help keep child-care providers afloat
Letter from 85 U.S. House representatives
U.S. House Education & Labor Committee: DeLauro, Scott, Murray, Members introduce $50 billion child care stabilization fund legislation
Newsweek Opinion: Governors Can Reopen All They Like. Without Child Care, Parents Can't Work
CNBC: Democrats earmark $7 billion for child care in newest relief package but it won't be enough to stabilize the system for long
Huffpost: Democrats Push for $50 Billion Child Care Bailout in Next Stimulus
CBS Minnesota: U.S. Senators Smith and Warren Press to Include $50 Billion Child Care Bailout in Next Relief Package
Ms Magazine: Fear and Hoarding in the Time of Coronavirus: Invest in Child Care, not Private Jets
The Nation: The Heartbreaking Choices Faced by Child Care Providers on the Front Lines

Topics Employer Market Power, Human Capital, Labor Market, Labor Unions

Nonprofit Quarterly, Designing Workforce Programs with Worker Power in Mind (with S. Kahn & S. Naidu)
Topics Employer Market Power, Human Capital, Labor Market, Labor Unions

Chaparro, J., A. Sojourner & N. Huey (2019) Differential effects from access to high-quality early care. In Sustaining Early Childhood Learning Gains. Editors: A. Reynolds & J. Temple. Cambridge Univ Press: Cambridge, U.K.
In Published Papers
Working Papers

IZA

Press Mentions

U.S. Treasury Department: The Economics of Child Care Supply in the United States
Testimony to Minnesota House Early Childhood Finance and Policy Division: Investments in early childhood could prevent, close skill gaps, division hears
IZA Newsroom (Germany): Subsidized high-quality early care improves child development especially among children in low-income families
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Sustaining early childhood education gains

Topics Employer Market Power, Human Capital, Labor Market, Labor Unions

Chaparro, J., A. Sojourner, & M. Wiswall, Early Childhood Care and Cognitive Development
In Working Papers
Working Papers

IZA NBER

Press Mentions

Poverty Research and Policy podcast: The Value of Investments in Quality Child Care

Topics Employer Market Power, Human Capital, Labor Market, Labor Unions

Simon, D., A. Sojourner, J. Pedersen & H. Ombisa-Skallet. Economic Incentives, Adoption out of Foster Care, and Long Term Outcomes.
In Working Papers
Topics Employer Market Power, Human Capital, Labor Market, Labor Unions

Zainzullina, I., E. Golberstein & A. Sojourner. Effects of School-Based Mental Health Services.
In Works in Progress
Topics Employer Market Power, Human Capital, Labor Market, Labor Unions

Roosevelt Institute, Employer Power and Employee Skills: Understanding Workforce Training Programs in the Context of Labor Market Power (with Suresh Naidu)
Summaries

Roosevelt Institute & Workrise webinar
Summary site at Roosevelt Institute
Nonprofit Quarterly op-ed: Designing workforce programs with worker power in mind

Topics Employer Market Power, Human Capital, Labor Market, Labor Unions

Roosevelt Institute, Employer Power and Employee Skills: Recommendations for Workforce Training Practitioners and Funders (with Suzanne Kahn)
Topics Employer Market Power, Human Capital, Labor Market, Labor Unions

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

Topics Employer Market Power, Human Capital, Labor Market, Labor Unions

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

Topics Employer Market Power, Human Capital, Labor Market, Labor Unions

Lee, W. F., J. Borowsky, E. Davis, & A. Sojourner. Impacts of Early Childhood Care Subsidy Designs on the Care Services Market
In Works in Progress
Topics Employer Market Power, Human Capital, Labor Market, Labor Unions

Hamilton Project, Increasing Federal Investment in Children's Early Care and Education to Raise Quality, Access, and Affordability (with Liz Davis)
Press Mentions

New York Times: How Other Nations Pay for Child Care. The U.S. Is an Outlier.
U.S. Treasury Department: The Economics of Child Care Supply in the United States
Washington Post: How to fix the U.S. labor shortage? Provide decent child care
Fatherly: New data confirms American parents are on their own when it comes to child care
Radically Pragmatic, Progressive Policy Institute: video + podcast
Child's Path: Can investing in early childhood education beat stock market returns?
News-Register, Yamill County, Oregon: Rutledge: Short-sighted U.S. failing its children
Deseret News: Could child care help open the economy and why is its funding such a contentious topic?
Minnesota Reformer: Minnesota researchers craft proposal to improve child care access
Newsbreak: Why the U.S. Is One of the Worst Developed Countries to Raise A Child In

Topics Employer Market Power, Human Capital, Labor Market, Labor Unions