Human Capital Archives | Aaron Sojourner

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 Human Capital, K12

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

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 Human Capital, K12

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 Human Capital, K12

Nonprofit Quarterly, Designing Workforce Programs with Worker Power in Mind (with S. Kahn & S. Naidu)
Topics Human Capital, K12

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

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 Human Capital, K12

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 Human Capital, K12

Sojourner, A., D. Simon, J. Pedersen & H.Ombisa Skallet. Effects of Economic Incentives on Movement of Foster Children to Permanency.
In Works in Progress
Topics Human Capital, K12

Zainzullina, I., E. Golberstein & A. Sojourner. Effects of School-Based Mental Health Services.
In Works in Progress
Topics Human Capital, K12

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 Human Capital, K12

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 Human Capital, K12

Greenwood, B., R. Hardeman, L. Huang, & A. Sojourner (2020) Physician-Patient Racial Concordance and Disparities in Birthing Mortality for Newborns. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117 (35): 21194-21200.
In Published Papers
Press Mentions

Awardee, 2020 Cozzarelli Prize from the PNAS editorial board
PNAS coverage tracker
Nature: Medical bias poses a deadly threat for Black babies
NPR Shortwave 12-minute interview: A Key To Black Infant Survival? Black Doctors
USA Today: Black babies are more likely to survive when cared for by Black doctors
CNN Health: Black newborns 3 times more likely to die when looked after by white doctors
Washington Post: Mortality rate for Black babies is cut dramatically when they're delivered by Black doctors, researchers say
Washington Post: Howard University announces $32.8 million gift that will 'produce more Black doctors'
CNN Opinion: To save Black lives, we need more Black doctors
NY Daily News: Black newborns are more likely to survive when cared for by Black doctors, study
The Hill: Study: Black newborns more likely to survive when cared for by black doctors
BET: New study finds Black newborns are three times more likely to die when cared for by white doctors
The Grio: Black newborns 3 times more likely to die when care for by white doctors
The Cut: Black newborns are 3 times more likely to die when treated by white doctors
ScienceNews: What we can learn from how a doctor's race can affect Black newborns' survival
Fortune: Lack of black doctors is killing black babies, new study finds
People: Black newborns are more likely to survive under the care of black doctors, study finds
Black Enterprise: Black newborn are more likely to survive under the care of black doctors, study finds
University of Minnesota: Uncovering a dramatic disparity
BBC Radio: Newborn deaths in U.S.
Guardian: Black babies more likely to survive when cared for by black doctors -- US study
Daily Mail: Black babies in the US are three times more likely to die in hospital than white children when cared for by a white doctor, study finds
Evening Standard: US study finds black babies more likely to survive when cared for by black doctors
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Radio: Black babies more likely to survive if they have Black doctors, study
Face2Face Africa: Black babies three times more likely to die when under the care of a white doctor, study
Welingelichte Kringen: Amerikaanse studie: Minder babystefte als zwarte artsen voor zwarte baby's zorgen
CNews: Les bebes noirs ont plus de chances de survivre avec un medecin noir
WCCO 4 CBS Minnesota: U of M research finds Black newborns die less when cared for by Black doctors
KMSP Fox 9 News: Black newborns die less when treated by black doctors rather than white doctors, U of M study finds
KSTP ABC 5: Study: Black newborns less likely to die when cared for by Black doctors
WVLT TV: Black newborn babies 3 times more likely to die when treated by white doctors, study says
KROC AM News: Study: Black newborns have better odds if cared for by Black doctors
Inforum Rochester: Study: Black newborns die less often with Black doctors. Also: Detroit Lakes Tribune.
MEEAW: Black newborns in the U.S. nearly thrice more likely to die in hospital under White physicians care: study
EcoWatch: Black infants more likely to survive if treated by Black doctors, Study finds
IFLScience: Black American babies are much less likely to die if their doctor is also black
Star Tribune: Finding new solutions for racial health gaps

Topics Human Capital, K12

Jatusripitak, N., E. Mykerezi, A. Sojourner & K. West. School and Teacher Preferences: Evidence from a Multi-stage Internal Labor Market.
In Works in Progress
Topics Human Capital, K12

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.
In Published Papers
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

Topics Human Capital, K12

Center for American Progress: The Coronavirus Will Make Child Care Deserts Worse and Exacerbate Inequality
Summaries

childcaredeserts.org: interactive map illustrating families' child care access in every U.S. community

Press Mentions

U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee: We need to save child care before it's too late
Washington Post: Middle-income and rural families disproportionately grapple with child-care deserts, new report shows
Duluth News-Tribune: University of Minnesota child care research finds urban-rural divide, including in Northland

Topics Human Capital, K12

The Hill: We ask the most of families when they have the least
Topics Human Capital, K12