
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-
- 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
- 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 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 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 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.
- 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

Aaron Sojourner
Associate Professor
University of Minnesota
Carlson School of Management
Department of Work & Organizations
321 19th Avenue S, 3-300Y
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612.624.9521
asojourn@umn.edu
Associate Professor
University of Minnesota
Carlson School of Management
Department of Work & Organizations
321 19th Avenue S, 3-300Y
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612.624.9521
asojourn@umn.edu