Topics Labor Market
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
- 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
- Washington Post: How to fix the U.S. labor shortage? Provide decent child care
Topics Labor Market
Analysis for D.C. Office of the Attorney General: Economic Analysis of Incentives to Fraudulently Misclassify Employees in District of Columbia Construction
Summaries
- U.S. Treasury: The State of Labor Market Competition
- Construction Citizen: AG Racine Releases Report on Payroll Fraud in District Construction Industry
- AG Racine's testimony to U.S. House: Misclassification of Employees: Examining the Costs to Workers, Businesses, and the Economy
Topics Labor Market
Budd, J., A. Sojourner & J. Jung (2016) Are Voluntary Agreements Better? Evidence from Baseball Arbitration. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 70(4): 865-893. Earlier IZA version.
In Published Papers
Press Mentions
- Research Features: Conflict Resolution: Are Voluntary Agreements More Favourable?
- Management INK interview w/Budd: Are Voluntary Agreements Better? Evidence from Baseball Arbitration
- Carlson School story: Dispute Lessons from the Major Leagues & video interview w/Budd
Topics Labor Market
Benson, A., A. Sojourner, & A. Umyarov (2020) Can Reputation Discipline the Gig Economy? Experimental Evidence from an Online Labor Market. Management Science. 66(5):1802-1825
In Published Papers
Working Papers Press Mentions
- Minneapolis Fed The Region: In the gig economy, reputation counts
- Workday Minnesota with video: Researchers draw lessons from online labor markets
- IZA Newsroom (Germany): New forms of work and shady employers: How reputation can discipline the "gig economy"
- Picked up by: EU CEDEFOP's Skills Panorama
- Technology Policy Institute: Research Roundup Strikes Back
- Economisch Statistische Berichten (Netherlands): Reputatie als tegengas in de sjeesconomie
- BuzzFeed Tech: American Labor Unions Are Falling Down on Digital Workers
Topics Labor Market
Econofact, COVID Symptom Screening at the Workplace (with Krista Ruffini and Abigail Wozniak)
Topics Labor Market
Nonprofit Quarterly, Designing Workforce Programs with Worker Power in Mind (with S. Kahn & S. Naidu)
Topics Labor Market
Econofact: The Mexican Border and U.S. Trade: What Would be the Impact of a Border Closure?
Topics Labor Market
Economic Policy Institute's Working Economics: American job seekers think increasing the minimum wage would be good for them
Topics Labor Market
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 Labor Market
Roosevelt Institute, Employer Power and Employee Skills: Recommendations for Workforce Training Practitioners and Funders (with Suzanne Kahn)
Topics Labor Market
Brookings, Examining the uneven and hard-to-predict labor market recovery (with Lauren Bauer, Arin Dube, & Wendy Edelberg)
Topics Labor Market
Larson, R., S. Shannon, A. Sojourner & C. Uggen (2021) Felony History and Change in U.S. Employment Rates. Social Science Research.
In Published Papers
Press Mentions
- American Public Media: Ban the Box may be counterproductive
- Phys.org: Felons remain out of work despite paying debt to society
- Star Tribune: Economists at Minneapolis Fed meeting explore persistent racial gaps in hiring, wealth
- Minneapolis Fed: Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute spring 2018 conference
Topics Labor Market
Sojourner, A., B. Frandsen, R. Town, D. Grabowski & M. Chen (2015) Impacts of Unionization on Quality and Productivity: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Nursing Homes. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 68(4): 771-806. Working paper versions: IZA & NBER. [Appendix]
In Published Papers
Press Mentions
- Hamilton Project: The Shift in Private-Sector Union Participation
- Vox.com: I was skeptical of unions. Then I joined one.
Topics Labor Market
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
Topics Labor Market
The Guardian, Americans are more pro-union -- and anti-big business -- than at any time in decades (with Emily DiVito)
Topics Labor Market
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
- 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
- Washington Post: How to fix the U.S. labor shortage? Provide decent child care
Topics Labor Market
Analysis for D.C. Office of the Attorney General: Economic Analysis of Incentives to Fraudulently Misclassify Employees in District of Columbia Construction
Summaries
- U.S. Treasury: The State of Labor Market Competition
- Construction Citizen: AG Racine Releases Report on Payroll Fraud in District Construction Industry
- AG Racine's testimony to U.S. House: Misclassification of Employees: Examining the Costs to Workers, Businesses, and the Economy
Topics Labor Market
Budd, J., A. Sojourner & J. Jung (2016) Are Voluntary Agreements Better? Evidence from Baseball Arbitration. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 70(4): 865-893. Earlier IZA version.
In Published Papers
Press Mentions
- Research Features: Conflict Resolution: Are Voluntary Agreements More Favourable?
- Management INK interview w/Budd: Are Voluntary Agreements Better? Evidence from Baseball Arbitration
- Carlson School story: Dispute Lessons from the Major Leagues & video interview w/Budd
Topics Labor Market
Benson, A., A. Sojourner, & A. Umyarov (2020) Can Reputation Discipline the Gig Economy? Experimental Evidence from an Online Labor Market. Management Science. 66(5):1802-1825
In Published Papers
Working Papers Press Mentions
- Minneapolis Fed The Region: In the gig economy, reputation counts
- Workday Minnesota with video: Researchers draw lessons from online labor markets
- IZA Newsroom (Germany): New forms of work and shady employers: How reputation can discipline the "gig economy"
- Picked up by: EU CEDEFOP's Skills Panorama
- Technology Policy Institute: Research Roundup Strikes Back
- Economisch Statistische Berichten (Netherlands): Reputatie als tegengas in de sjeesconomie
- BuzzFeed Tech: American Labor Unions Are Falling Down on Digital Workers
Topics Labor Market
Econofact, COVID Symptom Screening at the Workplace (with Krista Ruffini and Abigail Wozniak)
Topics Labor Market
Nonprofit Quarterly, Designing Workforce Programs with Worker Power in Mind (with S. Kahn & S. Naidu)
Topics Labor Market
Econofact: The Mexican Border and U.S. Trade: What Would be the Impact of a Border Closure?
Topics Labor Market
Economic Policy Institute's Working Economics: American job seekers think increasing the minimum wage would be good for them
Topics Labor Market
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 Labor Market
Roosevelt Institute, Employer Power and Employee Skills: Recommendations for Workforce Training Practitioners and Funders (with Suzanne Kahn)
Topics Labor Market
Brookings, Examining the uneven and hard-to-predict labor market recovery (with Lauren Bauer, Arin Dube, & Wendy Edelberg)
Topics Labor Market
Larson, R., S. Shannon, A. Sojourner & C. Uggen (2021) Felony History and Change in U.S. Employment Rates. Social Science Research.
In Published Papers
Press Mentions
- American Public Media: Ban the Box may be counterproductive
- Phys.org: Felons remain out of work despite paying debt to society
- Star Tribune: Economists at Minneapolis Fed meeting explore persistent racial gaps in hiring, wealth
- Minneapolis Fed: Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute spring 2018 conference
Topics Labor Market
Sojourner, A., B. Frandsen, R. Town, D. Grabowski & M. Chen (2015) Impacts of Unionization on Quality and Productivity: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Nursing Homes. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 68(4): 771-806. Working paper versions: IZA & NBER. [Appendix]
In Published Papers
Press Mentions
- Hamilton Project: The Shift in Private-Sector Union Participation
- Vox.com: I was skeptical of unions. Then I joined one.
Topics Labor Market
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
Topics Labor Market
Aaron Sojourner
Senior Researcher
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
sojourner@upjohn.org
Senior Researcher
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
sojourner@upjohn.org