Scholarly Writing: Working Papers - Aaron Sojourner

Pickens, J. and A. Sojourner (2022) Effects of Access-to-Hours and Just Cause Regulations on Labor Market Outcomes
In Working Papers

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
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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

Budd, J., A. Sojourner, T. VanHeuvelen, and B. Zipperer. Growing Up in a Union Household: Impacts of Adult Union Status on Children's Life Course
In Working Papers

Goda, G. M. Levy, C. F. Manchester, A. Sojourner, J. Tasoff, J. Xiao (2022) Are Retirement Planning Tools Complements or Substitutes to Financial Capability?
In Working Papers
Press Mentions

Marketwatch: Why retirement calculators fail the people who need them most and what to do about it

Azar, J., Y. Qiu, & A. Sojourner. Common Ownership and Labor Markets.
In Working Papers
Press Mentions

New York Times: What BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street Are Doing to the Economy

Sockin, J., A. Sojourner & E. Starr. Non-Disclosure Agreements and Externalities from Silence
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Washington Post: What happens when states limit nondisclosure agreements? Employees start to dish
U.S. Treasury: The State of Labor Market Competition

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Star Tribune: Schafer: Maybe these NDAs really protect only the bad employers
Financial Times: The NDA boom is bad for both employers and workers
Bloomberg Law: Gaming Industry Nondisclosures Become Key Test of #MeToo Laws
Forbes: Five Years After #MeToo, NDAs Are Still Silencing Victims
Tacoma-Pierce County (WA) Bar Association: Breaking a Culture of Silence

Marinescu. I., Y. Qiu, & A. Sojourner. Wage Inequality and Labor Rights Violations
In Working Papers
Press Mentions

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

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

Simon, D., A. Sojourner, J. Pedersen & H. Ombisa-Skallet. Economic Incentives, Adoption out of Foster Care, and Long Term Outcomes.
In Working Papers

McDevitt, R. & A. Sojourner. Demand, Regulation, and Welfare on the Margin of Alternative Financial Services
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Policy brief (3-pager) Albany (N.Y.) Times-Union op-ed: Banks need to accelerate and improve payment systems. Link

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Duke Fuqua summary: New research could improve check cashing industry for customers and businesses

Qiu, Y. & A. Sojourner. Labor-Market Concentration & Labor Compensation
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Forbes opinion: How Big Firms Keep Wages Low
Phenomenal World: The Emerging Monopsony Consensus
Hamilton Project: The Shift in Private-Sector Union Participation
Brookings: Non-compete contracts: Potential justifications and the relevant evidence
ProMarket: Regulators Should Not Change the Regulatory Environment to Include Labor Market Concentration
Center for American Progress: The Modern Company Town