Carlson School of Management

Aaron Sojourner

Sojourner,Aaron

Assistant Professor
Center for Human Resources & Labor Studies
3-300Y CarlSMgmt
612/624-9521
asojourn@umn.edu


Sojourner completed his PhD in economics at Northwestern University. He also has an MA in public policy analysis from the University of Chicago and a BA in history from Yale University. Research interests include the productivity of preschool investments for later cognitive and socio-emotional skills, the impacts of unions in the economic and political arenas, and the social value of policies that reduce public risks. Complementing his research interest, Sojourner has a wide range of policy experience including service as an adviser to the Office of the Illinois State Treasurer, member of several policy working groups, and as a fellow in the U.S. Senate’s Labor Policy Office.

Sojourner, A. Do Unions Promote Electoral Office-Holding? Evidence from Correlates of State Legislatures' Occupational Shares. Accepted at Industrial and Labor Relations Review.

Sojourner, A. Identification of Peer Effects with Missing Peer Data: Evidence from Project STAR. Accepted at Economic Journal.

Duncan G. & A. Sojourner. Can Intensive Early Childhood Intervention Programs Eliminate Income-based Cognitive and Achievement Gaps? Accepted at Journal of Human Resources.

Sojourner, A., D. Grabowski, M. Chen, and R. Town. (2010). Trends in Unionization of Nursing Homes. Inquiry. 47(4): 331-342.

Steering Committee Member of Human Capital Research Collaborative, 2009-present

University of Minnesota Grant in Aid of Research, “Impacts of Unionization in Nursing Homes” 1/1/11- 12/31/12.

National Institutes of Health, “Human Capital Interventions Across Childhood and Adolescence” subcontract from U California Irvine. 9/14/11 – 5/31/12.

TIAA-CREF Foundation for “What’s My Account Really Worth?” 6/16/10 -7/1/11.

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Education

PhD, 2009
Economics
Northwestern University

MA, 2003
Public Policy Analysis
University of Chicago

BA, 1995
History
Yale University

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