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.

Spring 2013

HRIR 3072 Collective Bargaining and Dispute Resolution Sec. 001
HRIR 8071 Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining Sec. 001
HRIR 8071 Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining Sec. 002

Fall 2013

HRIR 8801 Core Seminar: Fundamentals of Economic Analysis for HRIR Sec. 001

Spring 2014

HRIR 8011 Using Data and Metrics in Human Resources and Industrial Relations Sec. 090
HRIR 8071 Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining Sec. 001

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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