Aaron Sojourner | |
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Born | about 1972 |
Academic career | |
Institution |
Carlson School of Management,
University of Minnesota Carpenters Union |
Alma mater |
Yale University (
BA) University of Chicago ( MPP) Northwestern University ( PhD) |
Awards | John T. Dunlop Scholar Award, 2016 |
Website | Official website |
Aaron Sojourner is an American economist and senior researcher at the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. [1] He was formerly an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management [2] and senior economist for the Council of Economic Advisers. [3] His work has been widely covered by the media, particularly on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labor market in the United States. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Sojourner was raised largely in Washington, DC by parents active in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement who had recently changed their names to "Sojourner" in honor of Sojourner Truth. [8] [9] He is a graduate of Yale University, the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy, and Northwestern University. [10]
Sojourner's research has focused on labor market institutions, particularly labor unions, hiring in the education sector, [11] and consumer financial decisions. [10] During the COVID-19 pandemic, he wrote widely cited forecasts of new unemployment insurance claims based on analyses of Google Trends data, [12] analyses of how the pandemic would reduce childcare access, a study of screening practices in the workplace, and research on work on which employees advocate for workplace safety practices to protect themselves. [13] [4]
Aaron Sojourner | |
---|---|
Born | about 1972 |
Academic career | |
Institution |
Carlson School of Management,
University of Minnesota Carpenters Union |
Alma mater |
Yale University (
BA) University of Chicago ( MPP) Northwestern University ( PhD) |
Awards | John T. Dunlop Scholar Award, 2016 |
Website | Official website |
Aaron Sojourner is an American economist and senior researcher at the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. [1] He was formerly an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management [2] and senior economist for the Council of Economic Advisers. [3] His work has been widely covered by the media, particularly on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labor market in the United States. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Sojourner was raised largely in Washington, DC by parents active in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement who had recently changed their names to "Sojourner" in honor of Sojourner Truth. [8] [9] He is a graduate of Yale University, the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy, and Northwestern University. [10]
Sojourner's research has focused on labor market institutions, particularly labor unions, hiring in the education sector, [11] and consumer financial decisions. [10] During the COVID-19 pandemic, he wrote widely cited forecasts of new unemployment insurance claims based on analyses of Google Trends data, [12] analyses of how the pandemic would reduce childcare access, a study of screening practices in the workplace, and research on work on which employees advocate for workplace safety practices to protect themselves. [13] [4]