American economist
Aaron Sojourner is an American economist and senior researcher at the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. He was formerly an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management and senior economist for the Council of Economic Advisers. 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.
Biography.
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. He is a graduate of Yale University, the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy, and Northwestern University.
Research.
Sojourner's research has focused on labor market institutions, particularly labor unions, hiring in the education sector, and consumer financial decisions. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he wrote widely cited forecasts of new unemployment insurance claims based on analyses of Google Trends data, 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.
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