JakeRosenfeldAffiliate Associate Professorjrosenfeld@wustl.eduPersonal Website CV (133.82 KB)Fields of Interest Deviance and Social Control Political Sociology Race and Ethnicity Background and ExperienceSummaryJake Rosenfeld (Phd, Princeton University) is Associate Professor of Sociology at Washington University-St. Louis, and Faculty Affiliate of the Sociology Department at the University of Washington, where he taught from 2007-2015. His research and teaching focuses on the political and economic determinants of inequality in the advanced democracies. He is primarily interested in who gets paid what and why - and how this varies across time and place. In his work Rosenfeld examines major developments that have disrupted past practices of wage-setting, especially labor union decline and the resulting changes in the ways firms allocate wages. Rosenfeld has published research in various outlets, including the American Sociological Review, the American Journal of Sociology, and Foreign Affairs. Along with lead author Bruce Western, his 2011 article on the effect of union decline on inequality in the U.S. received widespread media attention, including coverage in the Economist, the Washington Post, and the Huffington Post. His book, What Unions No Longer Do, will be published by Harvard University Press in January 2014. Research Publications, Books Rosenfeld, Jake. 2014. What Unions No Longer Do. Harvard University Press. Research Advised: Graduate Dissertations Edwards, Frank. 2017. "Institutional Determinants of Child Protection Systems in the United States." PhD Dissertation. Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Denice, Patrick Anthony. 2016. "The Long and Winding Road: Heterogeneity in the Form and Timing of Postsecondary Education." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Laird, Jennifer. 2016. "Unequally Employed: Labor Market Stratification After the Great Recession." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Lind, Jonathan Adam. 2015. "Employment Relations in Transition: An Examination of Workers’ Self-Assessments of Job Quality, 1970-2006." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Voloshin, Irina. 2012. "Sink or Swim in the Labor Pool: Determinants and Consequences of Teenage Employment." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Maroto, Michelle Lee. 2012. "The Scarring Effects of Bankruptcy: Cumulative Disadvantage across Credit and Labor Markets." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Agnone, Jon-Jason M. 2010. "Racial Inequality in Wealth: Do Labor Unions Matter?" PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Courses Taught Winter 2015 SOC 401 A: Special Topics In Sociology Autumn 2014 SOC 360 A: Introduction To Social Stratification SOC 518 A: Social Stratification Related News Related News Decline of Unions Interview with Jake Rosenfeld Feb 13, 2014 Professor Rosenfeld comments on Boeing and Machinists Union for NPR Jan 5, 2014 Rosenfeld in NYTimes comments on Fast-Food strikes Sep 5, 2013 Rosenfeld Receives ASA Section Award Aug 21, 2013 Jake Rosenfeld Moderates Town Hall Panel on Prosperity May 23, 2013 Share: Print PDF