About

Jason A Sockin is an Assistant Professor in The ILR School at Cornell University. His research centers on understanding how the Internet and technology have fundamentally altered the ways in which workers and firms interact in today's labor market. He has worked as a researcher at various institutions including the IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, U.S. Treasury, Penn Wharton Budget Model, Glassdoor, The Congressional Budget Office, The White House's Council of Economic Advisers under the Obama Administration, and The Federal Reserve Board of Governors. He obtained his Bachelor's degree from The Honors College at Stony Brook University and his PhD in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Research topics

• Business
• Economics
• Labour economics
• Finance
• Computer Science
• Microeconomics
• Management
• Commerce

Selected publications

• We've Got You Covered: Firms' Political Stances on Abortion and Labor Market Sorting

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2026-01-01

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• Willingness to Pay for Workplace Amenities

  AEA Randomized Controlled Trials · 2026-02-17

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• Willingness to Pay for Workplace Amenities

  AEA Randomized Controlled Trials · 2026-02-17

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• The Effect of Interview Difficulty on Job Seeker Perceptions and Behavior

  AEA Randomized Controlled Trials · 2025-07-03

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• Interviews

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2025-01-01

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• Worker Sorting and Gender-Inclusive Language in Job Ads

  AEA Randomized Controlled Trials · 2025-01-20

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• Worker Sorting and Gender-Inclusive Language in Job Ads

  AEA Randomized Controlled Trials · 2025-01-20

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• A Pay Scale of Their Own: Gender Differences in Variable Pay

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2025-01-01 · 2 citations

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• Interviews

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2025-01-01

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• Valuing Fertility Benefits in Job Choice

  AEA Randomized Controlled Trials · 2025-05-16

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Frequent coauthors

• Aaron Sojourner

  W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

  22 shared

• Evan Starr

  20 shared

• Sabrina T Howell

  10 shared

• Paolo Martellini

  9 shared

• Etienne Gagnon

  Federal Reserve

  9 shared

• Todd Schoellman

  9 shared

• Will Gornall

  University of British Columbia

  5 shared

• David López‐Salido

  Federal Reserve

  5 shared