Workers’ Information Problem

Chair, Employment and Work Arrangements Content Panel advising the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics regarding the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 2026, Report (with S. Houseman, C. Muller, L. Cameron, M. Handel, E. Kelly, J. Kemp, K. Kosanovich, D. Kreisman, A. Mas, A. Mueller, D. Pedulla, C. Robertson, W. Rodgers, D. Schneider, J. Smith)

Benson, A., A. Sojourner, & A. Umyarov (2020) Can Reputation Discipline the Gig Economy? Experimental Evidence from an Online Labor Market. Management Science. 66(5):1802-1825
Mpls Fed OIGI, HCEO & IZA

Minneapolis Fed The Region: In the gig economy, reputation counts
Workday Minnesota with video: Researchers draw lessons from online labor markets
IZA Newsroom (Germany): New forms of work and shady employers: How reputation can discipline the "gig economy"
- Picked up by: EU CEDEFOP's Skills Panorama
Technology Policy Institute: Research Roundup Strikes Back
Economisch Statistische Berichten (Netherlands): Reputatie als tegengas in de sjeesconomie
BuzzFeed Tech: American Labor Unions Are Falling Down on Digital Workers

Sockin, J., A. Sojourner & E. Starr (2026) Nondisclosure Agreements and Externalities from Silence. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. 123(23)
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Upjohn Institute Policy Brief: How do broad nondisclosure agreements affect labor markets?
Washington Post: What happens when states limit nondisclosure agreements? Employees start to dish

U.S. Treasury: The State of Labor Market Competition
Star Tribune: Schafer: Maybe these NDAs really protect only the bad employers
Financial Times: The NDA boom is bad for both employers and workers
Bloomberg Law: Gaming Industry Nondisclosures Become Key Test of #MeToo Laws
Forbes: Five Years After #MeToo, NDAs Are Still Silencing Victims
Tacoma-Pierce County (WA) Bar Association: Breaking a Culture of Silence

South Carolina Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Randomized Controlled Trial Design Report, Upjohn Institute Technical Report (with Gabrielle Pepin, Ethan Jenkins, & Christopher O'Leary)

Washington Post, What Happens When States Limit Nondisclosure Agreements? Employees Start to Dish (with J. Sockin and E. Starr)

Sockin, J. & A. Sojourner (2023) What's the Inside Scoop? Challenges in the Supply and Demand for Information about Job Attributes. Journal of Labor Economics, 41(4)
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Financial Times: The NDA boom is bad for both employers and workers

Chair, Employment and Work Arrangements Content Panel advising the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics regarding the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 2026, Report (with S. Houseman, C. Muller, L. Cameron, M. Handel, E. Kelly, J. Kemp, K. Kosanovich, D. Kreisman, A. Mas, A. Mueller, D. Pedulla, C. Robertson, W. Rodgers, D. Schneider, J. Smith)

Benson, A., A. Sojourner, & A. Umyarov (2020) Can Reputation Discipline the Gig Economy? Experimental Evidence from an Online Labor Market. Management Science. 66(5):1802-1825
Mpls Fed OIGI, HCEO & IZA

Minneapolis Fed The Region: In the gig economy, reputation counts
Workday Minnesota with video: Researchers draw lessons from online labor markets
IZA Newsroom (Germany): New forms of work and shady employers: How reputation can discipline the "gig economy"
- Picked up by: EU CEDEFOP's Skills Panorama
Technology Policy Institute: Research Roundup Strikes Back
Economisch Statistische Berichten (Netherlands): Reputatie als tegengas in de sjeesconomie
BuzzFeed Tech: American Labor Unions Are Falling Down on Digital Workers

Sockin, J., A. Sojourner & E. Starr (2026) Nondisclosure Agreements and Externalities from Silence. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. 123(23)
SSRN

Upjohn Institute Policy Brief: How do broad nondisclosure agreements affect labor markets?
Washington Post: What happens when states limit nondisclosure agreements? Employees start to dish

U.S. Treasury: The State of Labor Market Competition
Star Tribune: Schafer: Maybe these NDAs really protect only the bad employers
Financial Times: The NDA boom is bad for both employers and workers
Bloomberg Law: Gaming Industry Nondisclosures Become Key Test of #MeToo Laws
Forbes: Five Years After #MeToo, NDAs Are Still Silencing Victims
Tacoma-Pierce County (WA) Bar Association: Breaking a Culture of Silence

South Carolina Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Randomized Controlled Trial Design Report, Upjohn Institute Technical Report (with Gabrielle Pepin, Ethan Jenkins, & Christopher O'Leary)

Washington Post, What Happens When States Limit Nondisclosure Agreements? Employees Start to Dish (with J. Sockin and E. Starr)

Sockin, J. & A. Sojourner (2023) What's the Inside Scoop? Challenges in the Supply and Demand for Information about Job Attributes. Journal of Labor Economics, 41(4)
SSRN

Financial Times: The NDA boom is bad for both employers and workers