Nondisclosure agreements and externalities from silence
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


