Jason Sockin
@JSockin
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Cornell ILR Assistant Professor | Stony Brook, UPenn, IZA, and Obama Admin alum | All things food, travel, and economics
Ithaca, NY
Joined January 2024
Not sure who had a bigger smile yesterday, me or my dad who took this photo of me at my new office in @cornellilr
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Curious why job seekers turn down job offers after EASY interviews? We use ~500K interview reports plus a field experiment to show interview difficulty signals to workers whether the job is a good fit. Check out the fantastic @JSockin's talk from NBER ORG Econ (w/ @ellliottt).
🚨1/N Really excited to announce a new working paper, “Interviews” 🚨 We demonstrate that interviews allow workers to screen firms and preview whether the job is a good match for them—using ~500k Glassdoor reports + a randomized field experiment. 🧵
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Finally had a chance to read this excellent paper. Limitations on data and methods have thus far kept us from understanding what actually happens at the interview stage of the job market. It looks like signaling is really happening in both directions, with both workers/firms
🚨1/N Really excited to announce a new working paper, “Interviews” 🚨 We demonstrate that interviews allow workers to screen firms and preview whether the job is a good match for them—using ~500k Glassdoor reports + a randomized field experiment. 🧵
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If you’re at or near U of Toronto on Nov 12, please try to catch the fantastic @JSockin talking about “Interviews” (joint w/ @ellliottt). We show that the difficulty of the interview signals to workers whether the job is a good fit.
🚨1/N Really excited to announce a new working paper, “Interviews” 🚨 We demonstrate that interviews allow workers to screen firms and preview whether the job is a good match for them—using ~500k Glassdoor reports + a randomized field experiment. 🧵
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Perhaps the future of hiring is not AI, but a dating app... In ~10 days my fantastic co-author @JSockin presents our paper “Interviews” (with @ellliottt) at @nberpubs. We show candidates walk away when an interview feels “too easy”—they assume the firm would hire anyone.
🚨1/N Really excited to announce a new working paper, “Interviews” 🚨 We demonstrate that interviews allow workers to screen firms and preview whether the job is a good match for them—using ~500k Glassdoor reports + a randomized field experiment. 🧵
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Our paper is out as a CEPR Working Paper, but there’s a paywall. Please use the freely downloadable version on SSRN (which links to CESifo). [link in reply]
🚨1/N Really excited to announce a new working paper, “Interviews” 🚨 We demonstrate that interviews allow workers to screen firms and preview whether the job is a good match for them—using ~500k Glassdoor reports + a randomized field experiment. 🧵
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New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP20793 Interviews Elliott Ash @ellliottt @ETH_en, Soumitra Shukla @HarvardHBS, Jason Sockin @Cornell
https://t.co/WTMUEV2aBX
#CEPR_LE #CEPR_OE #EconTwitter
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Next time you hire, don’t take it easy!
🚨1/N Really excited to announce a new working paper, “Interviews” 🚨 We demonstrate that interviews allow workers to screen firms and preview whether the job is a good match for them—using ~500k Glassdoor reports + a randomized field experiment. 🧵
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Very excited to announce that Cornell is hiring an AP in Labor Econ, and I will be chairing the recruitment committee. Please spread the word! https://t.co/1XtgcC6iKF
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Attending NBER SI? At 10:35am tomorrow, @JSockin will present our work with @ellliottt and me showing how your interview process shapes how job seekers form perceptions of you as an employer. These impressions can impact everything from offer acceptance to employee retention!
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Hosting a keynote today with the incomparable @BelotMichele , tune in at 1pm EDT! https://t.co/W07hMuJF6t
ecornell.cornell.edu
The coming years are likely to see substantial changes in the nature of work and in how people find jobs. Over the last two decades, much of the job search and recruitment activity has moved online....
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My second pod! Check out the latest episode of @busscholarship where Avner Ben-Ner and I discuss our recent work showing employees are more satisfied with their jobs when they own part of the company. https://t.co/HYwEA1DYFs
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Podcast Episode · Business Scholarship Podcast · 02/26/2025 · 43m
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Thanks for including us in the program @danielascur @raffasadun @I_Am_NickBloom @renata__lemos @johnvanreenen Joint work with @ellliottt and @soumitrashukla9
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A memorable first visit to @HarvardHBS opening up the 10th Empirical Management Conference with why workers reject job offers if they thought the interview was too easy!
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Excited for @JSockin to present our paper with @ellliottt at the Empirical Management Conference this week! 📝 We explore how job interviews don’t just assess candidates—they also help workers learn about firms. See you at @HarvardHBS!
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Do firms have an incentive to comply with the federal minimum wage? Based on current penalties and enforcement, the answer for most firms is *no*. My paper now out in ILRR - also featuring newly FOIA-ed case level data on DOL min wage enforcement outcomes
How can minimum wage non-compliance be countered with good policy? Using the case of the US and the UK, @annastansbury @MITSloan @MIT_IWER argues that improved enforcement alone is insufficient and expected penalties must increase substantially. https://t.co/NvCaqckBeu
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Super excited for @JSockin to present our paper Interviews at the Empirical Management Conference at @HarvardHBS this December! Jason is the best co-author one could hope for, and both @ellliottt and I are thrilled to be involved in this project.
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Jessen➡️Essen Excited to present at the @UDE_Econ Economics Seminar today! In our paper we study politically-charged language (the gender star💫) in online job ads💻 What determines its usage? How do job seekers respond? (w @PawelAdrjan @BalgovaMaria @simon_jaeger @JSockin)
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A 50 basis point rate cut in November is no longer likely following September jobs report data, according to Citi senior global economist Robert Sockin. Full interview:
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Workers in employee-owned firms are more satisfied with their jobs. Study based on 200,000 employee reviews in U.S. manufacturing sector finds higher satisfaction with culture, leadership, career opportunities, and work-life balance in firms with ESOPs. 👇 https://t.co/n4fIyyh44E
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Study finds higher satisfaction with culture, leadership, and work-life balance in employee-owned firms
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