Professor Sockin is an expert in asset pricing who explores the role of informational, coordination, and market power frictions in financial markets. His research interests are diverse and range from studying informational aggregation in commodity, equity, housing and bond markets to understanding the role of speculators during the U.S. housing cycle of the 2000s, rationalizing China's approach to financial market intervention, and analyzing why users care about data privacy on online platforms. His latest research explores how market power in financial markets impacts wealth inequality, market design, and firm investment and the performance and governance of cryptocurrency platforms.