Publications

Working Paper

Anders, J, Pallais, A. "Inefficient Social Disconnection."

Emanuel N, Harrington E, Pallais A. "Home Alone: Remote Work, Isolation, and Mental Health." Forthcoming, Science.

Emanuel N, Harrington E, Pallais A. "The Power of Proximity to Coworkers." Forthcoming, The Quarterly Journal of Economics. Online Appendix. (May 2026 revision.)

Published

Angrist J, Autor D, Pallais A. "Marginal Effects of Merit Aid for Low-Income Students." The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 2022; 137(2): 1039-1090. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-economics-022020-032512

Mas A, Pallais A. "Alternative Work Arrangements." Annual Review of Economics. 2020;12:631-658.

Goodman J, Melkers J, Pallais A. "Can Online Delivery Increase Access to Education?" Journal of Labor Economics. 2019;37(1):1–34.

Mas A, Pallais A. "Labor Supply and the Value of Non-Work Time: Experimental Estimates from the Field." American Economic Review: Insights. 2019;1(1):111–126.

Glover D, Pallais A, Pariente W. "Discrimination as a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Evidence from French Grocery Stores." Quarterly Journal of Economics. 2017;132(3):1219–1260.

Mas A, Pallais A. "Valuing Alternative Work Arrangements." American Economic Review. 2017;107(12):3722–3759.

Bursztyn L, Fujiwara T, Pallais A. "‘Acting Wife’: Marriage Market Incentives and Labor Market Investments." American Economic Review. 2017;107(11):3288–3319.

Pallais A, Sands EG. "Why the Referential Treatment? Evidence from Field Experiments on Referrals." Journal of Political Economy. 2016;124(6):1793–1828.

Angrist J, Autor D, Hudson S, Pallais A. "Evaluating Econometric Evaluations of Post-Secondary Aid." American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings. 2015;105(5):502–507.

Pallais A. "Small Differences that Matter: Mistakes in Applying to College." Journal of Labor Economics. 2015;33(2):493–520.

Pallais A. "Inefficient Hiring in Entry-Level Labor Markets." American Economic Review. 2014;104(11):3565–3599.

Pallais A. “Taking a Chance on College: Is the Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship Program a Winner?” Journal of Human Resources. 2009;44(1):199–222.

Pallais A, Turner S, Dickert-Conlin S, Rubenstein R. “Access to Elites.” Economic Inequality and Higher Education, Access, Persistence, and Success, edited by Stacy Dickert-Conlin and Ross Rubenstein. New York: Russell Sage Foundation; 2007. pp. 128–156.

Pallais A, Turner S. “Opportunities for Low Income Students at Top Colleges and Universities: Policy Initiatives and the Distribution of Students.” National Tax Journal. 2006;59(2):357–386.