#  Publications 

 



##  Publications 

**Working Paper**

Anders, J, Pallais, A. "[Inefficient Social Disconnection.](https://pallais.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5926/files/2025-07/Inefficient%20Social%20Disconnection%20June%202025.pdf)"

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](https://pallais.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5926/files/2026-05/Power_of_Proximity_2026_1.pdf)." Forthcoming, The Quarterly Journal of Economics. [Online Appendix](https://pallais.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5926/files/2026-05/Power_of_Proximity_Appendix_2026_0.pdf). (May 2026 revision.)

**Published**

Angrist J, Autor D, Pallais A. "[Marginal Effects of Merit Aid for Low-Income Students](https://pallais.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5926/files/pallais/files/financial_aid.pdf)." 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](https://pallais.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5926/files/2025-06/annurev-economics-022020-032512.pdf)." Annual Review of Economics. 2020;12:631-658.

Goodman J, Melkers J, Pallais A. "[Can Online Delivery Increase Access to Education?](https://pallais.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5926/files/pallais/files/onlinedelivery_01.pdf)" 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](https://pallais.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5926/files/pallais/files/laborsupply.pdf)." 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](https://pallais.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5926/files/pallais/files/discrimination2017.pdf)." Quarterly Journal of Economics. 2017;132(3):1219–1260.

Mas A, Pallais A. "[Valuing Alternative Work Arrangements](https://pallais.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5926/files/2025-06/mas-pallais-2017-valuing-alternative-work-arrangements.pdf)." American Economic Review. 2017;107(12):3722–3759.

Bursztyn L, Fujiwara T, Pallais A. "[‘Acting Wife’: Marriage Market Incentives and Labor Market Investments](https://pallais.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5926/files/pallais/files/actingwife.pdf)." American Economic Review. 2017;107(11):3288–3319.

Pallais A, Sands EG. "[Why the Referential Treatment? Evidence from Field Experiments on Referrals](https://pallais.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5926/files/pallais/files/referrals.pdf)." Journal of Political Economy. 2016;124(6):1793–1828.

Angrist J, Autor D, Hudson S, Pallais A. "[Evaluating Econometric Evaluations of Post-Secondary Aid](https://pallais.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5926/files/pallais/files/econometricevaluations.pdf)." American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings. 2015;105(5):502–507.

Pallais A. "[Small Differences that Matter: Mistakes in Applying to College](https://pallais.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5926/files/pallais/files/smalldifferences.pdf)." Journal of Labor Economics. 2015;33(2):493–520.

Pallais A. "[Inefficient Hiring in Entry-Level Labor Markets](https://pallais.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5926/files/pallais/files/inefficienthiring.pdf)." American Economic Review. 2014;104(11):3565–3599.

Pallais A. “[Taking a Chance on College: Is the Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship Program a Winner?](https://pallais.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5926/files/pallais/files/takingachance.pdf)” Journal of Human Resources. 2009;44(1):199–222.

Pallais A, Turner S, Dickert-Conlin S, Rubenstein R. “[Access to Elites](https://pallais.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5926/files/pallais/files/accesstoelites2007.pdf).” 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](https://pallais.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5926/files/pallais/files/opportunities_for_lowincome_students.pdf).” National Tax Journal. 2006;59(2):357–386.