We combine a new dataset of weekly Catholic church donations with a new dataset of presidential-election campaign stops … appear to vary based on the political language used by the parish in its own church bulletins. However, the effect does …

firms charge higher markups, yet the allocation of resources across firms is efficient. Further, we point to a new source of …

"We analyze the relationship between financial development and inter-industry resource allocation in the short- and … resources to industries with a 'natural' reliance on outside finance due to a comparative advantage in these industries. By … contrast, in the short-run we argue that financial development facilitates the reallocation of resources to industries with …

production re-allocation effect. Our comment points out that the set-up assumed in the Melitz model displays a trade off between …

We analyze the relationship between financial development and inter-industry resource allocation in the short- and long …-run. We suggest that in the long-run, economies with high rates of financial development will devote relatively more resources … contrast, in the short-run we argue that financial development facilitates the reallocation of resources to industries with …

) the effects of trade and growth on the skill premium. The theory is consistent with certain facts about factor allocation …In this paper we develop a theory of how factors interact at the plant level. The theory has implications for: (1) the … micro foundations for capital skill complementarity (2) the relationship between factor allocation and plant size and (3 …

predict inefficiencies in the allocation of public goods, there is little direct evidence that individual legislators respond …