This paper studies the impact of productivity on the flow of financial resources to and from firms. To do this we use machine learning methods (Lasso, XGBoost) to derive a new measure of firm productivity using standard corporate accounts. Output is sales revenue and we find that the key inputs...

Using a nationwide restaurant sample, we document that minority-owned businesses are more likely to apply to the Paycheck Protection Program through fintech than traditional lenders. We motivate our analysis by a two-sided matching model where this phenomenon can be generated through "technology...