“...I process satellite-generated data on terrain elevation and presence of water bodies to precisely estimate the amount of developable land in U.S. metropolitan...”

“...We conduct a within-county analysis using detailed ZIP code—level data to document new findings regarding the origins of the biggest financial crisis since the...”

“...We develop a simple model of international trade with heterogeneous firms that is consistent with a number of stylized features of the data. In particular, the...”

“...We use an innovative survey tool to collect management practice data from 732 medium-sized firms in the United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom...”

“...We document that, in a cross section of countries, government regulation is strongly negatively correlated with measures of trust. In a simple model explaining...”

“...Market size matters for innovation and hence for productivity. Improved access to foreign markets will thus encourage firms to simultaneously export and invest...”

“...Max Weber attributed the higher economic prosperity of Protestant regions to a Protestant work ethic. We provide an alternative theory: Protestant economies...”

“...We establish five facts about prices in the U.S. economy: (1) For consumer prices, the median frequency of nonsale price change is roughly half of what it is...”

“...We exploit random assignment of gender quotas for leadership positions on Indian village councils to show that prior exposure to a female leader is associated...”