We ask whether access to the internet increases participation in a workfare program in Indian villages, especially during a crisis. We exploit the exodus of migrant workers from cities to rural areas during the pandemic and phase-wise rollout of the internet for identification. Comparing...

At the onset of the financial crisis, the Indian regulator allowed banks to restructure loans without downgrading and providing for them. The special treatment to the infrastructure sector, plausibly driven by the political economy, and heterogeneity in bank exposure provide identification. Even...