Linkfest: April 06, 2018

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What I am reading today

a16z Video: What to Make of Consolidation in Healthcare? (Andreessen Horowitz)
Global crop insecurity: what is the future of our food supply? (FT Magazine)


Britain's "gender seniority gap" (Economist: Graphic Detail)
How Donald Trump's trade policy will affect India (Mint)
Outliers 53: Manav Garg on learning from his father's entrepreneurial failures, building Eka (FactorDaily)
Puducherry Has Among The Best Health Indicators In India, And Here's Why (IndiaSpend)
How Chinese insurer Ping An uses facial recognition to stop its agents skipping meetings (SCMP: China Tech)
will the market fall further than… (Subramoney)
The Effect of Creditor Rights on Capital Structure, Investment, Profitability, and Risk: Evidence from a Natural Experiment (Oxford Business Law Blog blog)
Immunisation programmes in Sindh and Balochistan desperately need a shot in the arm (India at LSE)

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