Linkfest: July 16, 2018

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What I am reading today

Huawei says whistle-blower's accusation it ordered staff to spy at US telecoms event is 'completely groundless' (SCMP: China Tech)
Life of banks after five decades of nationalization (Mint)


What sovereignty means for America's Indian tribes (Economist Explains)
Remembering the Bengali contribution during the First World War (India at LSE)
Momentum's Magic Number (Flirting with Models)
The Walmart Effect: Flipkart plans a loyalty program, mega warehouses, and a pharmacy bet (FactorDaily)
RegTech as a response to regulatory expansion in the financial sector (Oxford Business Law Blog blog)
Are wages rising slowly because of a pool of reserve labor? (Marginal REVOLUTION)
A Goldilocks Framework for Attracting Funding (INSEAD Knowledge)
The Case For Reading Fiction (A Wealth of Common Sense)

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