Linkfest: July 27, 2018

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What I am reading today

Back to the 1930s: Do US tariffs signal a shift to Smoot-Hawley-type protectionism? (Brookings: Economics)
Outliers 65: Nikhil Pahwa on fighting India's internet battles, being an angry young man (FactorDaily)


Inflation: Good and bad (Subramoney)
Heat is causing problems across the world (Economist: Science and technology)
Tech firms are suddenly the corporate world's biggest investors (Economist: Business and finance)
Why are Taiwan's friends vanishing? (Economist Explains)
New Premium Listing Option in London for Sovereign Controlled Companies (Oxford Business Law Blog blog)
Emmerson Mnangagwa says he will rescue Zimbabwe. Don't believe it (Economist: Leaders)
The WTO Is Not Passé (Insead)
The quest to make German more gender-neutral (Economist: Europe)

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