Wednesday assorted links

1. “We find an association between local practice of untouchability and open defecation that is robust; is not explained by economic, educational, or other observable differences; and is specific to open defecation rather than other health behavior or human capital investments more generally.”  Link here.

2. Huawei selling its undersea cable business (but to whom exactly?).

3. Deepfake propaganda is maybe not such a big problem after all.

4. How marital sorting works for Brits (pdf).

5. Michael Strain tells us that the emergency expense story is wrong.