Assorted Links

1. Ajay Shah gives his viewpoint on foodcrisis. He also points to some evidence on decoupling

2. TTR counters CK Prahalad

3. IEB points fighting inflation the wrong way 

4. Nudges on is Toyota Prius changing the driving habits? Also read the post on complexity in college aid

5. Rodrik points to the reason behind Italy’s poor performance- exchange rate appreciation

6. PI Blog on role of brands

7. Econbrowser comments on what if we move to a gold standard now