Elsewhere on Wednesday . . .
— The Japanese Bid for Foreign Bonds After the End of Yield Curve Control (Brad Setser and Alex Etra)
— Why do people let their life insurance lapse? (Journal of Financial Economics)
— How the BOJ’s plan for a smooth exit from negative rates unraveled (Reuters)
— Shrimp Jesus is on Facebook (404 Media)
— Jay Newman chats with Slate
— A job opportunity (Indeed)
— Former Vitol oil trader’s trial puts spotlight on corruption (Bloomberg $)
— The coffee machine that explained Vice Media (Defector)
— Correction: Slorg . . . did not in fact burn Slerf (Money Stuff)
— Famous sled dog: Guilty? (Outside Magazine)
— Damien Hirst sculpture dated to 1990s were actually made in 2017 (The Guardian)