2. Differences in impact
Around 700 million people still live in poverty, mostly in low-income countries. Efforts to help them - by policy reform, cash transfers, or provision of health services - can be incredibly effective.
Alongside investigating this issue, we also discuss how much more effective some interventions are than others, and we introduce a simple tool for estimating important figures.
Introduction
Differences in impact
Fermi estimation
The second post is an example of a Fermi estimate.
Background data on global health and poverty
"Classic" EA strategies for addressing global poverty
Some examples of EA strategies for improving the wellbeing of humans living in poverty
Exercise (20 mins.)
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