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
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Differences in impact
· 1y ago · 1m read
Fermi estimation

The second post is an example of a Fermi estimate.

Background data on global health and poverty
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Global health
· 1y ago · 33m read
"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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