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Evaluating Actions for Improving the World
The hosts introduce the concept of using a quantitative lens to evaluate potential actions for improving the world, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing actions with significant impact at low cost. They address the controversy of assigning dollar values to measures of benefit and cost and provide examples of how this approach is already used in decision-making. They also discuss the relationship between economic growth and solving global problems, highlighting the successes achieved through wealth creation and trade.
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