Esther Duflo: Social experiments to fight poverty

The video discusses the challenges of aid effectiveness, focusing on preventable child deaths, immunization, malaria prevention, and education. It highlights the importance of using randomized controlled trials to determine effective interventions, such as providing free bed nets and deworming children. The speaker emphasizes the need for evidence-based policy-making to address poverty and improve global health outcomes.

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