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These experiments could lift millions out of dire poverty

Randomized trials are changing the way governments and aid organizations study — and deliver — measures to reduce inequality and poverty.
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In 2012, the government of Niger began giving some of its poorest citizens free money. Over the next few years, around 100,000 participating households received 24 monthly payments of roughly US$16 — which more than doubled their typical spending power.

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Nature 606, 640-642 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-01679-y

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