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Jeff Kaufman The unintuitive power laws of giving online Why give globally? Why give money? Why health charities? Why single-issue organizations? At first glance these all seem like arbitrary choices: what if I would rather volunteer, or donate to local charities? Why does it matter? It comes down to two distributions: cost-effectiveness and income. DALYs per $1000 This shows the cost-effectiveness of a large number of health interventions, with t.

The unintuitive power laws of giving

Jeff Kaufman

Jeff Kaufman's Blog, April 13, 2013

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Why give globally? Why give money? Why health charities? Why single-issue organizations? At first glance these all seem like arbitrary choices: what if I would rather volunteer, or donate to local charities? Why does it matter? It comes down to two distributions: cost-effectiveness and income. DALYs per $1000 This shows the cost-effectiveness of a large number of health interventions, with t.

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