Editing Empirical-economics

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	| number    = 3976
	| date      = January 3, 2016
	| title     = empirical-economics
	| image     = 1451836492-20160103.png
	| votey     = 1451836492-20160103after.png
	| titletext = BAM. I have cornered the market for comics aimed at skeptical developmental macroeconomists.
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==Explanation==
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==Transcript==
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:In order to determine what economic interventions are best in developing countries, we must use randomized controlled trials.
:These trials are based on the successful methods used to evaluate medical drugs. Thus, for our study, we looked at two groups.
:One group was given direct cash injections. Another was given 'placebo cash," which were pieces of paper with hastily-drawn pictures of george washington on them.
:The placebo group posted photos online of us giving them fake money, causing worldwide outrage.
:This led to massive contributions of clothing food, educational resources, medicine, and non-place80 cash to the placebo group
:As a result, they experienced a significant decrease in child mortality and an increase in household wealth, far outpacing the cash-injection group during the five year period of study.
:The policy
:Given the high cost of being empirically wrong, we recommend a return to being theoretically wrong.
:Implication
:Is clear:
:Will that improve life for the poor?
:Our model says yes!
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==Votey Transcript==
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:Also "no" and sorta: 50 a
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