Aaron Powell, Jr.

Aaron Powell, Jr., Ph.D.

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That allowed them to estimate that virtually ending extreme poverty would cost roughly $318 billion a year.

That's about 0.3% of global GDP, a sum that is a bit more than was spent on foreign aid until recently, but roughly seven times less than what we spend on alcoholic beverages.

Jonathan Lambert, NPR News.

Aaron Powell, Jr., Ph.D.

:

That allowed them to estimate that virtually ending extreme poverty would cost roughly $318 billion a year.

That's about 0.3% of global GDP, a sum that is a bit more than was spent on foreign aid until recently, but roughly seven times less than what we spend on alcoholic beverages.

Jonathan Lambert, NPR News.