Hey podcast listeners and happy holidays.

The episode you are about to hear, drawn from our archives, is called Fixing the World

Bang for the Buck Edition, and it's particularly relevant to this time of year when a lot of us

think about our charitable goals.

You'll hear how a bunch of economists have teamed up to measure the ROI or return on investment

for the development goals set by the United Nations.

In other words, if you only have $100 or in the case of the UN, maybe $100 billion, and

you're trying to fight something like global poverty, what's the best way to spend that

money?

What's the ROI on early education versus job training versus small business subsidies?

We do this kind of thing a lot here at Frekenomics Radio.

Try to measure the ROI on things that aren't so easy to measure.

So let me turn this around and ask you a question.

What is the ROI for you from Frekenomics Radio?

Does the time you spend listening to this show make your life in any way better, more pleasurable,

less bewildering?

If you believe it does, if the number you put on its value is anything at all north of

zero, well I hope then you will consider making a contribution to WNYC, the public radio

station here in New York that produces our show.

Just go to Frekenomics.com and hit the donate button.

Any and all contributions are appreciated, although you will find the rewards get better

as you climb the dollar ladder, Frekenomics Radio T-shirts and mugs, autographed books, things

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