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Comment author: AspiringRationalist 14 November 2013 01:05:24AM 6 points [-]

Selecting the people to be helped randomly. For example, if we are able to help n people, we choose 2n best candidates and then help a randomly chosen half of them.

If you're going to randomize the recipients, you should also track them to see what effects the debt forgiveness has.

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