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Rachel Glennerster_____ runs the abdul latif jameel poverty action lab_ at the Massachusetts institute of technology._ The research lab does development and poverty studies. Its goal is to improve the effectiveness of antipoverty programs in the United States and in other countries. Miss Glennerster_ tells us _that___ several studies by the research group`s economists__ have proven that small price changes have a big influence on the number of people who use a product_ . A price change will reduce the total amount of use of the product as well_ , she says. The economists_ have also found no evidence that the very act of paying for something changes how people use it_ . Finally, some development experts argue that pricing is useful when targeting a product among special populations. When it comes to bed nets, Miss Glennerster_ says research shows no evidence of this. People are just as likely to use a bed net if they paid for it or not.

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