Leverage Factor
Project Cost Real world outcome Outcome estimates Economic value in Western terms
Modafinil $100/year reduce sleep from 8 to 2.5 hours a day When purchased in bulk modafinil costs around $0.30 per 200mg, or $100/year; valuing a year of normal life at $90k and assigning no value to time spent sleeping gives (8 - 2.5) / (24 - 8) * $90k = $30k as the value of the increased economic productivity and leisure time of an individual consuming modafinil $30k/year

Leverage Factor

300