Leverage Factor
| Project | Cost | Real world outcome | Outcome estimates | Economic value in Western terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solve tuberculosis | $7-13b | prevent 22m DALY/year (WHO Global Burden of Disease 2015) | guess 15-30 times annual tuberculosis research budget; 2,600 "tuberculosis" titled papers in PubMed for 2007; $170k/paper according to Lewison; capitalize costs over 20 years | $40t |
Leverage Factor
3,000 - 6,000