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Directions (78-82): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, four words are given. Find the word which fits the blank most appropriately. If none of these fits in the blank mark (e) as your answer.
Development economics just got a boost with the award of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to three economists who have worked, and are still working, to understand and __________ 78 __________ poverty — Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Michael Kremer of Harvard University. This is only the second time a woman has bagged the prestigious award, popularly called the Economics Nobel, and it is a first for a husband-wife duo to win in this __________ 79 __________ — Mr. Banerjee is married to Ms. Duflo. In the words of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the experiment-based approach of the three laureates has transformed __________ 80__________ economics and turned it into a "flourishing field of research". One of their studies resulted in__________ 81 __________ 5 million children in India through programmes of remedial tutoring in schools. The three adopted an evidence-based approach to apply theory to real-life situations using randomised trials and assessing the outcomes. The effort was to __________ 82 __________ the impact of interventions to achieve desirable outcomes. Theapproach is derived from the concept of clinical trials in the pharmaceuticals industry.
Development economics just got a boost with the award of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to three economists who have worked, and are still working, to understand and __________ 78 __________ poverty — Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Michael Kremer of Harvard University. This is only the second time a woman has bagged the prestigious award, popularly called the Economics Nobel, and it is a first for a husband-wife duo to win in this __________ 79 __________ — Mr. Banerjee is married to Ms. Duflo. In the words of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the experiment-based approach of the three laureates has transformed __________ 80__________ economics and turned it into a "flourishing field of research". One of their studies resulted in__________ 81 __________ 5 million children in India through programmes of remedial tutoring in schools. The three adopted an evidence-based approach to apply theory to real-life situations using randomised trials and assessing the outcomes. The effort was to __________ 82 __________ the impact of interventions to achieve desirable outcomes. Theapproach is derived from the concept of clinical trials in the pharmaceuticals industry.
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