Imagine a country with a population of fifteen people who have the following income distribution: An anti-poverty program provides a conditional cash transfer to those earning less than $2000. As long as they attend free job-training programs, the program will give every person earning less than $2000 an additional $1000. Median income increases by _____ thousand dollars.
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