by Happier Lives Institute | Apr 6, 2022
All plausible moral theories agree increasing the happiness of currently existing people during their lifetimes is intrinsically good. Despite, or perhaps because of, this agreement, surprisingly little work has been done to find out what the most effective ways to...by Happier Lives Institute | Apr 6, 2022
Michael Plant delivered a ‘prequel’ to his talk at EA Global: London 2017 to address theoretical concerns about the nature and measurement of wellbeing.by Happier Lives Institute | Sep 29, 2019
Effective altruists want to do as much good as possible. But how should we measure how much good different outcomes do? So far, effective altruists have tended to use income and standardised health metrics (QALYs and DALYs) as the measures of what matters. This talk...by Happier Lives Institute | Apr 6, 2022
Michael Plant presented his working paper on the comparability of subjective scales.by Happier Lives Institute | Apr 6, 2022
Michael Plant presented his working paper on life satisfaction theories.by Happier Lives Institute | Apr 6, 2022
Even though mental disorders account for a considerable burden of disease globally and appear to strongly impact individuals’ subjective well-being, the EA community has spent relatively little effort on identifying the best giving opportunities within the area of...by Happier Lives Institute | Apr 6, 2022
In several countries, lockdowns have reduced the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and thereby of deaths from COVID-19. Despite this, they have been controversial. Some claim that they violate basic rights or freedoms. This seminar will focus on a different objection:...by Happier Lives Institute | Apr 6, 2022
Recordings from a two-day workshop on fundamental issues in the measurement of subjective wellbeing.by Happier Lives Institute | Apr 6, 2022
Michael Plant provides a brief overview of the main approaches to aggregating individual advantage – utilitarianism, egalitarianism, prioritarianism, and leximin. Social scientists are not very familiar with this literature, even though you cannot use subjective...by Happier Lives Institute | Apr 6, 2022
Joel McGuire presented our systematic review and meta-analysis on the impact of cash transfers on subjective wellbeing and mental health in low- and middle-income countries.