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A healthcare worker administering a vaccine to a person's arm.
Pain relief: a shallow cause exploration
Jan 27, 2023

In this shallow cause exploration, we explore the relationship between…

Diagram showing the relationship between deworming, wellbeing, and cognitive abilities across ages.
A can of worms: the non-significant effect…
Dec 21, 2022

In this report, we summarise the debate about the efficacy…

A dozen doubts about GiveWell’s numbers
A dozen doubts about GiveWell’s numbers
Nov 1, 2022

We raise twelve critiques of GiveWell’s cost-effectiveness analyses. Ten apply…

Line graph comparing WELLBY gains over years for GiveDirectly and StrongMinds interventions.
To WELLBY or not to WELLBY? Measuring…
Aug 16, 2022

We propose the wellbeing-adjusted life year (WELLBY), the wellbeing equivalent…

Graph comparing deworming benefits with and without GiveWell discount over time.
Deworming and decay: replicating GiveWell’s cost-effectiveness analysis
Jul 25, 2022

We make four recommendations to improve GiveWell’s cost-effectiveness analyses: (1)…

A bar chart showing age-related death data based on doubling consumption levels.
A philosophical review of Open Philanthropy’s Cause…
Jul 15, 2022

This post is a philosophical review of Open Philanthropy’s Global…

Elderly man with a woven hat carrying a hoe in a lush green environment.
Wheeling and dealing: An internal bargaining approach…
Jul 10, 2022

This post explores and evaluates an internal bargaining approach to…

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