by Samuel Dupret, Joel McGuire, Ryan Dwyer and Michael Plant | Dec 21, 2022
A can of worms: the non-significant effect of deworming on happiness Download Report as PDF Summary Mass deworming, where many people are provided drugs to treat parasitic worms, has long been considered a highly cost-effective intervention to improve lives in...by Michael Plant, Joel McGuire and Samuel Dupret | Nov 18, 2022
The elephant in the bednet: the importance of philosophy when choosing between extending and improving lives Download Report as PDF Since this report was published, we’ve created an online app for users to set their own philosophical beliefs to investigate how these...by Joel McGuire, Michael Plant and Samuel Dupret | Nov 1, 2022
A dozen doubts about GiveWell’s numbers Download Report as PDF This essay was written for GiveWell’s Change Our Mind Contest1Joel produced the critiques and did most of the reasoning, calculations and writing. Michael and Samuel provided feedback and some writing....by Joel McGuire, Samuel Dupret and Michael Plant | Aug 16, 2022
To WELLBY or not to WELLBY? Measuring non-health, non-pecuniary benefits using subjective wellbeing Download Report as PDF This essay was written for the Worldview Investigations category of Open Philanthropy’s Cause Exploration Prizes. Summary Open Philanthropy...by Joel McGuire, Samuel Dupret and Michael Plant | Jul 25, 2022
Deworming and decay: replicating GiveWell’s cost-effectiveness analysis Download Report as PDF Summary At the Happier Lives Institute, we have been replicating GiveWell’s cost-effectiveness analysis of deworming. GiveWell’s model assumes that the economic benefits of...