by Happier Lives Institute | Mar 24, 2023
Response to GiveWell’s assessment of StrongMinds Discuss on the EA Forum Note and future update to our analysis Our current estimation for StrongMinds is that a donation of $1,000 produces 62 WELLBYs (or 7.5 times GiveDirectly cash transfers). See our changelog....
by Conrad Samuelsson, Samuel Dupret, Michael Plant and Caspar Kaiser | Mar 17, 2023
Can we trust wellbeing surveys? A pilot study of comparability, linearity, and neutrality Download Report as PDF Introduction Subjective wellbeing (SWB) data, for example answers to life satisfaction questions, are important for decision-making by philanthropists and...
by Joel McGuire, Samuel Dupret, Michael Plant and Ryan Dwyer | Feb 20, 2023
Immigration reform: a shallow cause exploration Download Report as PDF This shallow investigation was commissioned by Founders Pledge.1Joel McGuire and Samuel Dupret contributed to the conceptualization, investigation, analysis, data curation, and writing (original as...
by Samuel Dupret, Joel McGuire and Michael Plant | Jan 27, 2023
Pain relief: a shallow cause exploration Download Report as PDF This shallow investigation was commissioned by Founders Pledge.1Samuel Dupret and Joel McGuire contributed to the conceptualization, investigation, analysis, data curation, and writing (original as well...
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...