Report : Policymakers

Chart showing happiness and wellbeing survey responses from UK Office of National Statistics.
HLI’s work is discussed on the 80k…
Jun 9, 2023

On the 2nd of June 2023, Elie Hassenfeld was interviewed…

Lead Exposure: a shallow cause exploration
Apr 11, 2023

In this shallow cause exploration, we explore the impact of…

Response to GiveWell’s assessment of StrongMinds
Mar 24, 2023

On the 22nd of March 2023, GiveWell posted an “Assessment…

Can we trust wellbeing surveys? A pilot…
Mar 17, 2023

We present a pilot of 50 survey questions we intend…

Immigration reform: a shallow cause exploration
Feb 20, 2023

In this shallow cause exploration, we explore the impact of…

Pain relief: a shallow cause exploration
Jan 27, 2023

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

A can of worms: the non-significant effect…
Dec 21, 2022

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

The elephant in the bednet: the importance…
Nov 18, 2022

How should we compare the value of extending lives to…

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…

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