by Ryan Dwyer and Michael Plant | Jul 6, 2023
Research Agenda 2023 Download Report as PDF Foreword The idea that the quality of a society should be judged by the happiness of its people is an old idea, stretching back at least to the Enlightenment, if not Aristotle. What’s new is that now we have data: in the...by Michael Plant | Jun 9, 2023
HLI’s work is discussed on the 80k podcast: Some comments Discuss on the EA Forum We’re delighted that HLI’s work and the subjective wellbeing approach featured so prominently on the latest 80k podcast with Elie Hassenfeld, the CEO of GiveWell. It was a really...by Joel McGuire, Samuel Dupret, Michael Plant and Ryan Dwyer | Apr 11, 2023
Lead Exposure: 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 well...by Happier Lives Institute | Mar 24, 2023
Response to GiveWell’s assessment of StrongMinds November 2024: Update to our analysis We have made a substantial update to our psychotherapy report. This 83 page report (+ appendix) details new methods as well as an updated cost-effectiveness analysis of...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...