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Explicit cost-effectiveness models deserve less weight in a giving decision than the strength of the organisation carrying the work out.

Drawn from what Elie Hassenfeld said, then moved away from

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ideas vs execution Whether the idea or the execution behind it is what actually decides an outcome, and who deserves the credit.

What Elie Hassenfeld actually said

  1. Elie Hassenfeld · held 12 months Co-founder and chief executive of GiveWell

    I remain ambivalent about putting so much weight on cost-effectiveness estimates because they are subject to numerous debatable assumptions, but I’ve changed my mind based on work we did over the past few months.

    The resulting strong consensus that cash is significantly less cost-effective than bednets/deworming persuaded me to put more weight on cost-effectiveness analysis in my giving this year.

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