Executive summary: The post proposes a mathematical framework for modeling opportunities for collaboration between groups with different priorities, and applies it to a hypothetical campaign targeting antibiotic use in animal agriculture.
Key points:
A mathematical model is proposed for assessing when groups with different priorities (e.g. animal welfare and global health) could collaborate on an intervention and both be better off.
The model calculates the percentage of funding each group should contribute based on the cost-effectiveness and value they assign to an intervention relative to their default option.
An example applies the model to a hypothetical corporate campaign targeting antibiotic use in chicken production, which impacts both animal welfare and antibiotic resistance.
The post suggests corporate campaigns reducing antibiotic use in animal agriculture as one area where such collaboration could occur. More analysis is needed to assess the actual opportunities.
The theory could incentivize groups to search for and collaborate on interventions that provide mutual gains.
Other possible areas for collaboration using this framework include animal agriculture’s environmental impact.
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Executive summary: The post proposes a mathematical framework for modeling opportunities for collaboration between groups with different priorities, and applies it to a hypothetical campaign targeting antibiotic use in animal agriculture.
Key points:
A mathematical model is proposed for assessing when groups with different priorities (e.g. animal welfare and global health) could collaborate on an intervention and both be better off.
The model calculates the percentage of funding each group should contribute based on the cost-effectiveness and value they assign to an intervention relative to their default option.
An example applies the model to a hypothetical corporate campaign targeting antibiotic use in chicken production, which impacts both animal welfare and antibiotic resistance.
The post suggests corporate campaigns reducing antibiotic use in animal agriculture as one area where such collaboration could occur. More analysis is needed to assess the actual opportunities.
The theory could incentivize groups to search for and collaborate on interventions that provide mutual gains.
Other possible areas for collaboration using this framework include animal agriculture’s environmental impact.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.