Your idea that âcost-effectiveness doesnât drop off sharply after GiveWellâs top charities are fundedâ depends heavily on the effectiveness and scalability of GiveDirectlyâs unconditional cash transfers.
I think EAs tend to be overly certain about GiveDirectlyâs effectiveness and scalability, given that the Cochrane review that you mention is unable to conclude much about unconditional cash transfers.
What do we know about the scalability of the charities other than GiveWell though? I kind of suspect âNo room for more fundingâ is very much a short-term thing, and if more funding came in programmes could be scaled up to more regions over a period of months and years, Hiring a few more people, building more infrastructure.
My impressions was that the top charities are scaling as fast as they can. Hopefully soon theyâll have room for hundred of millions of dollars of more funding.
Your idea that âcost-effectiveness doesnât drop off sharply after GiveWellâs top charities are fundedâ depends heavily on the effectiveness and scalability of GiveDirectlyâs unconditional cash transfers.
I think EAs tend to be overly certain about GiveDirectlyâs effectiveness and scalability, given that the Cochrane review that you mention is unable to conclude much about unconditional cash transfers.
What do we know about the scalability of the charities other than GiveWell though? I kind of suspect âNo room for more fundingâ is very much a short-term thing, and if more funding came in programmes could be scaled up to more regions over a period of months and years, Hiring a few more people, building more infrastructure.
My impressions was that the top charities are scaling as fast as they can. Hopefully soon theyâll have room for hundred of millions of dollars of more funding.