For the question of whether to “save to give,” MacAskill’s paper on the topic was very useful for me. One crucial consideration is whether my donations would grow more in someone else’s hands.
E.g. I give $100k to AMF means fewer die from malaria, which means more economic growth. Does this generate more than the ~7%/year my stocks might? I find that people often neglect this counterfactual.
For the question of whether to “save to give,” MacAskill’s paper on the topic was very useful for me. One crucial consideration is whether my donations would grow more in someone else’s hands.
E.g. I give $100k to AMF means fewer die from malaria, which means more economic growth. Does this generate more than the ~7%/year my stocks might? I find that people often neglect this counterfactual.