That still does not seem like reinventing the wheel to me. My read of that post is that itâs not saying âEAs should do these analyses that have already been done, from scratchâ but something closer to âEAs should pay more attention to strategies from development economics and identify specific, cost-effective funding opportunities thereâ. Unless you think development economics is solved, there is presumably still work to be done, e.g., to evaluate and compare different opportunities. For example, GiveWell definitely engages with experts in global health, but still also needs to rigorously evaluate and compare different interventions and programs.
And again, the article mentions development economics repeatedly and cites development economics textsâwhy would someone mention a field, cite texts from a field, and then suggest reinventing it without giving any reason?
The post suggests that 4 person-years of âcareful analysisâ will find âpromising funding opportunities in this spaceâ.
Development economics does that careful analysis already, why would we make breakthroughs reinventing it?
That still does not seem like reinventing the wheel to me. My read of that post is that itâs not saying âEAs should do these analyses that have already been done, from scratchâ but something closer to âEAs should pay more attention to strategies from development economics and identify specific, cost-effective funding opportunities thereâ. Unless you think development economics is solved, there is presumably still work to be done, e.g., to evaluate and compare different opportunities. For example, GiveWell definitely engages with experts in global health, but still also needs to rigorously evaluate and compare different interventions and programs.
And again, the article mentions development economics repeatedly and cites development economics textsâwhy would someone mention a field, cite texts from a field, and then suggest reinventing it without giving any reason?
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