Hey, thanks for the question! I’m Max, a researcher at ACE. To provide some additional context to the other helpful comments:
For our 2023 Evaluations we used a weighted factor model to calculate a cost-effectiveness score (rather than DALYs averted) for the charities that we evaluated. You can read more about this process, and the rationale for it, on the ‘Criterion 2’ tab of this page (with some additional context in this Forum comment).
For our 2024 Evaluations, we’re making a few updates to our criteria, including moving to more bespoke Cost-Effectiveness Analyses of each charity’s key programs. This will be more in line with the DALYs-type metrics you mention (though of course will still be subject to plenty of caveats, uncertainties, and wide confidence estimates).
Generally we think the best bet for ACE donors is our Recommended Charity Fund, as this allows us to allocate funds to the charities that we determine need it most at the time of disbursement.
Hey, thanks for the question! I’m Max, a researcher at ACE. To provide some additional context to the other helpful comments:
For our 2023 Evaluations we used a weighted factor model to calculate a cost-effectiveness score (rather than DALYs averted) for the charities that we evaluated. You can read more about this process, and the rationale for it, on the ‘Criterion 2’ tab of this page (with some additional context in this Forum comment).
For our 2024 Evaluations, we’re making a few updates to our criteria, including moving to more bespoke Cost-Effectiveness Analyses of each charity’s key programs. This will be more in line with the DALYs-type metrics you mention (though of course will still be subject to plenty of caveats, uncertainties, and wide confidence estimates).
Generally we think the best bet for ACE donors is our Recommended Charity Fund, as this allows us to allocate funds to the charities that we determine need it most at the time of disbursement.
In case you’ve not already seen it, you might also find Rethink Priorities’ Cross-Cause Cost-Effectiveness Model helpful.
Here’s my Calendly if you want to chat in more depth about ACE’s Evaluations process any time :-)