To avoid double counting impact, how much would we have to pay? The difference in value between independent research and remote research for an org, both without an office? It might be tricky to get this right, so even if you did do this, you might still want to consider remote employees and independent researchers separately before aggregating their impacts. And if you know what price to set and who would pay, you can just subtract it from the impact without actually charging it.
I do think it’s fairer if remote employees pay (more) than independent researchers, since the extra value produced by them from working in the office could be lower, it will improve their research ability and knowledge less (less EA human capital growth), they’re in less precarious positions, and the organizations could pay for office spaces themselves, although working at an org may mean they’re better vetted as researchers, depending on the organization, so a smaller percentage increase in productivity could still have a larger absolute difference.
Would you consider extending this to EA researchers who work remotely for an organization, especially for organizations without an office at all?
I feel like if they do this we should probably pay them right? Since otherwise we risk doublecounting impact.
To avoid double counting impact, how much would we have to pay? The difference in value between independent research and remote research for an org, both without an office? It might be tricky to get this right, so even if you did do this, you might still want to consider remote employees and independent researchers separately before aggregating their impacts. And if you know what price to set and who would pay, you can just subtract it from the impact without actually charging it.
I do think it’s fairer if remote employees pay (more) than independent researchers, since the extra value produced by them from working in the office could be lower, it will improve their research ability and knowledge less (less EA human capital growth), they’re in less precarious positions, and the organizations could pay for office spaces themselves, although working at an org may mean they’re better vetted as researchers, depending on the organization, so a smaller percentage increase in productivity could still have a larger absolute difference.