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 I’ve just posted a review on the effects of alcohol taxes on alcohol consumption—and on the lives that alcohol abuse can cost. This literature review is unusual in the degree to which it replicates the studies it examines, so I have called it a “replication review.” Data, code, and spreadsheets are here. [node:read-more:link]

        David Roodman's blog Add new comment          Key Questions about Philanthropy, Part 3: Making and Evaluating Grants   by Holden Karnofsky Published July 22, 2015       Note: Before the launch of the Open Philanthropy Project Blog, this post appeared on the GiveWell Blog. Uses of “we” and “our” in the below post may refer to the Open Philanthropy Project or to GiveWell as an organization. Additional comments may be available at the original post.

 This post is third in a series on fundamental (and under-discussed) questions about philanthropy that we’ve grappled with in starting a grantmaking organization (see previous link for the series intro, and this link for the second installment). This post covers the following questions: [node:read-more:link]

        Holden Karnofsky's blog Add new comment          Geomagnetic Storms: Using Extreme Value Theory to Gauge the Risk   by David Roodman Published July 13, 2015       Note: Before the launch of the Open Philanthropy Project Blog, this post appeared on the GiveWell Blog. Uses of “we” and “our” in the below post may refer to the Open Philanthropy Project or to GiveWell as an organization. Additional comments may be available at the original post.

 This is the third post in a series about geomagnetic storms as a global catastrophic risk. A paper covering the material in this series was just released. [node:read-more:link]

      Global Catastrophic Risks Geomagnetic Storms       David Roodman's blog 1 comment Add new comment          Key Questions about Philanthropy, Part 2: Choosing Focus Areas and Hiring Program Staff   by Holden Karnofsky Published July 09, 2015       Note: The Open Philanthropy Project was formerly known as GiveWell Labs. Before the launch of the Open Philanthropy Project Blog, this post appeared on the GiveWell Blog. Uses of “we” and “our” in the below post may refer to the Open Philanthropy Project or to GiveWell as an organization. Additional comments may be available at the original post.

 This post is second in a series on fundamental questions about philanthropy  that we’ve grappled with in starting a grantmaking organization (see link for the series intro). In this post, we discuss the following questions: [node:read-more:link]

        Holden Karnofsky's blog Add new comment          Geomagnetic Storms: History’s Surprising, if Tentative, Reassurance   by David Roodman Published July 02, 2015       Note: Before the launch of the Open Philanthropy Project Blog, this post appeared on the GiveWell Blog. Uses of “we” and “our” in the below post may refer to the Open Philanthropy Project or to GiveWell as an organization. Additional comments may be available at the original post.

 This is the second post in a series about geomagnetic storms as a global catastrophic risk. A paper covering the material in this series was just released. [node:read-more:link]

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