VoxDev Development Economics S4 Ep26: Maximising impact: Open Philanthropy's approach to choosing causes
Jul 3, 2024
Guest Emily Oehlsen from Open Philanthropy explains how they choose causes to maximize impact, including diversification in health interventions, successful lead contamination reduction project in Bangladesh, maximizing health and economic benefits, estimating health benefits with DALYs, and setting impact bars in philanthropy grant-making.
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Intro
00:00 • 2min
Open Philanthropy's Diversified Approach
01:52 • 5min
Examining a High Marginal Benefit Project: Reducing Lead Contamination in Turmeric
07:12 • 2min
Maximizing impact through health and economic benefits
08:55 • 2min
Estimating Health Benefits and Making Trade-offs in Philanthropy
10:34 • 15min