Effective Altruism: Ten Global Problems – 80000 Hours

Two: Rachel Glennerster on global poverty

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Oct 3, 2021
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 5min
2
Is There Evidence Behind Development?
05:18 • 3min
3
Is It the Only Methodology?
08:03 • 3min
4
Why Don't People Get Their Kids Imminized?
10:45 • 4min
5
Development vs Development - Which Is Better?
14:58 • 4min
6
The Most Effective Thing That We Can Do for Poverty
18:50 • 2min
7
How to Promote Economic Development in Developing Countries
20:52 • 2min
8
Overrated or Underrated?
22:41 • 6min
9
Pre-Analysis
28:35 • 4min
10
Is There a Problem With Replication?
32:05 • 2min
11
Is There a Methodology to Predicting?
34:07 • 5min
12
Is That Right?
38:54 • 2min
13
How Many Things Have We Learned?
40:30 • 3min
14
Is There a Difference in Quality of Implementation?
43:23 • 2min
15
Is the Quality of Implementation Going to Matter?
45:20 • 2min
16
The Trend Is More Theory Than Empirics
46:52 • 3min
17
How Much Will the Impact Transfer From One Case to Another Be Like?
49:33 • 4min
18
What Fraction of Social Interventions Work?
53:26 • 2min
19
Do Bednets Really Work?
54:59 • 2min
20
The Cost Effectiveness of Education
56:37 • 3min
21
Scaling Up Programmes
59:46 • 2min
22
The Costs of Information and Education in Different Environments
01:01:25 • 2min
23
The Political Economy Problems
01:03:22 • 2min
24
Rule of Law in Institutions
01:05:18 • 2min
25
Are There Any High Value Interventions in Gender Quality?
01:06:51 • 2min
26
Family Planning
01:08:28 • 2min
27
Carbon Taxes
01:09:58 • 2min
28
I'm Helping to Stop Illicit Financial Flows
01:11:36 • 3min
29
Is It the World Bank?
01:14:42 • 2min
30
Do You Have Any Advice on Policy Influence?
01:17:06 • 2min
31
Insierlio Skip Meals in Tiolon in August
01:18:48 • 3min
32
Is There Evidence That Education Is a Good Thing?
01:21:38 • 3min
33
What's the Difference Between a Good and a Bad Programme?
01:24:13 • 2min
34
I'm a Big Fan of the Civil Service
01:26:19 • 2min
35
Are You Trying to Improve Productivity in Developing Countries?
01:28:47 • 2min
36
I'm Not Interested in Political Appointees
01:30:46 • 3min