EA reading list: replaceability and discounting

By richard_ngo @ 2020-08-03T10:10 (+12)

Start here:

Replaceability (Paul Christiano, 2013)

Four flavors of time discounting I endorse, and one I do not (Paul Christiano, 2013)

Giving now vs. later: a summary (Julia Wise, 2013)

Further reading:

• Which Ethical Careers Make a Difference?: The Replaceability Issue in the Ethics of Career Choice (Ben Todd, 2012)
• The replaceability effect: working in unethical industries (Seb Farquhar, 2012)
• Economics of small changes (Paul Christiano, 2013)
• It's harder to favor a specific cause in more efficient charitable markets (Carl Shulman, 2014)
• Philosophers vs economists on discounting (Carl Shulman, 2012)
• Parable of the multiplier hole (Robin Hanson, 2010)
• Further than Africa (Robin Hanson, 2010)
• Giving now vs later (Paul Christiano, 2013)
• The best reason to give later (Paul Christiano, 2013)
• Risk aversion and investment (for altruists) (Paul Christiano, 2013)
• RPTP is a strong reason to consider giving later (Phil Trammell, 2018)
• Discounting for public policy: a survey (Hilary Greaves)
• Give now or later (Owen Cotton-Barratt and Ben Todd, 2015)
• Patrick Brinich-Langlois: Delayed gratification? - Choosing when to donate
• Holden Karnofsky of GiveWell on encouraging charities to get better: Give now or give later?
• Giving What We Can with a summary of both sides: Donating vs. Investing
• Matt W. on striking while the iron is hot: The haste consideration
• Paul Christiano, Giving now vs. later
• Scott Alexander, on a discussion between Robin Hanson and Elie Hassenfeld: Investment and inefficient charity
• Robin Hanson on investing: More now means less later
• Paul Christiano on finding better giving opportunities: The best reason to give later
• Peter Hurford on encouraging others to join you in giving: Giving now currently seems to beat giving later
• Katja Grace, The value of time as a student
• Robin Hanson, Impatient idealism
• Benjamin Todd, Should you wait to make a difference?
• Owen Cotton-Barratt and Benjamin Todd, Should I help now or later?
• 80,000 Hours, Should you wait to make a difference?
• GiveWell on how they advised a foundation to spread out giving: Good Ventures and giving now vs. later
• Rob Wiblin, An underappreciated observation about giving now