JoelMcGuire

I am a researcher at the Happier Lives Institute. In my work, I assess the cost-effectiveness of interventions in terms of subjective wellbeing.

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High impact charities in Gaza or Israel?
by JoelMcGuire @ 2023-10-17 | +65 | 0 comments

Has Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Changed Your Mind?
by JoelMcGuire @ 2023-05-27 | +61 | 0 comments

Lead exposure: a shallow cause exploration
by JoelMcGuire, Samuel Dupret, MichaelPlant, Ryan Dwyer @ 2023-04-11 | +71 | 0 comments

Immigration reform: a shallow cause exploration
by JoelMcGuire, Samuel Dupret, MichaelPlant, Ryan Dwyer @ 2023-02-20 | +104 | 0 comments

Evaluating StrongMinds: how strong is the evidence?
by JoelMcGuire @ 2023-01-19 | +118 | 0 comments

A dozen doubts about GiveWell’s numbers
by JoelMcGuire, MichaelPlant, Samuel Dupret @ 2022-11-01 | +134 | 0 comments

To WELLBY or not to WELLBY? Measuring non-health, non-pecuniary benefits using...
by JoelMcGuire, Samuel Dupret, MichaelPlant @ 2022-08-11 | +110 | 0 comments

Deworming and decay: replicating GiveWell’s cost-effectiveness analysis
by JoelMcGuire, Samuel Dupret, MichaelPlant @ 2022-07-25 | +307 | 0 comments

JoelMcGuire's Quick takes
by JoelMcGuire @ 2022-06-15 | +4 | 0 comments

Happiness for the whole household: accounting for household spillovers when...
by JoelMcGuire, Samuel Dupret, MichaelPlant @ 2022-04-14 | +51 | 0 comments

The Bearable Brightness of Wellbeing: The life of an HLI researcher
by JoelMcGuire @ 2022-04-08 | +56 | 0 comments

How big are the intra-household spillovers for cash transfers and psychotherapy?...
by JoelMcGuire @ 2021-12-08 | +15 | 0 comments

The effect of cash transfers on subjective well-being and mental health
by JoelMcGuire @ 2020-11-20 | +71 | 0 comments