What is global-priorities-relevant research?
On this page we link to and discuss on answers to the questions, Which research is most impactful? Which research should be prioritized?
Syllabi
Syllabi and course outlines that address global prioritization
EA-linked
Those listed below are at least somewhat tied to Effective Altruism.
Rhys-Bernard: reading syllabus - An introduction to global priorities research for economists
Phil Trammel: "Topics in Economic Theory & Global Prioritization" - 2023 slides/syllabus/references
"Existing resources (economics focused)" page in "Economics for EA and vice versa" Gitbook
Stafforini's list of EA syllabi here
Other representative and relevant syllabi
(To be included here)
Funder/organization research agendas
We next consider organizations that take a broad focus on helping humans, animals, and the future of civilization. Some of these have explicitly set priorities and research agendas, although the level of specificity varies. Most of the organizations below have some connections to Effective Altruism; over time, we aim to also look beyond this EA focus.
"Research agenda draft for GPI economics"
Open Philanthropy
Social Science Research Topics for Global Health and Wellbeing; posted on the EA Forum as "Social science research we'd like to see on global health and wellbeing"
Social Science Research Topics for Animal Welfare posted on the EA Forum as Social science research we'd like to see on animal welfare
“Technical and Philosophical Questions That Might Affect Our Grantmaking” is a fairly brief discussion and overview linking mostly to OP-funded research.
Other agendas and discussions
To be expanded, cataloged, and considered in more detail
Happier Lives Institute research agenda ("Research Priorities," 2021): A particularly well organized discussion. Each section has a list of relevant academic literature, some of which is recent and some of which is applied or empirical.
Animal Charity Evaluators: Their "Methodology" and "Research briefs" are particularly helpful, and connect to a range of academic and policy research
General advice
Effective Thesis Project "research agendas": This page is particularly detailed and contains a range of useful links to other agendas!
Psychology and well-being
How effective altruism can help psychologists maximize their impact (Gainsburg et al, 2021)
Economics: overviews and prioritization exercises
"What’s Worth Knowing? Economists’ Opinions about Economics" (Andre and Falk, 2022): The survey, as reported in the paper, does not suggest a particular agenda, but it does suggest a direction . . . economists would generally like to see more work in certain applied areas.
Ten Years and Beyond: Economists Answer NSF's Call for Long-Term Research Agendas (Compendium, 2011): . . . . NSF to "describe grand challenge questions . . . that transcend near-term funding cycles and are likely to drive next-generation research in the social, behavioral, and economic sciences.”
Reinstein's slides/outline of this field and opportunities
See also (internal/Unjournal discussions)
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