Economics is a hugely popular degree subject, and for good reason. An economics degree teaches you a range of useful skills that are transferable to many jobs and careers. Based on our career research, we’ve identified six of the top careers you can have with an economics degree. But what makes … Read more
Psychology is one of the most popular degree subjects out there, and for good reason. Psychology degrees teach you a lot of important skills that are useful in many contexts. Based on our career research, we’ve identified five of the top jobs you can have with a psychology degree. But what makes these … Read more
We think animal welfare is very important, highly tractable, and the most important areas of animal welfare are still very neglected. As such, animal welfare is a great cause area to work in – if you’re a good fit. Read on to find out how we reached this conclusion. What … Read more
Preventing global catastrophic risks is very important and highly neglected, though it is generally less tractable than other promising cause areas like global health and development or animal welfare. Overall, reducing the threat of catastrophic risks could be a highly promising cause area to work on – if you’re a good fit. … Read more
We believe global health and development is robustly important, tractable, and neglected. As a result, global health and development can be a highly promising cause area to work on — if you’re a good fit. Read on to find out how we reached this conclusion. What is global health and … Read more
Earning To Give involves pursuing a high-earning career in order to donate a substantial portion of your income to effective charities. Though earning to give doesn’t involve directly helping others with your career, it’s a path that can have incredible positive impact. Flora works as a software engineer. She loves … Read more
Effective Altruism is a social movement that uses evidence and reason to identify the most effective ways to help others. Its top identifying features are the goal of doing the most good you can with the resources you have, the use of empirical evidence and careful analysis as the primary … Read more
Sometimes, investing more resources—whether it’s money, time, or effort—produces diminishing benefits. For instance, the first dollar you spend on something is often far more useful than the thousandth dollar. This concept, known as diminishing returns, plays a crucial role in evaluating the potential of various opportunities. Illustrating ‘diminishing returns’ Imagine … Read more
Leverage refers to the influence you have over how resources like time, money, and labor (particularly of others) are spent. The more of these resources you’re able to influence, the larger your leverage. Increasing your leverage in a promising cause area can be a great way to increase your impact. … Read more
When faced with uncertainty in decision-making, considering the expected value of our actions can be incredibly useful. Expected value represents the average outcome of all possible scenarios, weighted by their likelihood. In other words, it gives us an idea of what we can “expect on average” when taking a risk … Read more
