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Effective Altruism: Economic Design For Drowning Children
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Effective Altruism: Economic Design For Drowning Children

In his 2009 book, The Life You Can Save, Nobel Laureate moral philosopher (and current professor at the University of Melbourne) Peter Singer, put forward the following thought experiment: “On your way to work, you pass a small pond. On hot days, children sometimes play in the pond, which is
Mar 18, 2021 5 min read
My Perspective: Day 2 - Australian Conference of Economists 2012
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My Perspective: Day 2 - Australian Conference of Economists 2012

Day 2 of the ACE Conference started with a keynote speech from Professor John Quiggin of University of Queensland on the conference’s main theme ‘The future of economics: research, policy and relevance’. Quinn took a “glass-half-empty” view on the future of the economics field, arguing that there was a
Jul 10, 2012 3 min read
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