Clarity comments on Open Thread, Aug. 1 - Aug 7. 2016 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Clarity 07 August 2016 02:54:34PM -1 points [-]

The Neglected/Tractable/Scale framework for cause prioritisation is a blatant rip off of the Hanlon method (See page 22 of Priority Setting for Research for Health. Economists, you've made a name for yourself cannibalising other disciplines. You underestimate health, however - biostatisticians, epidemiologists and clinical researchers have fended off 'health economists' for years. With this, LessWrong, I say goodbye.