Why does GiveWell prefer dalys to qalys?
If GiveWell cared more about QALY's than DALY's, would their recommendations be different?
DALYs are just a special case of QALYs for which there is very good weighting data available (from the WHO), because they're linked to well-defined medical conditions and disabilities. Of course one could imagine other, non-health-related interventions that would affect QALYs, but these outcomes are also harder to measure.
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