Lizka V
Research Articles
Issues with futarchy
This post collects possible issues with futarchy, a proposed form of governance based on prediction markets. (Possible benefits of futarchy are listed in the paper that introduces the idea and in my summary of it, among other places). The post also lays out my main takeaways and a rough explanation for why I think futarchy should not be a focus for the EA community.
Disentangling “improving institutional decision-making”
This post discusses what the cause area of “Improving institutional decision-making” (IIDM) currently encompasses, and presents some frameworks for thinking about IIDM’s pathways to impact and what (I think) IIDM should entail.
Humanities research ideas for longtermists
This post lists 10 longtermism-relevant project ideas for people with humanities interests or backgrounds. Most of these ideas are for research projects, but some are for summaries, new outreach content, etc.
Disentangling “improving institutional decision-making”
This research was written by Lizka V, a Visiting Fellow at Rethink Priorities, in Summer 2021 as part of their internship. This post discusses what the cause area of “Improving…