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The cost-effectiveness of a cause or a charity is the benefit it provides per unit cost.

Further reading

Ord, Toby (2019) The moral imperative toward cost-effectiveness in global health, in Hilary Greaves & Theron Pummer (eds.) Effective Altruism: Philosophical Issues, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 29–36.

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cause prioritization | distribution of cost-effectiveness | impact assessment | intervention evaluation | ITN framework

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