ACX
Take The 2024 ACX Survey
Scott Alexander announces the 2024 ACX Survey, inviting readers to participate and potentially win a free subscription.
2 min read 226 words
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incentives
Essays tagged “incentives”. Follow an idea across the archive.
Essays on incentives
6 essaysACX
Information Markets, Decision Markets, Attention Markets, Action Markets
Scott Alexander explores different types of prediction markets, their uses, limitations, and ethical considerations in decision-making and information gathering.
20 min read 3,064 words
ACX
Mantic Monday: Scoring Rule Controversy
Scott Alexander examines the Metaculus scoring rule controversy and the challenges of long-term prediction markets, discussing potential solutions and their limitations.
12 min read 1,745 words
SSC
The Economic Perspective On Moral Standards
Scott Alexander compares setting moral standards to economic price-setting, arguing that more achievable standards might lead to better outcomes than unattainably high ones.
20 min read 3,028 words
SSC
Nominating Oneself For The Short End Of A Tradeoff
Scott Alexander explores the concept of people 'nominating themselves for the short end of a tradeoff' through their actions, and how this relates to ideas of desert and justice, sometimes conflicting with utilitarian calculations.
10 min read 1,494 words
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Vote On Values, Outsource Beliefs
Scott Alexander explores social impact bonds as a potential way to use corporate greed to solve social problems more efficiently than current government programs.
10 min read 1,538 words