Paul Thissen

Paul-Thissen
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Senior Evaluation and Communication Specialist
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Paul provides technical and management leadership of and support for impact evaluations, synthesis, and other evidence programs. He is the lead author for 3ie’s 2020 Hindsight campaign blogs. Paul also supports the production of communication materials to effectively convey research findings and 3ie accomplishments to a wide variety of audiences.
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Missing the forest for the seedlings: The importance of long-term follow-up impact evaluations

Most impact evaluations capture short-term (1-2 year) results, but development interventions often aim to shape outcomes over entire lifetimes or even future generations. For example, designers of a…

Reaching SDG 16: A long way to go to promote peace, but we know some tools are effective

Glance at the news on any given day and it's clear that the world has a long way to go to achieve the 16th Sustainable Development Goal: "Peace, justice, [and] strong institutions." Conflicts in…

How should evaluators respond to a changing global landscape? Ideas from the World Bank IEG's expert panel

To respond to a rapidly-changing global context, the evaluation community needs to adapt its methods and approaches, according to an expert panel assembled by the World Bank’s Independent Evaluation…

Strengthening Cote d'Ivoire's nutrition strategy with rapid evidence

Côte d'Ivoire faces substantial nutritional challenges, with 17 percent of children under five experiencing stunting and over six percent exhibiting wasting in 2021. Overall, 18 percent of the…

Seven ideas for rapid evidence that is both rigorous and actionable

When policymakers come to us for rapid response evidence, they want it to be immediate, actionable, and reliable, drawing on findings from high-quality evaluations. These requirements can sometimes…