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.

Expert panel: 3ie's new food system Evidence Gap Map offers a roadmap of the field

17 January 2021

Expert panel: 3ie's new food system Evidence Gap Map offers a roadmap of the field

Expert policymakers and researchers joined 3ie for a panel discussion on the new gap map, highlighting the ways it can be useful and the findings that surprised them.

Farmer Field Schools can improve yields, raise incomes, and reduce pesticide use

15 December 2020

Farmer Field Schools can improve yields, raise incomes, and reduce pesticide use

Interventions that raise agricultural productivity in poor regions have the potential to offer two benefits at once: increasing the food supply and providing income for farmers, who make up a…

Evidence Dialogue: Small nudges can help farmers adopt new technologies

11 December 2020

Evidence Dialogue: Small nudges can help farmers adopt new technologies

These insights came from panelists on Thursday's 3ie Evidence Dialogue webinar, which brought together the lead researchers from three 3ie-supported impact evaluations on agricultural innovations.

Subsidized seeds and fertilizer lead to higher agricultural yields and incomes

11 November 2020

Subsidized seeds and fertilizer lead to higher agricultural yields and incomes

A majority of the world's poor live in rural areas and work in agriculture, according to the World Bank. Furthermore, hundreds of millions of people, including some of those same farmers, do not have…

Evidence shows modest gains in income and educational outcomes as a result of greater electricity access

21 October 2020

Evidence shows modest gains in income and educational outcomes as a result of greater electricity access

The importance of electricity for poverty reduction is highlighted in the seventh Sustainable Development Goal: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.

Blogs by author

Expert panel: 3ie's new food system Evidence Gap Map offers a roadmap of the field

Farmer Field Schools can improve yields, raise incomes, and reduce pesticide use

Evidence Dialogue: Small nudges can help farmers adopt new technologies

Subsidized seeds and fertilizer lead to higher agricultural yields and incomes

Evidence shows modest gains in income and educational outcomes as a result of greater electricity access